Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016. Aaron Travis Daniels, aka Harun Muhammad, aka Abu Yusef, 20, of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested today for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The arrest was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
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Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 28 States on Election Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 500 personnel to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states for the Nov. 8, 2016, general election. Although state and local governments have primary responsibility for administering elections, the Civil Rights Division is[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on the Passing of Attorney General Janet Reno
Former Attorney General Janet Reno Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today released the following statement on the passing of former Attorney General Janet Reno: “With the passing of Janet Reno, the Department of Justice has lost one of the most effective, decisive and well-respected leaders in[Read More…]
Election 2016: Marijuana Law Reform Takes Center Stage
Source: http://theweedblog.com California, Arizona, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts to Vote on Legalizing Marijuana, While Florida, Arkansas, North Dakota and Montana Vote on Medical Marijuana Election Shaping Up as Watershed Moment for Movement to End Federal Prohibition Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016. This Election Day is shaping up to be a watershed[Read More…]
Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill on the Passing of First Female U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
Washington, DC -(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016. Janet Reno was a trailblazer. She broke what once had seemed to be a never-to-be-shattered glass ceiling, when President Bill Clinton made her the first woman to serve as Attorney General of the United States. She was straightforward, no-nonsense, resolute and determined to, as she[Read More…]
Iraq: As Anti-ISIL Operation Intensifies, Civilians Increasingly at Risk, UN Official Warns
Families displaced by fighting in the village of Shora, 25 kilometres south of Mosul, gather at an army checkpoint on the outskirts of Qayyarah. Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–7 November 2016 – Amid the intensification of the military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in northern[Read More…]
Prairie State College Celebrating 50 Years of Nursing During Special Nov. 15 Anniversary Event
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) is celebrating 50 years of nursing during a special anniversary celebration from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, November 15, in the Conference Center of the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Alumni, former faculty members and[Read More…]
Testing of Investigational Inactivated Zika Vaccine in Humans Begins
First of five planned clinical trials to test ZPIV vaccine. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016. The first of five early stage clinical trials to test the safety and ability of an investigational Zika vaccine candidate called the Zika Purified Inactivated Virus (ZPIV) vaccine to generate an immune system response has begun[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice: Voting Issues to Watch on Election Day 2016
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016 Voter Intimidation: Donald Trump has repeatedly told his supporters to “watch” the polls in “certain areas” for supposed fraud. Political operatives are organizing efforts to conduct so-called “exit polls” in multiple cities. A federal judge is hearing arguments today in a suit from the Democratic Party alleging the[Read More…]
In Letter to EPA on Atrazine Hazards, House Republicans Challenge Science, Call the Weedkiller Safe
Washington, DC–November 7, 2016. In a letter last week on the widely used weedkiller atrazine, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and 105 of his colleagues told Gina McCarthy, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that, “It would be irresponsible to greatly restrict one of the safest and most trusted herbicides on the[Read More…]
