Day: December 10, 2015

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Joint Statement with Foreign Counterparts Following G6 Ministerial Meeting

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released a joint statement with U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May, the Interior Ministers of the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Spain, U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos following a G6[Read More…]

Former New Jersey Resident Admits Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  A former resident of Bergen County, New Jersey, today admitted that he conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Paul J.[Read More…]

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Col. Warren via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2015

IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. CAPTAIN JEFF DAVIS:  All right, good afternoon, everybody.  We are pleased today to be joined via DVIDS from Baghdad by Colonel Steve Warren from Operation Inherent Resolve. Steve, we’ll turn it over to you. COLONEL STEVE WARREN:  Good afternoon, Pentagon Press Corps.  I’ll start with some prepared[Read More…]

Physician and His Patient Indicted in Scheme to Fraudulently Prescribe and Dispense Oxycodone and Adderall

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  A southwest suburban doctor and his patient are facing federal drug charges for allegedly scheming to fraudulently prescribe and dispense thousands of Oxycodone and Adderall pills, authorities announced today. From approximately January 2010 to July 2013, DR. WILLIAM MIKAITIS issued over 500 prescriptions for Oxycodone and[Read More…]

Senator Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Cut Carbon Emissions 80 Percent

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015 – Expanding on his ambitious plan to combat climate change, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Climate Protection and Justice Act today to establish a price on carbon pollution. The legislation would cut total emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, fund historic investments in energy[Read More…]

Minnesota: Patients With Intractable Pain Eligible For Medical Cannabis

St. Paul, MN–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  State health officials have announced plans to expand the state’s medical marijuana program to permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy to those with intractable pain. Under the 2014-enacted law, which took effect this summer, physicians may only recommend non-smoked preparations of cannabinoids to patients with[Read More…]

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