Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. The low pressure area located between Bermuda and the Bahamas, designated as System 91L became a little better defined today. NASA’s RapidScat analyzed the system’s winds, and NOAA’s GOES-East satellite provided a visible look at the developing system. On May 26 at 0100 UTC RapidScat[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Statement on TSA Security During Memorial Day Holiday Weekend
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today made the following statement as travelers head to airports around the country to take advantage of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Last Friday, Durbin convened a meeting with Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) Administrator Peter Neffenger, airline representatives and federal,[Read More…]
Senators Call on ITT Tech to Halt Use of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
Durbin, Brown, Franken & Blumenthal urge for-profit college to follow lead of DeVry and the University of Phoenix who have abandoned the unfair practice WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Al Franken (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today called on ITT Educational Services,[Read More…]
IRS Warns of Latest Scam Variation Involving Bogus “Federal Student Tax”
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Internal Revenue Service today issued a warning to taxpayers about bogus phone calls from IRS impersonators demanding payment for a non-existent tax, the “Federal Student Tax.” Even though the tax deadline has come and gone, scammers continue to use varied strategies to trick people, in this case[Read More…]
Ahead of Memorial Day, Seven VA National Cemeteries Are Added to the National Register of Historic Places
Designation Shows Significance of VA National Cemeteries as Historic Properties WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior has added seven VA national cemeteries to the National Register of Historic Places. The recognition coincides with the national celebration[Read More…]
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Crosses Jupiter/Sun Gravitational Boundary
This artist’s rendering shows NASA’s Juno spacecraft making one of its close passes over Jupiter.Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. Since its launch five years ago, there have been three forces tugging at NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it speeds through the solar system. The sun, Earth and Jupiter have[Read More…]
Near-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season is Most Likely This Year
70 percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, will most likely be near-normal, but forecast uncertainty in the climate signals that influence the formation of Atlantic storms[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Diagnostic Imaging Agent to Detect Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Axumin, a radioactive diagnostic agent for injection. Axumin is indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in men with suspected prostate cancer recurrence based on elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels following prior treatment. Prostate cancer is[Read More…]
FDA Deliberating Release of GE Mosquitoes in Florida Keys
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. Oxitec, a self-described pioneer in using advanced genetics to control target insects, has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant emergency approval of genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes to fight the spread of the Zika virus. Oxitec has proposed a trial to determine the efficacy[Read More…]
President Obama Urges National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016 — In issuing his Memorial Day proclamation yesterday, President Barack Obama urged all Americans to observe a National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time on the May 30 holiday. Here is the text of the president’s proclamation: With courage and a love of country that[Read More…]
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