Democrats’ $1.5 Trillion Shutdown Scheme: Benefits to Border-Crossers, Americans Abandoned
Coast Guard offloads nearly $94.5 million in illegal narcotics in Fort Lauderdale from Operation Pacific Viper
The Hillshire Brands Company Recalls Corn Dog and Sausage On A Stick Products Due To Possible Extraneous Matter Contamination
Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History
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Jun 23, 2008
Estimates of Diagnosed Diabetes Now Available for all U.S. Counties Diabetes now affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, an increase of more than 3 million in approximately two years, according to new 2007 prevalence data estimates released…
Jun 21, 2008
Soluble Beta-Amyloid Protein Fragments May Damage Brain Cells, Study Finds Scientists have long questioned whether the abundant amounts of amyloid plaques found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's actually caused the neurological disease or were a by-product of its…
Jun 18, 2008
Investor Losses Total More Than $1 Billion An indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, NY, charging RALPH CIOFFI, the founder and senior portfolio manager of two Bear Stearns hedge funds, and MATTHEW TANNIN, a portfolio manager of the…
Jun 17, 2008
Boston, MA... A Medford man has been charged in federal court with shining a powerful green laser beam into a State Police helicopter escorting an LNG tanker through Boston Harbor, forcing it to abandon its escort mission, and with making…
Jun 17, 2008
NEWARK The former president and founder of NJ Affordable Homes, Corp., a purported New Jersey real estate investment company which bought, renovated and sold properties, has been arrested and charged with masterminding a scheme which defrauded investors and mortgage lenders…
Jun 3, 2008
The north Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts through November. The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local data that are critical to emergency planning, preparedness and recovery efforts. This edition of Facts for Features spotlights the number of…
Jun 3, 2008
An abrupt release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from ice sheets that extended to Earth's low latitudes some 635 million years ago caused a dramatic shift in climate, scientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) report in this…
May 20, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) released a first-of-its kind report that examines the technical feasibility of harnessing wind power to provide up to 20 percent of the nation's total electricity needs by 2030. Entitled "20 Percent Wind…
May 20, 2008
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. About 1,400 2008 Honda TRX500 ATVs manufactured by American Honda Motor Co. Inc., of…
May 20, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. About 5,000 Deluxe Bottle and…
May 8, 2008
By 2025, demand for water in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire is expected to grow by more than 50 percent. In the past five years, water use was estimated at 26.3 million gallons per day. By 2025, the demand…
May 6, 2008
by Janae Daniels Arnold Engineering Development Center Public Affairs ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. (AFNS) -- Engineers at Arnold Engineering Development Center began testing a Pratt & Whitney F100 engine April 29 in the J-1 simulated altitude jet engine test…