Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. An alleged leader of an international drug trafficking organization based in Guatemala was extradited to the United States today to face international narcotics trafficking charges in the District of Columbia, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Waldemar Lorenzana-Cordon, 49,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Protestor Arrested During ISIL Hearing in Congress
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. Code Pink activist Tighe Barry was arrested and charged with disruption of Congress today during an Armed Service Committee hearing on the subject of The Administration’s Strategy and Military Campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Embeddable video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X7Nsl-TG4g&feature=youtu.be “This is the first[Read More…]
Conservationists Sue to Stop Wolf and Coyote Killing Contest
Groups Challenge Fed’s Decision to Allow Highly Controversial ‘Predator Derby’ SALMON, Idaho –(ENE#WSPF)—November 13, 2014. Today, a coalition of conservation organizations sued the Bureau of Land Management for granting a 5-year permit allowing predator-killing contests on public lands surrounding Salmon, Idaho over the winter holiday season. The agency unlawfully relied on faulty[Read More…]
NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Announces Support for Marijuana Legalization
Advocates Applaud Speaker Mark-Viverito for Being the “Standard Bearer” for Progressive Marijuana Policies NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced her support for marijuana legalization at the November pre-stated meeting. Speaker Mark –Viverito joins a growing list of elected officials coming out in support of[Read More…]
5,000-Year-Old Human Footprint Discovered
Unusual find of 5,000-year-old human footprints by the Fehmarn excavations provides an insight into the population’s everyday life and challenges This is a photo of one of the Stone Age footprints before its last cleaning, or “de-dusting,” according to Lars Ewald Jensen, a project manager with the Museum Lolland-Falster, which[Read More…]
No More Delay: The President Must Act Boldly, Broadly and Soon, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez
“My Chicagoans have been waiting for the Congress to take action on immigration for over a decade.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. This morning during the 10 am hour (ET), Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL-4) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives on immigration and the President’s decision[Read More…]
Ebola Treatment Trials to Start at Doctors Without Borders Sites in December
GENEVA/NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. In the absence of specific treatments for Ebola, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) announced today that it will host clinical trials in three Ebola treatment centers in West Africa. The separate trials, which are aimed at quickly finding an effective therapy[Read More…]
High-Speed Internet Use in Illinois Varies by Metro Area from 62.0 Percent to 83.4 Percent, Census Bureau Reports
Download Super Surfing [JPG – <1.0 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. About 79.3 percent of people in Illinois reported home high-speed Internet use, according to a new report released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. However, rates varied within the state’s metro areas. Champaign had one of the highest rates[Read More…]
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans Have Access to High-Speed Internet
Download Super Surfing [JPG – <1.0 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. An estimated 78.1 percent of people in U.S. households had a high-speed Internet connection last year, according to a new report released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. However, digital divides exist among the nation’s metropolitan areas and demographic[Read More…]
NOAA Establishes New Panel to Guide Ocean Exploration
Members are from government, industry, academia, not-for profits Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. NOAA today announced the appointment of 13 members to a new federal Ocean Exploration Advisory Board that will provide guidance to NOAA and the nation on the exploration of our ocean. “This distinguished board will advise NOAA on[Read More…]
