Thousands More Await Action Before Obama’s Term Ends Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. Last week, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 153 people incarcerated in federal prison, and handed out 78 pardons. This round of commutations brings the number of prisoners whose sentences have been commuted under President Obama to 1,176. The[Read More…]
Day: December 22, 2016
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Pawn Companies for Deceiving Consumers About Loan Costs
Bureau Alleges Four Virginia Pawnbrokers Disclosed Misleading Annual Percentage Rates Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against four Virginia pawnbrokers for deceiving consumers about the actual annual costs of their loans. In lawsuits filed in federal court, the CFPB alleged that the four[Read More…]
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to New Treatment for Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Rubraca (rucaparib) to treat women with a certain type of ovarian cancer. Rubraca is approved for women with advanced ovarian cancer who have been treated with two or more chemotherapies and whose tumors have[Read More…]
Richton Park Village Board Adopts Resolution Citing Contributions of Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, CEO, Southland College Prep; Superintendent of Matteson School District 162
RICHTON PARK, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016—A resolution acknowledging the many contributions to education made by Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, CEO of Southland College Prep Charter High School and Superintendent of Matteson School District 162, was adopted unanimously by the Richton Park Village board at its most recent meeting. Dr. Davis was[Read More…]
EPA and DOJ Reach Settlement with S.H. Bell to Install Air Monitors at Chicago Facility and Pay $100,000 Fine
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016—The U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement last week with S.H. Bell Company to install air monitors at the company’s facility in Southeast Chicago. The company will also pay a $100,000 civil penalty. Under the settlement agreement, S.H. Bell will install four air[Read More…]
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