Day: September 27, 2016

Virtuosos to Marry Western and Middle Eastern Musical Traditions in Benefit Concert for Syrian Refugees Sunday, October 2

DIO Trio DIO Trio to join guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque for first public collaboration as part of #GlobalVoices concert series. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016.  As the civil war in Syria continues to exact a devastating toll on civilians, musicians are joining together to lend them solidarity this Sunday, in a benefit[Read More…]

Vice Lords Associate Pleads Guilty to Obtaining and Disclosing Private Hospital Information of Victims and Their Families

MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016.  An associate of the Vice Lords street gang pleaded guilty today to witness tampering for obtaining and disclosing private health information of Vice Lords shooting victims and victims’ family members to a member of the gang. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]

Hollywood Screenwriters Gather for Conference at DePaul University on October 8

Courier 12 features industry talent from ‘Thor: Ragnorak,’ ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Die Hard’ The annual Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference will be held on DePaul’s Loop Campus October 8. (Image courtesy of Courier 12) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016.   Entertainers, producers and screenwriters will join the DePaul University School of Cinematic[Read More…]

Following Massive Data Breach Affecting Millions Of Customers, Wyden, Leahy, and Leading Democratic Senators Press Yahoo! For Answers

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016.   Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and other sponsors of a comprehensive data security and breach notification bill that requires companies to take reasonable steps to secure their customers’ sensitive data and notify customers in the event of a hack, and called[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Calls On EPA To Protect American Families From Toxic Asbestos And Flame Retardants

Senator Dick Durbin WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to list asbestos and flame retardants among the top priority chemicals it will review under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which reforms the Toxic[Read More…]

Senators Demand Answers On Government Use Of Private Prisons

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday joined leading Democratic Senators to press the Obama administration on the use of private prisons and contract facilities by the Department of Homeland Security.  The letter comes amid an internal review at DHS regarding its use of private prisons, and the[Read More…]

Respecting Tribal Wisdom, Revitalizing Indian Education

Secretary Jewell hiking on a field trip with Native American students to Saguaro Nation Park in Arizona. Photo by Tami Heilemann, Interior. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016 By:Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes, Acting Director of the Bureau of Indian Education Under President Obama’s Generation Indigenous initiative to break the cycle of poverty[Read More…]

Dan Rather: ‘To Call Trump a Con Man is a Disservice to the Art of the Con’—Hillary was Prepared

 Dan Rather/Getty Images NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016 By Leslie Salzillo The world renown, award-winning and respected journalist Dan Rather just posted his thoughts about the first 2016 Presidential Debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump. As with previous Facebook posts this year, Rather[Read More…]

Dialysis Organizations Team Up with CDC to Protect Patients

Coalition aims to cut infections, expand CDC prevention efforts nationwide Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016.  CDC is teaming up with a broad coalition of kidney and dialysis organizations to reduce the number of bloodstream infections in dialysis patients. Each year, about 37,000 people get potentially deadly bloodstream infections related to their[Read More…]

South Suburban College Student Artists Win Best Group Project Award for Tinley Park’s Benches on the Avenue Contest

Pictured: SSC Students received the award for Best Group Project in Tinley Park’s Benches on the Avenue contest for their entry “The Marauder’s Bench.” SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016.  Eight South Suburban College (SSC) Art & Design students were presented with a municipal award from Tinley Park recently for[Read More…]

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