Photo Source: motortrend.com CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017 “The City of Chicago is a national leader in combatting climate change and creating a cleaner, more sustainable future. We are proud that the Ford Motor Company has decided to build its new hybrid police vehicles here in Chicago. The new cars coming out[Read More…]
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Nineteen Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation That Disrupted Mexico-To-Chicago Narcotics Pipeline; 190 Kilograms of Heroin Seized
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. Federal authorities have seized more than 190 kilograms of heroin as part of an investigation that disrupted a Mexico-to-Chicago narcotics pipeline and resulted in drug charges against 19 defendants. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Over the Top,” spanned more than a year and included a seizure[Read More…]
DePaul University Exhibit Views Great War Through Eyes of Lincoln Park Family
DePaul University library’s ‘Glimpses of the Great War’ is open through August A 1917 letter from then-DePaul President Francis X. McCabe, C.M., to the faculty, staff and students telling them that the university would remain open during the Great War. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. When U.S. President[Read More…]
NIH Researchers Trace Origin of Blood-Brain Barrier ‘Sentry Cells’
An adult zebrafish brain showing fluorescent granular perithelial cells (green) atop blood vessels (purple). Finding in zebrafish may contribute to understanding cognitive decline of aging. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. National Institutes of Health researchers studying zebrafish have determined that a population of cells that protect the brain against diseases and[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump Administration Prioritizes Corporate Polluters on Public Lands
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. Leaked documents from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) outline the agency’s priorities for America’s public lands under the Trump Administration. The priorities include speeding leasing and permitting for dirty fuel development on public land, reforming the implementation of bedrock environmental laws to limit public input[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Sessions’ Border Trip Skips Real Solutions
U.S./Mexico Border Wall TUCSON, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. Attorney General Jeff Sessions today will visit Arizona to tour the U.S.-Mexico border. A long-time proponent of building a wall along the border, Attorney General Sessions has ramped up deportation efforts and threatened pro-immigrant cities and counties with enforcement actions and the loss[Read More…]
A Government Shutdown Could Delay Billions of Dollars in Tax Refunds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017 By Alex Rowell and Harry Stein A 1040 tax form appears on display in New York. AP/Mark Lennihan Two key deadlines approach this month: Americans must file their taxes by April 18, and Congress and President Donald Trump must pass legislation to fund the government by[Read More…]
Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq, April 11, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 31 strikes consisting of 99 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, April 10, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar, 37, of Edgewood, Maryland, died April 8 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces[Read More…]
Legal Protest Targets Trump’s Plan to Frack 100,000 Acres in Colorado
Dinosaur National National Monument (Source: nps.gov) Fracking Threatens Colorado River, Endangered Species, Climate, Rocky Mountain National Park and Dinosaur National Monument DENVER—(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. Conservation groups have filed an administrative protest challenging a federal decision to offer for leasing in June more than 100,000 acres of federal public land in[Read More…]
