Day: April 11, 2016

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly Announces Winners of 2016 Congressional Art Competition

MATTESON–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced the winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for high school students during a reception at South Suburban College’s Lee E. Dulgar Gallery. Paul Somerville, a student at Thornwood High School, won first place for his entry titled, “A Boy in the City.”[Read More…]

5th Annual Lake Calumet Earth Day Hike on April 22

Registration Required by Thursday, April 21 CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2016.  The Lake Calumet Vision Committee is sponsoring its 5th Annual Earth Day Hike on Friday, April 22.  This will be a unique opportunity to explore the area around Lake Calumet on the “secured” property of the Illinois International Port District. Join[Read More…]

Killer Robots: The Case for Human Control

Nations Convene to Discuss Fully Autonomous Weapons © 2016 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch Geneva–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016 – Countries should retain meaningful human control over weapons systems and ban fully autonomous weapons, also known as “killer robots,” Human Rights Watch and the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic[Read More…]

States Poised to Be Leaders on Cost Control in Health Care

  Nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago work in the emergency room at the hospital, November 2010. Source: AP/M. Spencer Green Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.   A new report from the Center for American Progress outlines how states are well-positioned to be leaders in implementing[Read More…]

U.S. State Dept. Updates Saudi Arabia Travel Warning, April 11, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016.  The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. There continue to be reports of threats against U.S. citizens and other Westerners, as well as locations frequented by them.  There have been multiple attacks on mosques which were directed[Read More…]

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