Day: March 7, 2016

180 University of Illinois at Chicago Faculty & Staff Sign Letter of Concern Regarding Upcoming Donald Trump Event

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016.  Today 180 faculty and staff sent a letter to the chancellor expressing concern and seeking a meeting regarding the endangerment of students caused by the Trump event at the UIC Pavilion. The letter reads: Dear Chancellor Amiridis: Thank you for your prompt reply to the concerns expressed[Read More…]

U.S. to Release Some Drone Casualty Numbers

NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016.  The Obama administration said today that it would reveal how many people it believes it has killed in drone and other airstrikes around the world since 2009, including the number of civilians. The reports would cover deaths in countries including Yemen and Pakistan, as opposed[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Announces Consumer Top 10 Complaints List, Files Another Student Loan Debt Lawsuit

Education-related Complaints Make List of Top Consumer Issues in 2015 Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016.   Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced her office’s annual top 10 consumer complaints for 2015 that again show consumer debt and identity theft ranked as the top concerns among Illinois consumers in the last year.[Read More…]

Justice Department Wins Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah

ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016.  A federal jury in Phoenix returned a verdict today finding that the towns of Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah, and their joint water company systematically discriminated against individuals who are not members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) in the provision[Read More…]

Florida Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016.  A Land O’ Lakes, Florida, businessman was sentenced by a judge in federal court in Tampa today to 174 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]

Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For, March 7, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Pfc. James M. Smith of Abbeville, Georgia, will[Read More…]

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