Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013. Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, and Jocelyn Samuels, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, announced that an Independence, Mo., man and woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating the civil[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Lawsuit Filed to Halt GE Crops on Wildlife Refuges in the Midwest
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. A federal lawsuit was filed on Tuesday to stop the planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops and restrict the widespread use of pesticides in national wildlife refuges in the Midwest Region. The lawsuit seeks to enforce the legal requirement that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), which[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending August 24, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 331,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 337,000. The 4-week moving average was 331,250, an increase of 750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. Today, the Obama administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the most dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands and ban almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities. These executive actions build on the 23 executive actions that the Vice President[Read More…]
Amport Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts Mislabeled as Milk Chocolate Raisins
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. American Importing Co, Inc. (d/b/a Amport Foods) of Minneapolis, MN is voluntarily recalling one lot of Amport Milk Chocolate Raisins because they may contain undeclared peanuts. People who have an allergy or sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if[Read More…]
Former Hunger Strikers Continue Dialogue with Hospital Representatives, Start New Organization
CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2013. On Tuesday, August 27th, members of the Luchando Por La Vida (Fighting For Our Lives) campaign for access to organ transplants for undocumented immigrants met in a roundtable discussion with representatives from local hospitals, state & county government, business, and nonprofit groups, among others, at[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Joins Worldwide Bell-Ringing to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
Says the Need to “Let Freedom Ring” as Great Today as in 1963 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today joined millions across the globe in a simultaneous bell-ringing to commemorate the 50th anniversary, to the minute, of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Governor Quinn was[Read More…]
In Victory for Student Free Speech, Department of Education Dismisses Complaints Against Three University of California Schools
Decisions on three California campuses defeat attempts to silence campus activism around Palestine Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013. Civil rights organizations this week welcomed news that the Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has closed three investigations against three University of California schools, at Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and[Read More…]
Joint Statement of Muslim Advocates and Center for Constitutional Rights in Response to NYPD Designating Mosques as Terrorist Organizations
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013 – Today, in response to revelations that the NYPD has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorism organizations, Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Today, the Associated Press revealed that the New York Police Department (NYPD) has designated entire swaths of[Read More…]
FBI: Former Chicago White Sox Executive Sentenced for Taking Kickbacks from Latin American Players’ Signing Bonuses
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Chicago White Sox scouting executive was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for accepting approximately $440,000 in kickbacks from the signing bonuses and contract buyouts that two of the team’s Latin American scouts paid to secure 23 prospective players between December 2004 and February[Read More…]
