Children in the Khanke Camp near Dohuk city, Iraq, which mainly houses Yazidis fleeing from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Photo: UNAMI GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2015 – The United Nations human rights office today confirmed that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has established[Read More…]
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Mayor Emanuel Announces Settlement with City of Harvey to Collect Unpaid Water Charges on Behalf of Chicago Taxpayers
Action Ensures More Than $30 Million Will Be Recouped From All Four Suburban Municipalities Who Owe Chicago Taxpayers CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that the City of Chicago has entered into a settlement with the City of Harvey to pay $20 million to Chicago for past unpaid[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Libya Travel Warning, Jan. 20, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Libya and recommends that U.S. citizens currently in Libya depart immediately. On July 26, the U.S. Embassy suspended all embassy operations in Libya and relocated staff, due to ongoing violence between Libyan militias in the immediate[Read More…]
Third Member of International Computer Hacking Ring Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Intellectual Property Theft Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2015. A third member of an international computer hacking ring has pleaded guilty to conspiring to break into computer networks of prominent technology companies to steal more than $100 million in intellectual property and other proprietary data. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
Leader of Las Vegas Playboy Bloods Street Gang Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2015. A leader of the Las Vegas Playboy Bloods street gang was sentenced to 23 years in prison today for engaging in a racketeering conspiracy and possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute it, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Violating U.S. Sanctions Against Zimbabwe President Mugabe and Others
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2015. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon for the Northern District of Illinois, Special Agent-in-Charge Robert J. Holley of the FBI’s Chicago Office and Special Agent-in-Charge James C. Lee of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division in Chicago announced[Read More…]
Brooklyn Man Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 15 Years in Prison for Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2015. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York announced that Wesam El-Hanafi was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 15 years in prison for his extensive efforts to support al Qaeda –[Read More…]
U.S. Forest Service Withdraws Oil and Gas Drilling Approval in the Gunnison National Forest, Headwaters of the North Fork Valley
Conservationists settle lawsuit after the government agrees to conduct a comprehensive environmental analysis of the drilling project Gunnison County, CO—(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2015. Conservationists have settled a lawsuit that challenged the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a new natural gas drilling project in Colorado’s Gunnison National Forest without conducting the legally[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Calls on GSK and Pfizer to Slash Pneumo Vaccine Price to $5 Per Child for Poor Countries
In July 2014, MSF held the first of three rounds of a mass vaccination campaign in Adjumani district of northern Uganda to protect children from deadly respiratory infections. Photo By: Sydelle WIllow Smith NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today called on pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement On Congressional Delegation To Cuba
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after returning from the first congressional delegation visit to Cuba since the United States announced its change of policy: “We had a very productive trip. The changes to America’s Cuba policy announced by President Obama last month marked[Read More…]
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