WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. A peaceful sit-in and rally will be held by Indigenous leaders from Standing Rock, environmentalists, and supporters, at the Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters in Washington, D.C., with a march to the White House calling for an end to the Dakota Access Pipeline. “The Native-led[Read More…]
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NOW Statement on Donald Trump’s Appointment of Steve Bannon as White House Advisor
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: By appointing Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counsel, Donald Trump is elevating a leader of the “alt-right” who has consistently denigrated women and trafficked in white nationalist, racist and anti-Semitic propaganda. At Breitbart, Bannon ran articles that[Read More…]
Voluntary Recall of Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sundae
Chicago, IL -(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2016. Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sundae frozen desserts is voluntarily being recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination from Aspen Hills, Inc. Cookie Dough Pieces. This issue was identified when Aspen Hills, the supplier of the cookie dough pieces used as an[Read More…]
Statements from President Obama and Paula Kerger, President & CEO, PBS on the Death of Journalist Gwen Ifill (Video)
Gwen Ifill reported for The Washington Post and The New York Times. Credit Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images for “Meet The Press” –(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. Statement from Paula Kerger, President & CEO, PBS: “It is with extreme sadness that we share the news that Gwen Ifill passed away earlier today surrounded by[Read More…]
Three Minnesota Men Sentenced for Providing Material Support to ISIL
MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. The first three of nine defendants expected to be sentenced this week for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, were sentenced today in three separate hearings in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. Abdullahi Yusuf, 20,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Statement on Steve Bannon’s Appointment as Chief Strategist for the Trump White House
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 “Donald Trump has failed his first test as President-Elect. Only days after declaring that his presidency would strive to bring our country together, he has chosen to put one of the most important roles of his Administration in the hands of a man who could not[Read More…]
Property Manager Charged with Fraudulently Pocketing Fees from Chicago Condominium Association
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. A property manager has been charged in federal court with fraudulently pocketing more than $150,000 in illegal fees from a condominium association in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. ALAN P. GOLD, the owner and operator of Chicago-based A.P. Gold Realty & Management Inc., overbilled the Edgewater condo association for[Read More…]
Chicago Drug Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Trying to Kill a Federal Informant
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. A drug dealer who sold crack cocaine and heroin on Chicago’s West Side and western suburbs was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for trying to murder a federal informant who was assisting law enforcement. KELSEY JONES and his associates tried to kill the informant[Read More…]
University of Chicago Men’s, Women’s Soccer Teams Reach Sweet 16 of NCAA Tourney
The Maroons women’s soccer team opened NCAA tournament play Saturday with a 6-0 win over Webster University. Courtesy of: University of Chicago Athletics CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. The UChicago men’s and women’s soccer teams advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Championship following victories Sunday at Stagg Field.[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center Asks Teachers to Report Impact of Election on Children, Offers Advice for Volatile Schools
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today launched a new survey to take the pulse of the nation’s students and teachers following the election of Donald Trump after a divisive campaign that targeted racial, ethnic and religious minorities. The online survey seeks to update the findings of[Read More…]
