Patient Focused Certification program brings quality, safety standards to medical marijuana industry Phoenix, AZ & Santa Fe, NM–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. Three businesses in Arizona and New Mexico were certified today by a new nationwide program that verifies the quality and reliability of medical marijuana produced, analyzed, and sold. The state-licensed[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Asking for Damages for Cruel & Unusual Conditions at Cook County Jail
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2014. Marcus Malewski was forced to stay in the holding areas of Cook County Jail from May 12-16, 2014. For most of that time he was not fed, and had no access to a toilet or a shower. He was not assigned a cell. He did not have a[Read More…]
National Veterans Art Museum to Host Unraveling Veterans by Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble on June 14
World Premiere of Performances on Struggle and Strengths of Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans Chicago, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2014 – The National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) is pleased to host performances of Unraveling Veterans by Chicago Danztheatre Chicago. Unraveling Veterans tells the stories of five veterans from Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. Free[Read More…]
Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Dark Old Fashioned Sponge Candy
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 11, 2014. Eillien’s Candies, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Dark Old Fashioned Sponge Candy because the product contains undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. This recall affects[Read More…]
Statement from American Federation of Teachers President Weingarten on Vergara Decision
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Statement from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on today’s Vergara v. California decision. “Today, as the Vergara decision was rendered, thousands of California classrooms were brimming with teachers teaching and students learning. They see themselves as a team, but sadly, this case now stoops to[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, June 10, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. Just a couple of comments here at the top, and then we’ll get to your questions. First on Sergeant Bergdahl. He continues to recover and work through the reintegration process at our hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. We’re told that his[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, June 10, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Terry J. Hurne, 34, of Merced, California, died June 9, in Logar province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 710th Brigade Support Battalion,[Read More…]
Representatives DeFazio-Westmoreland Amendment Protects Airline Safety & U.S. Jobs
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), a senior member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, today applauded successful passage of his and Rep. Lynn Westmoreland’s (R-GA) amendment to H.R. 4745, the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act. The amendment would prohibit the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
Illinois State Rep. Derrick Smith Convicted of Taking $7,000 Bribe
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. Illinois State Rep. DERRICK SMITH (10th District) was convicted today on federal corruption charges for accepting a $7,000 cash bribe in March 2012 to write an official letter of support for a daycare center that he believed was seeking a state grant as part of an undercover[Read More…]
Court Finds Abuse of Former Guantánamo Detainees ‘Standard’, ‘Foreseeable’
Torture and Religious Humiliation Occurred Even After Military Found Men Not to Be “Enemy Combatants” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2014. A federal appeals court today dismissed a civil lawsuit brought by six men formerly held at Guantánamo who were wrongly detained and abused while at the prison. The suit, one of[Read More…]
