Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that homeopathic teething tablets and gels may pose a risk to infants and children. The FDA recommends that consumers stop using these products and dispose of any in their possession. Homeopathic teething tablets and gels are[Read More…]
Month: September 2016
Kratom Prohibition Could Go Into Effect as Soon as Today
Pressure From Advocates and Prominent Members of Congress Spur Hope of Delay; Drug Policy Alliance: Drug Use and Addiction Best Addressed as Health Issues, Not Criminal Issues Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016. The DEA’s ban on kratom, a medicinal plant used for millennia in Southeast Asia and currently used by millions[Read More…]
Halloween at the Park Forest House Museum Through November 9
Gurley Candles and a witch mask and costume in the box decorate the TV. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2016. It’s Halloween at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum. Halloween decorations will be on display through November 9. The Museum is located at 227 Monee Road in Park Forest (inside St.[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Updated Exam Procedures for Military Lending Act
CFPB to Evaluate Military Lending Act Violations in its Exams of Creditors and Will Use Its Enforcement Authority in Cases of Substantial Consumer Harm WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued the procedures its examiners will use in identifying consumer harm and risks[Read More…]
Alabama’s ‘Ten Commandments Judge’ Suspended for Rest of Term for Defying Federal Judiciary Over Same-Sex Marriage
The Alabama Court of the Judiciary today suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore for the rest of his term in office. ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016. The Court ruled that Moore violated the canons of judicial ethics by ordering Alabama’s probate judges to defy a federal court injunction requiring them to issue[Read More…]
Sailing Toward a Life of Mentorship: An Arctic Youth Story
Jannelle taking a study break at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Photo provided by Jannelle Trowbridge. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016 By: Jannelle Trowbridge, Arctic Youth Ambassador “I tell my students, ‘When you get these jobs that you have so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that[Read More…]
Walmart Recalls Tripod Stools Due to Fall Hazard
Mahco Inc. Tripod Stool Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Tripod stools Hazard: The plastic collar that connects the three legs can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Remedy: Refund Consumer Contact: Walmart at 800-925-6278 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or[Read More…]
UPDATE: Matthew Becomes a Hurricane in Caribbean (Video)
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016 UPDATE 1:45 p.m. EDT NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured a visible-light image of Hurricane Matthew on Sept. 30, 2016, at 1:45 p.m. EDT as it was strengthening into a major hurricane. Credits: NASA/NOAA GOES Project NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured a visible-light image of Hurricane Matthew on Sept. 30[Read More…]
Final Descent Image from Rosetta Spacecraft
The OSIRIS narrow-angle camera aboard the Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft captured this image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on September 30, 2016, from an altitude of about 10 miles (16 kilometers) above the surface during the spacecraft’s controlled descent. The image scale is about 12 inches (30 centimeters) per pixel and[Read More…]
Chicago Futures Trader Charged with Causing $13 Million in Losses from Fraudulent Trading Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016. A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a futures trader for allegedly causing $13 million in losses in a fraud scheme that led to the collapse of his trading firm. THOMAS LINDSTROM used deep out-of-the-money options on ten-year Treasury Note futures to make it fraudulently[Read More…]