Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2015 PETER COOK: Hi everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting. And welcome to the Pentagon. I’ve got an announcement here right off the top before I turn to your questions. This regards Turkey. The Department of State and the Department of Defense have authorized the voluntary departure[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
U.S. Army Directs Immediate Safety Review
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015 – Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh has directed an immediate safety review at all nine Department of Defense labs and facilities involved in the production, shipment, and handling of live and inactivated select agents and toxins. The review follows the discovery of evidence of anthrax[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Named One of the Most Polite Universities in America
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. Let’s all say Thank You! Roosevelt University has just been named as one of the most polite universities in the nation by GrubHub, a mobile and online service. And no one should be thanked more than the Roosevelt students, faculty and staff who used the service during[Read More…]
Two Roosevelt University Students Take on Islamophobia
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. Asmah Dauod and Fatma Walli (pictured above left to right) didn’t understand the pervasiveness of Islamophobia when they were competitively selected as interns for the Illinois chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Chicago. Now, after spending the last three months working on public-policy issues and[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Builds on Iowa Momentum
IOWA–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders returned to Iowa on Thursday for a three-day swing to the state where a new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics “Iowa Poll” showed him making big gains in an increasingly competitive contest. He was a guest at Thursday’s taping of this weekend’s “Iowa[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Genetics Often Mislabeled
Nova Scotia, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. Strains of cannabis sativa and cannabis indica possess relatively few significant genetic differences and are often mislabeled by breeders, according to an evaluation of marijuana taxonomy published online in the journal PLOS ONE. Investigators from the University of Manitoba, the University of British Columbia, and[Read More…]
Legal Marijuana States Collect Over $200 Million In New Tax Revenue
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. Taxes on the legal production and sale of cannabis in the states of Colorado and Washington have yielded over $200 million in new revenue since going into effect in 2014, an assessment by The Huffington Post reports. Retails sales of cannabis began in Colorado on January[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Kirk: SBA Makes Federal Relief Available for Illinois Small Businesses Impacted by Severe Summer Storms
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) announced today that President Obama has issued a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration for Grundy and Iroquois Counties, which will allow residents and businesses in the region severely impacted by severe storms, flooding, and[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Warns Prospective Students About Deceptive For-Profit Colleges
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2015. As a new school year begins, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today warned prospective students about the perils of for-profit colleges and called on the U.S. Department of Education to use its full authority to end abusive practices and improve student outcomes. While for-profit colleges enroll[Read More…]
NFL Statement on Decision to Courts Decision to Nullify Tom Brady Suspension
NFL to appeal ruling NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2015. Statement from Commissioner Roger Goodell: We are grateful to Judge Berman for hearing this matter, but respectfully disagree with today’s decision. We will appeal today’s ruling in order to uphold the collectively bargained responsibility to protect the integrity of the game. The[Read More…]
