Members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine examine the MH17 crash site in July 2014. Photo: OSCE/Evgeniy Maloletka NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 July 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid today tribute to the victims who lost their lives a year ago[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senator Bernie Sanders Backs 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced today that he is co-sponsoring a bill by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act. This important piece of legislation would prevent commercial banks from engaging in risky investment schemes that nearly destroyed the economy in 2008. “I strongly[Read More…]
NASA’s New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’
In the center left of Pluto’s vast heart-shaped feature – informally named “Tombaugh Regio” – lies a vast, craterless plain that appears to be no more than 100 million years old, and is possibly still being shaped by geologic processes. This frozen region is north of Pluto’s icy mountains and[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Join Summer Day Campers to Cut Ribbon on New Track And Field at Lindblom Park, Release Conceptual Renderings
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Superintendent and CEO Michael P. Kelly, Alderman Toni Foulkes and Alderman Raymond Lopez joined kids enrolled in summer day camps at Lindblom Park in Englewood to cut the ribbon on the park’s recently completed track and field. Additionally, the Mayor and[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Appoints Olga Camargo to Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board, Juan Linares to Plan Commission
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today appointed Olga Camargo, a respected financial executive, to The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board – which oversees McCormick Place and Navy Pier. Camargo, who currently serves on the Chicago Plan Commission, replaces Frank M. Clark who is stepping down from the Board[Read More…]
EKO Recalls Motion Sensor Trash Cans Sold Exclusively at Costco Due to Laceration Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015 EKO 80L Motion Sensor Trash Can Recall Summary Name of product: Trash cans Hazard: The black plastic protective collar in the opening on the back of the trash receptacle can become dislodged and expose a sharp edge, posing a risk of laceration to the user. Remedy: [Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, July 17, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015 Photos, Action Session Materials Now Available for 2015 National Legislative Conference If you missed last week’s National Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, or if you want to see more about it, visit the Alliance online! You can access photos from the event as well as the[Read More…]
Former U.S. Marine Charged With Stealing Identities Of Fellow Service Personnel In Scheme To Defraud Navy Federal Credit Union Of More Than $138,000
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015. A former United States Marine from Calumet City stole the identities of several fellow Marines and used their information to illegally procure more than $138,000 from Navy Federal Credit Union, according to an indictment returned this week in federal court in Chicago. While serving in Combat[Read More…]
Senator Kirk, Cook County Leaders Discuss Capture of 461 Fugitives Throughout Illinois Using Federal Funding
U.S. Marshals-Led Operation Violence Reduction7 Captured 461 Fugitives, Gang Members, Sex Offenders and Violent Criminals Throughout Illinois; Kirk, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation that Makes Gun Trafficking a Federal Offense CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez today highlighted the recent arrests of 461 fugitives, gang members,[Read More…]
NRDC: Canadian Energy Policy Facilitates Tar Sands Pipelines, Not Carbon Reduction
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015 – Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers today issued a national energy strategy, after lengthy negotiations. While the premiers added new recommendations on clean energy and energy efficiency to a tepid commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the strategy continues to advance its carbon-intensive tar sands industry,[Read More…]
