Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2014. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Pfc. Bernard Gavrin, 29, of Brooklyn, N.Y.,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, September 2, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT / U.S. DIPLOMACY CENTER / FS TRADECRAFT COURSE ISIL / STEVEN SOTLOFF / IRAQ / SYRIA / TURKEY / PASSPORTS SUDAN / AL-SHABAAB RUSSIA / TROOPS / UKRAINE / NATO / AMBASSADOR TEFFT UKRAINE / PLANE CRASH INVESTIGATION RUSSIA / UKRAINE[Read More…]
Park Forest Area League of Women Voters to Host Meeting on Tuesday, September 16
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. The League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area will host their opening meeting for the fall on Tuesday, September 16, at 6:30 PM with a potluck dinner at the home of Mary Lubertozzi, 3434 Attica Rd, Olympia Fields. The guest speaker will be Mary[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, September 2, 2014
REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Afternoon everybody. A couple of things to open up. First, I know we’ve all seen press reporting about the potential murder by ISIL of Mr. Sotloff. I don’t have anything to confirm it today. Obviously, we’re monitoring as best we can, and our thoughts and prayers[Read More…]
Iraq: Islamic State Executions in Tikrit
New Analysis Triples Toll, to 560-770 Erbil–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. New evidence about executions carried out by the Islamic State (IS) in Tikrit after it seized the city in June 2014 triples the estimated death toll and shows additional execution sites, Human Rights Watch said today. Information from a survivor and[Read More…]
Durbin, Bustos Highlight Potential of Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute
ROCKFORD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) today outlined the potential impact the new the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (or Digital Lab) will have on the Rockford region and throughout Illinois. The Digital Lab, which will officially open its[Read More…]
Clownfish That Inspired Finding Nemo Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
Species Threatened by Global Warming, Ocean Acidification, Aquarium Trade SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that the orange clownfish — a species popularized for a generation of children by the movie Finding Nemo — may warrant protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because of[Read More…]
Continued Underfunding of Federal Research Agencies Could Devastate Science Research, Jeopardize Economic Growth
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. Unless Congress acts to reverse sequestration cuts scheduled to continue through 2021, significant underfunding of research agencies could devastate federal science research and cause major economic implications, write Harry Stein and Jennifer Erickson in a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress. Perpetual[Read More…]
Maryland MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty in Violent Racketeering Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2014. A Maryland MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as the La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and acknowledged his involvement in attempted murder and extortion in furtherance of MS-13. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice[Read More…]
Trans Energy Inc. to Restore Streams and Wetland Damaged by Natural Gas Extraction Activities in West Virginia
Company Will Also Pay $3 Million Civil Penalty to Resolve Alleged Clean Water Act Violations Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2014. The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) today announced a settlement with Trans Energy Inc., requiring the oil and[Read More…]
