For Racketeering Conspiracy Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Javier Castillo, 21, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced before District Court Judge Philip P. Simon for his role in a racketeering conspiracy as a member of the Latin Kings street gang, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Castillo was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment[Read More…]
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Cryptocurrency: Chicago Trader Facing Federal Fraud Charge
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In the first criminal prosecution in Chicago involving the cryptocurrency trading industry, a Chicago trader was charged February 15 with fraud for allegedly misappropriating $2 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin. JOSEPH KIM, 24, of Chicago, was charged in a federal criminal complaint with one count of wire fraud.[Read More…]
CDC: Is the U.S. Export Economy at Risk from Global Infectious Outbreaks?
New CDC analysis examines potential threat to markets and jobs Atlanta, A—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: CDC Media Relations In addition to tragic loss of life, the next global infectious disease outbreak could harm the U.S. export economy and threaten U.S. jobs—even if the disease never reaches our shores. Two Centers[Read More…]
NIH Releases First Dataset from Unprecedented Study of Adolescent Brain Development
More than 7,500 children recruited for study to date; data available for first 4,500 Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2018 By: NIDA Press Office The National Institutes of Health Tuesday released to the scientific community an unparalleled dataset from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. To date, more than 7,500 youth[Read More…]
Engineering Conflict is Topic of Feb. 27 Black History Month Event at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018. In recognition of Black History Month, Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a special guest speaker, Dr. David Stovall of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), who will present “Engineering Conflict: Distractions, Conflict and the Future of Black Life,” from noon to 3 p.m. on[Read More…]
World ‘Failing to Stop the War on Children,’ Says UNICEF Middle East, North Africa Director
GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–5 February 2018 – Describing January as “a dark month” in crisis-torn Middle East and North Africa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) director for the region said Monday that the violence has had a devastating toll on children, who were being killed in ongoing conflicts or suicide attacks, or[Read More…]
Panera Bread Preemptively Recalls All 2 oz. and 8 oz. Cream Cheese Products
St. Louis, MO–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2018 – While there have been no reported illnesses, out of an abundance of caution, Panera Bread is conducting a nationwide preemptive, voluntary recall of all 2 oz. and 8 oz. cream cheese products sold in its U.S. bakery-cafes. This recall was initiated after samples of[Read More…]
Davos: UN Rights Chief Stresses Leading Role of Businesses in Ending LGBTI Discrimination
SWITZERLAND—(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2018 – With major companies joining the growing list of early adopters of United Nations standards to promote equality for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, the UN human rights chief on Friday highlighted the private sector’s crucial leadership role in ensuring the dignity and equal[Read More…]
Hubble Finds Substellar Objects in the Orion Nebula
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- In an unprecedented deep survey for small, faint objects in the Orion Nebula, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered the largest known population of brown dwarfs sprinkled among newborn stars. Looking in the vicinity of the survey stars, researchers not only found several very-low-mass brown dwarf[Read More…]
More Birth Defects Seen in Parts of U.S. With Local Zika Spread
Findings show need for strong birth-defect surveillance networks Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—January 25, 2018. Birth defects most strongly linked to Zika virus infection during pregnancy have increased in parts of the United States that have had local Zika virus transmission, according to a report in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).[Read More…]
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