Court Sentences Executive to Serve Two Years in Prison Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2014. A former executive of a rubber hose manufacturer, who was extradited from Germany in early April 2014, today pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve two years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Community Groups, Elected Officials to Gather on April 25 in Support of Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson’s Proposal to Stop Prosecuting Low-Level Marijuana Possession Cases
Major Step Will Dramatically Reduce the Number of People in Brooklyn Unfairly Saddled with Lifelong Criminal Records; Advocates, Community Groups Applaud DA Thompson for His Leadership and Demand Reform at City Hall and in Albany NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2014. On Friday, April 25th at 11am, elected officials, community members and[Read More…]
Marian Honors 82 Students for Academic Perfection
(L -R) Kyron Elam and Corina Gonzalez. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School honored 82 sophomores, juniors and seniors at the annual Academic Breakfast on April 15. Students honored have earned a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher in all semesters at Marian. Seniors include Michael Anderson –[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Human Papillomavirus Test for Primary Cervical Cancer Screening
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first FDA-approved HPV DNA test for women 25 and older that can be used alone to help a health care professional assess the need for a woman to undergo additional diagnostic testing for cervical cancer. The[Read More…]
Rich East’s Elyse Terrazas Advances To Nationals In Business Professionals Of America Competition
Rich East Junior Elyse Terrazas who finished second in the state at the recent Business Professionals of America competition. She will competing at the BPA National Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., April 30-May 4. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rich East junior Elyse Terrazas will be attending the 2014 Business Professionals[Read More…]
Meet Maya Veal, Rich East Stellar Student
Maya Veal, Rich East Stellar Student. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This is another in a series of stellar students from "The Class of 2014" at Rich East High School in Park Forest, Ill. All students were given a series of the same questions. All responses are in their exact[Read More…]
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Attack in Kabul, April 24, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. The United States condemns the attack today in Kabul that killed three Americans working to provide health care to Afghans. Any such attack on civilians at a hospital is despicable and cowardly. We send our deepest condolences to the families of all those killed and injured.[Read More…]
New Report Slams USDA for Indefinitely Stalling Animal Welfare Regulations in Organic Poultry Production
Center for Food Safety Counters Economic Assessment Relied Upon by USDA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Center for Food Safety’s (CFS) whitepaper, released today, chastises the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for stalling poultry animal welfare regulations and hiding behind a faulty economic impact analysis. CFS’s white paper reveals that the[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Net Neutrality
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today in response to a Federal Communications Commission proposal to let companies pay for faster delivery over the Internet: “Under this terribly misguided proposal, the Internet as we have come to know it would cease to exist[Read More…]
Dutch Man To Plead Guilty To Selling Illegal Drugs For Bitcoins Worth Millions On Shuttered Silk Road Website
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. A Dutch man who allegedly used the shuttered Silk Road underground website to sell illegal drugs for bitcoins worth millions of dollars has agreed to plead guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge filed against him today. The defendant, CORNELIS JAN SLOMP, through his attorney, authorized the[Read More…]
