Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2014. This afternoon at the White House, President Obama delivered a statement on the latest developments in Iraq and in Ferguson, Missouri — two issues he has been following closely each day. First, the President relayed to the nation that the American operation in Iraq has effectively[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
International Cannabis Business Conference on September 13 & 14: Launch or Improve Your Cannabis Business
Event provides crucial information regarding cannabis commerce laws and insight into where the industry is headed. Portland, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)– August 19, 2014 – The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) takes place Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The conference features preeminent cannabis[Read More…]
Calvary United Protestant Church to Host Annual Good Neighbor Day on September 20
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2014. Calvary United Protestant Church, 425 South Orchard Drive (Orchard and Route 30) will be having their Annual Good Neighbor Day on Saturday, September 20th, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature games for the kids, free food, community information, CEDA, DHS[Read More…]
Statement on Iraq from Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby, August 18, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Over the past 72 hours, at the request of the Iraqi government, the U.S. military used fighters, bombers, attack, and unmanned aircraft to conduct 35 strikes that eliminated ISIL positions in and around the Mosul Dam complex. In all, we destroyed over 90 targets including a[Read More…]
Two Suburban Men Indicted on Federal Gun Charges for Allegedly Illegally Possessing 40 Firearms
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Two suburban men are facing federal gun charges for allegedly illegally possessing 40 firearms, and one of them was also charged with selling firearms without a federal license between 2010 and 2011, federal law enforcement officials announced today. One defendant, WALTER FREEMAN, also known as “Charlie”[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Department Of Streets and Sanitation Announce 46 Percent Improvement in Response Times to Graffiti Removal Requests
Faster response time has also greatly reduced number of open graffiti removal requests CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) announced today that response times to graffiti removal requests received from residents have improved by 46 percent, due to a combination of continued[Read More…]
Court Upholds Federal Rule That Will Ease Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy
Victory: Order 1000 will ensure regional coordination to keep rates for customers down Photo Credit: Shutterstoc Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) landmark Order No. 1000, which breaks down longstanding barriers to modernizing the grid and hastening a shift[Read More…]
Durbin, Bustos Announce Hiring of Warden at Thomson Prison
THOMSON, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2014. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has taken an essential step in the activation of Thomson Correctional Center by hiring a warden for the new federal prison, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) announced today at the facility in Thomson. They[Read More…]
Amnesty International USA Calls for Investigation of Police Tactics in Ferguson, MO
Kalaya’an Mendoza, one of Amnesty’s 13-person human rights delegation, on the ground in Ferguson (Photo Credit: Amnesty USA). Organization On the Ground in Ferguson Monitoring Policing of Protests FERGUSON, MO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2014. As communities across the nation stand witness to the killing of an unarmed African American teenager by a[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia: Four Relatives Executed for Hashish Possession Amid ‘Disturbing’ Surge in Executions
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. The Saudi Arabian authorities must halt all executions, Amnesty International said after four members of the same family were executed today as part of a “disturbing” recent surge in the use of the death penalty in the country. The two sets of brothers from the same[Read More…]
