Tatoosh Island, where Prof. Cathy Pfister and her colleagues collected and analyzed some of the mussel shells. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016 By Matt Wood California mussel shells collected off the coast of Washington state in the 1970s are, on average, 32 percent thicker than modern specimens, according to a new study[Read More…]
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Book Chronicles Rise of Urban Planning in Ancient Egypt
University of Chicago Assoc. Prof. Nadine Moeller (left) sorts pottery sherds with graduate students at the excavation site of Tell Edfu in Egypt. Courtesy of Nadine Moeller CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016 By William Harms The pyramids and temples of Egypt, which still stand as magnificent monuments to ancient Egyptian civilization, were[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton: An open letter to Charleston a Year After Mass Shooting
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016 By: Hillary Clinton Friends — One year ago today, our nation lost nine precious lives. They were mothers and fathers, students and coaches, pastors and choir members. They were men and women of faith, each filled with passion and love, and with so much left to[Read More…]
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Interstate Prostitution
FLOIDA–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that Abdullah Hamidullah, 42, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida to one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; two counts of enticing a person to travel in interstate[Read More…]
Interior Department Supported $106 Billion in Recreation, Conservation, Water and Renewable Energy Investments, Supporting More than 860,000 Jobs in FY 2015
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Economic Report for Fiscal Year 2015. The report highlights that Interior investments in recreation, conservation, water and renewable energy led to $106 billion in economic output, and supported 862,000 jobs. Interior’s[Read More…]
Lumber Liquidators Agrees To Not Resume Sales of Inventory of Chinese-Made Laminate Flooring, Continue Comprehensive Testing Program As Part of a Recall to Test
Floors from 1,300 homes tested to date were below remediation guideline level; affected consumers encouraged to request free test kit WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. In cooperation with Lumber Liquidators, of Toano, Va., the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Lumber Liquidators has agreed to not resume sales[Read More…]
For Father’s Day, Candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress, #MenForChoice Call on Fathers and Men to Say No to Trump
Seven members of congress, 18 state elected officials join NARAL to call out Trump for misogyny and unpresidential temperament Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America today released an open letter signed by 29 Men for Choice to the fathers, brothers, and husbands of America explaining why they will not[Read More…]
The Drug War Started 45 Years Ago Today – Here’s How to End It For Good
No matter how much money we spend and how many people get arrested, drugs have been around for thousands of years and they always will be. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. By Derek Rosenfeld Former President Richard Nixon officially declared a “war on drugs” 45 years ago today. His primary motivation was[Read More…]
NASA Hybrid Electric Research Plane Gets X Number, New Name
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden highlighted the agency’s first X-plane designation in a decade during[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Supports Senate Gun Violence Prevention Measures
Now is the time to take meaningful action to keep children, families and communities safe Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Beginning last evening and extending to early this morning, more than 35 members of the United States Senate filibustered an appropriations bill in order to bring two amendments to a vote[Read More…]
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