ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, of Phoenix, was found guilty today by a federal jury of one count each of the following five crimes: conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization; conspiracy to transport[Read More…]
Day: March 17, 2016
New York Man Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison for Attempting to Recruit Fighters for ISIL
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Mufid Elfgeeh, 32, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 270 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford of the Western District of New York for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Stop L.A. Times Publisher from Acquiring Competing Newspapers
Acquisition Would Monopolize Newspapers in Orange and Riverside Counties in California Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block the acquisition by Tribune Publishing Company, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, of Freedom Communications Inc., publisher of the Register in Orange[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Economist Who Challenged Use of Statistics Celebrates Victory
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. After more than two decades of challenging the way scientists use statistics, Roosevelt University Economics Professor Stephen T. Ziliak is celebrating a victory that could bring a sea change to the way research is done and standards are used to justify findings. Lead author of the critically-acclaimed[Read More…]
2016 Summer Course Registration Open at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Registration for summer courses at Prairie State College (PSC) is open. Priority registration began March 15, and open registration begins March 18. Course offerings include credit and non-credit courses, courses for students from other colleges or universities that are home for the summer, and free courses[Read More…]
Senators Push for Funding to Repair Crumbling Water Infrastructure, Avoid Future Flint-Style Disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. As families in Flint, Michigan continue to struggle with lead-contaminated water, eighteen Senators are pushing to boost investment in water infrastructure repairs to avert future crises of contaminated drinking water supplies. In a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Interior Appropriations[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Votes Against Anti-Immigrant Resolution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after House Republicans voted in support of the State of Texas’ suit against the President’s lawful immigration actions: “Once again, House Republicans are fanning the flames of anti-immigrant rhetoric with their House vote in support of the State[Read More…]
Former Senior Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Pleads Guilty to Stealing Sensitive Financial Data
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. A former senior analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago admitted in federal court today that he stole confidential financial documents from the bank shortly before resigning his position and accepting a new job. JEFFREY CHO, 35, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count[Read More…]
Senators Sanders, Murray Introduce Bill to Strengthen Protections for Service Members
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016 – Sens. Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray introduced the SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2016 today to increase protections for service members, who in recent years have been subjected to unfair treatment when serving on active duty. The bill, which strengthens the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA),[Read More…]
Senate Committee Approves Bipartisan Amendment based on the Bipartisan, Bicameral Reducing Unused Medication Act to Allow Partial Filling of Opioid Prescriptions
More than 70 percent of adults who misuse prescription opioids get them from friends or relatives Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Wednesday approved an amendment based on the bipartisan, bicameral Reducing Unused Medication Act that would allow[Read More…]
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