Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: August 22, 2014 Recall number: 14-261 Ace Bayou bean bag chair Recall Summary Name of product: Bean bag chairs Hazard: The zippers[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Earthjustice Hits Forest Service with Two Lawsuits Challenging Old Growth Clear-Cutting in Tongass
Suits target Big Thorne timber sale and deficient forest management plan Juneau, AK—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Today Earthjustice, a non-profit environmental law organization, filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Forest Service aimed at the destructive practice of old growth logging in the Tongass, America’s largest national forest located in Southeast[Read More…]
Judge Halts Plan to Eliminate Secure Grizzly Bear Habitat in Northwest Montana
Victory: Ruling preserves 36,700-acre grizzly reserve in Stillwater State Forest Grizzly bear and cubs. National Park Service Photo MISSOULA, Mont.—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. A federal judge has blocked a plan to carve new roads into a 36,700-acre block of secure grizzly bear habitat within the Stillwater State Forest in northwest Montana.[Read More…]
Creator of Controversial Your Baby Can Read! Series Settles FTC Charges
Three-year CCFC Campaign against false and deceptive marketing ends with a decisive victory for families Boston—(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014 – Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Dr. Robert Titzer, creator of the controversial Your Baby Can Read!, a $200 video series that encouraged parents to put infants as[Read More…]
Groups Sue U.S. Government over Life-Threatening Deportation Process against Mothers and Children Escaping Extreme Violence in Central America
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, and National Immigration Law Center today sued the federal government to challenge its policies denying a fair deportation process to mothers and children who have fled extreme violence, death threats, rape,[Read More…]
California ‘Vendor’ in Identity Theft and Credit Card Fraud Organization Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. A northern California man who served as an information and document vendor in the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as “Carder.su” was sentenced yesterday to serve 100 months in federal prison. He was further ordered to pay approximately $50.5 million in restitution. Assistant[Read More…]
Eight Alleged Members and Associates of the Two Six Nation Street Gang Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Four members of the Two Six Nation street gang and four of their associates have been indicted for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy spanning more than 20 years, as well as murder and drug trafficking charges. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General Condemns Entry of Russian Convoy into Ukraine
BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—22 August 2014. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen statement regarding Russian convoy entering Ukraine: I condemn the entry of a Russian so-called humanitarian convoy into Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian authorities and without any involvement of the International Committee of the Red Cross. This is a[Read More…]
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Russian Convoy in Ukraine, Aug. 22, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Today, in violation of its previous commitments and international law, Russian military vehicles painted to look like civilian trucks forced their way into Ukraine. While a small number of these vehicles were inspected by Ukrainian customs officials, most of the vehicles have not been inspected by[Read More…]
Obama Administration Takes Steps to Ensure Women’s Continued Access to Contraception Coverage, While Respecting Religious-based Objections
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Today, the Administration took several steps to help ensure women, whose coverage is threatened, receive coverage for recommended contraceptive services at no additional cost, as they should be entitled to under the Affordable Care Act. The rules, which are in response to recent court decisions, balance[Read More…]
