Guest speakers Paul Holmes, Angela McGhee and Congresswoman Robin Kelly at SSC’s 3rd Annual Information Literacy closing event. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. This week South Suburban College’s Library ended the month-long celebration of their 3rd Annual Information Literacy Month (ILM) with a visit from the Honorable Congresswoman Dr.[Read More…]
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Audubon CEO: Public Lands Don’t Belong To Those Who Hold Them At Gunpoint
Oregon standoff acquittal puts people, birds and other wildlife in danger. Sandhill Cranes. Photo: Scott Helfrich/Audubon Photography Awards NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. Officials with the National Audubon Society expressed disappointment with the not-guilty verdicts handed down by a federal jury in Oregon for seven defendants, who led the 41-day armed[Read More…]
NARAL Releases New Video: “#ITrustHillary Because…”
NARAL’s New Video Highlights Clinton’s Record of Trusting Women to Make Their Own Decisions About Their Bodies Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America released a new video today highlighting why everyday Americans trust Hillary Clinton to be our next president. The video features NARAL members and its president, Ilyse Hogue,[Read More…]
Landmark Accord Agreed on World’s Largest Marine Sanctuary for Antarctica’s Ross Sea – UN
In the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, the Adélie penguins have been observed to travel an average of 13,000 kilometres during the year from their breeding to their winter foraging grounds. Photo: UNEP GRID Arendal/Peter Prokosch NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 October 2016 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) welcomed a unanimous[Read More…]
Nearly 8,000 Families Abducted by ISIL from Mosul Vicinity – UN Rights Office
Internally displaced persons flee to Debaga camp in Erbil Governorate, northern Iraq, as Mosul assault begins. Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–28 October 2016 – Credible reports suggest that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) has been forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes in sub-districts around[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on FCC Vote Ordering Internet Providers to Obtain Customers’ Consent Before Sharing Data
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. The Federal Communications Commission voted today to require internet service providers to get explicit permission from customers before they use or share their personal information. Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union, had this reaction: “Today’s vote is a historic win for[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: $41 Million Multistate Settlement with Hyundai and Kia Over Inflated Fuel Economy Claims
Companies Will Pay Illinois More Than $2.2 Million For Deceiving Consumers into Buying Cars with Erroneous Mileage Estimates Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $41 million settlement with automakers Hyundai and Kia to resolve claims that the companies misrepresented the mileage and fuel economy ratings[Read More…]
Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Information on Explosives
INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. Marlonn Hicks, 30, of Crown Point, Indiana, pleaded guilty to distributing information regarding the manufacture and use of explosives, with the intent that the information be used for and in furtherance of a crime of violence. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord, U.S.[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, October 27, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016 MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I sense quiet anticipation. (Laughter.) I won’t delay it. Let’s go straight to questions. Josh, do you want to go first? Q Sure. Thanks, Josh. You got us so excited in the briefing yesterday about[Read More…]
Star Wars Themed Action to Send Senators Durbin and Kirk a Message to Vote ‘No’ on the TPP
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2016. The Corporate TPP “Death Star” is descending on Fed. Plaza and is designed to destroy America and the Planet. Will the “Rebel Alliance” defeat the TPP “Death Star”? The “Dark Forces of Greed” and the “Rebel Alliance” will battle on Fed. Plaza for our jobs, wages, worker’s[Read More…]
