High Court Declines to Hear Case, Letting Appeals Court Decision Striking Down Discriminatory ID Law to Still Stand Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will not hear arguments at this time over Texas’s strict photo ID law, which the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down[Read More…]
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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, January 23, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2017. On Jan. 22, Coalition military forces conducted 42 strikes consisting of 71 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 34 strikes consisting of 49 engagements using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq,[Read More…]
King’s Pastry Canada Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared (Hazelnuts) In Various Cakes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. King’s Pastry, located in Ontario, Canada, is voluntarily recalling the following cakes because the products contained tree nut (hazelnut) allergens that were not listed on the product labels. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to tree nuts (hazelnut) run the risk of serious[Read More…]
DOJ Report: Justice Calling
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson (photo by Maria Cardona) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017 By: Curtis Black “Unconstitutional policing has no place in the Chicago Police Department or the city of Chicago,” said Supt. Eddie Johnson in response to a U.S. Justice Department report finding patterns and practices of excessive force and other[Read More…]
Mobilizing to Increase Monarch Habitat; Together We Can Save the Monarch Butterfly
Oak Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. “North American monarch butterflies are in trouble. Threats, including climate change, pesticide use and habitat loss are having a devastating impact on their populations. Unless we act now to help the Monarch, this amazing animal could disappear in our lifetime.” — US Fish & Wildlife[Read More…]
20K Hours of Code Racked Up by Youth from 53 Local Zip Codes in Response to Chicago’s Unprecedented ‘Code60+’ Challenge
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. For the past six weeks in Pullman, Bridgeview, Archer Heights, Rogers Park, and everywhere in between – at home, online, in classrooms and communities – young Chicagoans of all ages were learning to code. Their simultaneous plunge into computer science came in response to the first-ever (and[Read More…]
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Sues Trump Over Emoluments
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is bringing a federal lawsuit to stop President Trump from violating the Constitution by illegally receiving payments from foreign governments. The lawsuit will be filed in the Southern District of New York when the court opens at 9 AM on[Read More…]
ACLU: Spicer Comments on Media Ring of McCarthyism, Will Lead to Losing Legal Battles
NEW YORK -(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. On Saturday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused news media of falsely reporting the size of yesterday’s Inauguration Day crowd, saying that “we’re going to hold the press accountable.”American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero offered the following reaction: “It is shameful[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, January 21, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—January 21, 2017. On Jan. 20, Coalition military forces conducted 26 strikes consisting of 49 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 28 engagements using attack, bomber and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military[Read More…]
People’s Action: Trump’s First Act: Big Giveaway to Wall Street Elite
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2017. Immediately after he was sworn in as America’s 45th President on Friday, Donald J. Trump signed a series of executive orders, including the rollback of a Federal Housing Authority insurance premium cut. Liz Ryan Murray, policy director for People’s Action, a national progressive grassroots advocacy organization,[Read More…]
