CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. A former Cook County Corrections Officer admitted in federal court today that he smuggled marijuana, tobacco and alcohol into the Cook County Jail. JASON MAREK delivered the contraband to a jail inmate after tucking it into sandwiches and sneaking it past security, according to a written[Read More…]
Day: December 4, 2015
Bernie Sanders, Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief Supporting Obama’s Immigration Executive Actions
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and 215 members of Congress last night filed an amicus brief in support of the Department of Justice’s petition for Supreme Court review of the president’s immigration executive actions. “President Obama did exactly[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Offers 8th District Students Chance to Win National Recognition in 2015 Congressional App Challenge
Schaumburg, IL–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today announced that Eighth District students can now enter the 2015 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for a chance to have their work featured in the U.S. Capitol. The App Challenge was created in 2013 to help students around the nation develop skills[Read More…]
Grande Prairie Singers Opening Concert Sunday, Dec. 13
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The 50-voice Grande Prairie Singers, directed by Jo Rodenburg, will ring in their 38th season of bringing song to the Southland with its annual “Winterlude” concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, December 13 in St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Matteson. This family friendly holiday show features a musical[Read More…]
Reports of Abuses by Iraqi, Kurdish Forces Against Sunni Arabs Increasing, UN Rights Office Says
Children in the Khazar IDP camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo: UNAMI GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 December 2015 – Reports of human rights abuses against Sunni Arabs by Iraqi and Kurdish security forces in parts of Iraq reclaimed from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are increasing,[Read More…]
Center for Reproductive Rights: U.S Senate Narrowly Passes Latest Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood
Pro-choice champions attempt to block defunding language and protect women’s health clinics Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. Ignoring calls from elected officials and other key leaders, the U.S. Senate today voted 52-47 to defund Planned Parenthood and repeal key pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The measure was passed through[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: Senate Chooses Politics Over Compassion in Week of Tragedy
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. Mere days after an unthinkable tragedy in Colorado Springs, CO, where three people were killed and nine others injured from a gunman at a Planned Parenthood health center, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) pushed through an ideologically driven budget reconciliation bill. The bill[Read More…]
Rare Images Reveal Details of U.S. Navy Seaplane Lost in Pearl Harbor Attack 74 Years Ago
A diver examines the gunner’s forward turret on a PBY-5 Catalina resting on its right side in Kāne‛ohe Bay, Hawaii. The plane was sunk at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Credit: UH Marine Option Program Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. NOAA and University of Hawaii archaeologists today released rare images of[Read More…]
Link Between Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopment Issues in Children Found
NIH-funded study yields potential opportunity for early identification of at-risk youth. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. Scientists have confirmed the role of a set of gene mutations in the development of congenital heart disease and simultaneously discovered a link between them and some neurodevelopmental abnormalities in children. These abnormalities include cognitive,[Read More…]
Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on November, 2015 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the November 2015 Employment Situation report released today: “With the addition of 211,000 jobs in November, the economy continues to recover at a steady clip. It was the 69th consecutive month of private[Read More…]
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