CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. A father and son schemed with a Chicago attorney and a Lincolnwood businessman to sell $2.9 million in phony mortgages to more than a dozen duped investors, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday. ALBERT ROSSINI, 67, the owner of Devon Street Investments Ltd., in Lincolnwood,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Center for Food Safety Sues Department of Agriculture for Withholding Genetically Engineered Crop Records
Agency has violated the Freedom of Information Act dozens of times, showing pattern of unlawfully withholding information for over thirteen years Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25th, 2015–Center for Food Safety (CFS) today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Freedom of[Read More…]
Watch: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: LGBT Discrimination (HBO)
Analysis This year’s gay marriage ruling was a milestone, but LGBT discrimination is still surprisingly legal. John Oliver explains why we need a federal anti-discrimination law.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Spotlights Credit Reporting Complaints
Report Also Includes In-Depth Look at Consumer Complaints in Los Angeles, Calif. WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its monthly consumer complaints snapshot. The report spotlights credit reporting complaints, which sharply increased compared to the prior month and the prior year. According to[Read More…]
The System Works: D.C. Regulators Showed Courage in Rejecting Exelon’s Proposed Takeover of Pepco
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. Statement of Allison Fisher, Outreach Director, Public Citizen’s Energy Program: Congratulations to the D.C. Public Service Commission for showing courage today in rejecting Chicago-based Exelon’s acquisition of Pepco. The deal would have been bad for D.C. consumers, and the Commission was right to reject it –[Read More…]
Interior Department Approves 485-Megawatt Blythe Mesa Solar Project in California
57th Commercial Renewable Energy Project Approved on Public Lands, Moving Closer to $40 Billion of Capital Investments in Clean Energy Development WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs and move our economy toward clean energy sources, U.S. Secretary of[Read More…]
UN Atomic Energy Watchdog Will Need More Than $10 Million a Year to Assess Iran’s Nuclear Capacity
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano (centre) addresses a special meeting of the Agency’s Board of Governors on Iran held at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Photo: IAEA/Dean Calma AUSTRIA–(ENEWSPF)–25 August 2015 – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today presented to its member States for approval a[Read More…]
How To Pass A Drug Test For Marijuana
Myths, Options & FAQ About Marijuana Drug Testing OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. Passing a drug test for marijuana is an unfortunate reality for many Americans who get tested for new jobs or by their existing employer. Even with the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in states throughout the country private[Read More…]
National Nurses United Director RoseAnn DeMoro Named to 100 Most Influential in Healthcare List
One of Just 4 Named Every Year in Healthcare Industry Poll RoseAnn DeMoro with Sen. Bernie Sanders Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. It’s 14 for 14. On a list dominated by hospital, insurance, pharmaceutical, and other healthcare industry corporations, National Nurses United Executive Director RoseAnn DeMoro has again been named[Read More…]
NIH Study Shows No Benefit of Omega-3 or Other Nutritional Supplements for Cognitive Decline
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. While some research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids can protect brain health, a large clinical trial by researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that omega-3 supplements did not slow cognitive decline in older persons. With 4,000 patients followed over a[Read More…]
