NEW YORK, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016. Today, President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as he considers the oil executive as US Secretary of State, the country’s top foreign diplomat position. In response, May Boeve, 350.org Executive Director issued the following statement: “Covering up climate science and[Read More…]
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Environmental Group Takes Diamond Giant De Beers to Court
Failures to report on methylmercury, a neurotoxin, prompt legal action TORONTO –(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016. Wildlands League, represented by Ecojustice lawyers, has filed a private prosecution against De Beers Canada Inc. for failing to report levels of mercury and methylmercury at its Victor Diamond Mine site in northern Ontario. Methylmercury, a[Read More…]
Appeals Court to Hear Argument in ACLU Challenge to NSA Internet Surveillance
Case Brought on Behalf of Wikimedia, Human Rights Groups, and Other Organizations VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016. A federal appeals court will hear oral argument Friday in Richmond, Virginia, in the case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a broad group of organizations challenging the National Security Agency’s[Read More…]
Leader of Black P-Stones Gang Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder Charges
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. A federal jury convicted a Newport News, Virginia, man on numerous charges related to the racketeering enterprise activity of a gang known as the Black P-Stones. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, United States Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern[Read More…]
Cincinnati-Area Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Attempting Terrorism Plot to Kill Government Employees
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, of Green Township, Ohio, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for plotting, planning and attempting an attack on government officials during the State of the Union Address in 2015 in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[Read More…]
Missing 1-2 Hours of Sleep Doubles Crash Risk
AAA Foundation study reveals the dangers of getting less than seven hours of sleep WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016 – Drivers who miss between one to two hours of the recommended seven hours of sleep in a 24-hour period nearly double their risk for a crash, according to new research from[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Dec. 5, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016 – 2:28 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. I hope you all enjoyed your weekends. I do not have any announcements at the top, so we can go straight to your questions. Kevin, would you like to begin? Q Sure. Thank you,[Read More…]
Chicago Alderman Joe Moore to Hold Community Meeting on Proposed Performing Arts Center at Ashland and Estes
Site of proposed performing arts center in Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016. Chicago’s 49th Ward Alderman, Joe Moore, will host a community meeting to review and provide your opinion on a proposal for a performing arts center in the building at 7071-77 N. Ashland (southeast corner of Ashland and Estes) (see photo on above). The[Read More…]
Democrats Release Select Investigative Panel Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. Today, the Democratic Members of the Select Investigative Panel issued a 112-page report entitled , “Setting the Record Straight: The Unjustifiable Attack on Women’s Health Care and Life-Saving Research.” “Fifteen months after the Select Panel was created and after spending more than $1.5 million in[Read More…]
Groundbreaking for New Year-Round Theater On The Lake Cultural Facility
John Wrenn Jr. (far right), president of Lakefront Hospitality Group, joins (from left) Ald. Michele Smith (43rd), Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District Superintendent Mike Kelly at Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the $6 million Theater on the Lake project. Source: Fran Spielman/Sun-Times New lakefront venue will feature a 330-seat[Read More…]
