Mars mystery plume EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 May 2016. Mysterious high-rise clouds seen appearing suddenly in the martian atmosphere on a handful of occasions may be linked to space weather, say Mars Express scientists. The extreme altitude poses something of a problem in explaining the features: it is far higher than where typical[Read More…]
Day: May 23, 2016
Mayor Emanuel Helps Break Ground For Albany Park Stormwater Diversion Tunnel
Tunnel Will Have Capacity to Divert 2,300 Cubic Feet of Water Per Second, Preventing Types of Floods that Devastated Neighborhood Twice in Recent Years CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel was joined today by Senator Dick Durbin, Alderman Margaret Laurino (39th Ward) and other partners in breaking ground for the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel And Alderman O’Shea Launch Operation Help-A-Hero To Support Formerly Homeless Veterans Citywide
Aldermen and the Chicago Park District Join Forces to Collect Household Goods for City Veterans CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 19th Ward Alderman Matthew O’Shea today announced the Operation Help-A-Hero citywide household item collection drive to assist formerly homeless Veterans moving to permanent housing. Throughout the month of[Read More…]
Local Physician Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. A suspended physician pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to charges of health care fraud. CHARLES S. DEHANN, 61, of Belvidere, Ill., pleaded guilty before Judge Frederick J. Kapala to two counts of health care fraud in a scheme to defraud Medicare that included overbilling[Read More…]
Visual Impairment, Blindness Cases in U.S. Expected to Double by 2050
NIH-funded studies tease out trends by race, ethnicity and sex. The findings suggest that there is a need for increased screening and interventions to identify and address treatable causes of vision loss. A slit lamp, with its high magnification, allows the eye care professional to examine the front of the[Read More…]
Statement of US Department of Labor on Provisions of H.R. 5286 That Would Roll Back Civil Rights Protections
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. The U.S. Department of Labor today issued the following statement on provisions of H.R. 5286 that would roll back civil rights protections. “H.R. 5286 would statutorily roll back important civil rights protections for the people who provide care for our nation’s veterans, potentially subjecting them to[Read More…]
Calls to Raise the Social Security Retirement Age Are Out of Touch
Shonna Bennett volunteers at a branch of the Citrus County Library in Beverly Hills, Florida, on September 10, 2014. Source: AP/John Raoux Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. As the debate around Social Security continues on Capitol Hill and evidence of the widening gap in life expectancy between the richest[Read More…]
Ultimate Nutrition Issues Allergy Alert on Possible Undeclared Milk Allergen in Amino Gold Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Ultimate Nutrition Inc. of Farmington, CT, is recalling its dietary supplement, Amino Gold, because they may contain undeclared milk in the form of hydrolyzed whey protein. People who have allergies to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on U.S. Airstrike Against Taliban Leader Mullah Mansur
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016 Protecting American forces wherever they are in the world will always be one of my top priorities as Secretary of Defense. The confirmation that our precision airstrike Saturday killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansur makes clear my commitment to address threats to our troops, NATO forces, Afghan[Read More…]
Joint Statement: Between the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. At the invitation of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang, President of the United States of America Barack Obama paid an historic visit to Vietnam to celebrate the Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries and to advance their shared vision for[Read More…]
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