Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Source: senate.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after reports that House leaders are again cancelling today’s vote on the American Health Care Act, or “TrumpCare,” because the bill lacks the support to pass: “Following today’s TrumpCare failure, it’s[Read More…]
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People’s Action: Defeat of Obamacare Repeal is a Testament to the Persistence of Hundreds of Thousands of People Who Stood Up for Health Care for All
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2017. The House of Representatives has decided to pull from consideration House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Trump’s health care plan, which would have forced people to pay more for less health coverage and throw 24 million people off their health insurance. This disastrous and deeply[Read More…]
Chicago Father and His Twin Boys Sentenced to Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. A Chicago father and his twin boys have been sentenced to federal prison terms for recruiting vulnerable minors to engage in sex acts for money. NATHAN NICHOLSON groomed his sons to become pimps in a family sex trafficking operation. Nicholson used the twins, TYRELLE LOCKETT and[Read More…]
Gang Members and Mexican Supplier Among Eleven Federal Defendants Charged with Selling Narcotics on Chicago’s West Side
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. Members of a Chicago street gang and a Mexican supplier are among eleven individuals charged for their alleged roles in the distribution of heroin and cocaine on the city’s West Side. The joint federal and state investigation, dubbed “Operation Shut Travel Down,” spanned more than a[Read More…]
Prairie State College Chamber Music and Wind Ensemble Concert on Monday, March 27
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. The Prairie State College (PSC) Chamber Music and Wind Ensemble concert will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Monday, March 27, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Donald Trump Reverses Obama’s Correct Decision on Keystone XL Pipeline
Trump’s Decision Betrays our Children’s and Future Generations Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. Today, Donald Trump reversed President Barack Obama’s decision rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline, granting TransCanada the federal cross-border permit required to construct the tar sands project into the U.S. The announcement is merely one step in the[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, March 24, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2017. On March 23, Coalition military forces conducted 35 strikes consisting of 89 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 44 engagements against ISIS targets. Near ArRaqqah, 22 strikes engaged eight ISIS tactical units; destroyed seven[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty, March 23, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Staff Sgt. Alexandria Mae Morrow, 25, of Dansville, NY, died March 22, in Southwest Asia, while performing maintenance duties in support of combat operations. The incident is under investigation.[Read More…]
Alderman Joe Moore to Host “Know Your Rights” Workshop Sunday, March 26 at Gale School
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2017. This Sunday, Chicago’s 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore will be joining with other area elected officials to sponsor another in his series of “Know Your Rights” Workshops for immigrants, refugees, their friends and supporters and concerned neighborhood residents. The workshop will take place Sunday, March 26, at 2:00 p.m. at the Gale[Read More…]
OK Food Inc. Recalls Breaded Chicken Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2017 – OK Food, Inc., an Oklahoma City, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 933,272 pounds of breaded chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ready-to-eat (RTE) breaded chicken items were[Read More…]
