“Today we can announce that 28 of America’s leading businesses are committed to closing the gender pay gap. We should encourage more businesses to join them.” -President Barack Obama, United State of Women Summit, June 14, 2016 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Today, on Women’s Equality Day, we are announcing new[Read More…]
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President Obama to Create the World’s Largest Marine Protected Area
Source: NOAA.gov Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. On Friday, President Obama will expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world’s largest marine protected area. Building on the United States’ global leadership in marine conservation, today’s designation will more than quadruple the size of the existing[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, August 25, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016 – 11:39 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good morning, everybody. Q It is morning. MR. EARNEST: It is morning. Nice to see you all. Q Love it. MR. EARNEST: I do not have any comments to make at the top, so we can go straight to your[Read More…]
New Ad Answers Trump’s Offensive Question to African Americans (Video)
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. Hillary for America released a powerful new ad exposing Donald Trump for being out of touch with the African American community. Just last week, Donald Trump told the African American community “what do you have to lose?” if you vote for him. The answer is: everything. [Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Drugmaker Insys for Deceptive Sales of Opioid Painkiller
Attorney General Madigan Accuses Drug Company of Selling Cancer Pain Medication to Non-Cancer Patients to Turn a Profit Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics, Inc. for deceptively marketing and selling Subsys, a highly addictive opioid drug significantly[Read More…]
Russian Cyber-Criminal Convicted of 38 Counts Related to Hacking Businesses and Stealing More Than Two Million Credit Card Numbers
Hacking Scheme Defrauded Banks of More Than $169 Million WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. A federal jury today convicted a Vladivostok, Russia, man of 38 counts related to his scheme to hack into point-of-sale computers to steal and sell credit card numbers to the criminal underworld, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.[Read More…]
Justice Department Releases New Training Video for Law Enforcement on Interacting with Transgender Community
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. The Justice Department’s Community Relations Service (CRS) today released a new training video [external link] for law enforcement which provides information, tools and techniques to help ensure that interactions with members of the transgender community are respectful, professional and safe for all involved. The training uses[Read More…]
US Department of Labor Announces Final Rule on State Payroll Deduction IRA Accounts
Proposed rule also published to allow cities to create programs WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. One third of all workers do not have access to retirement savings plans through their employer. That’s why in every budget since taking office, President Obama has proposed federal legislation to automatically enroll workers in[Read More…]
Belvidere Man Found Guilty of Firearm Charges
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. A Belvidere man was found guilty today of firearm charges following a four-day jury trial in federal court in Rockford. MICHAEL TAPIA, 25, of Belvidere, Ill., was found guilty of one count of conspiring to receive, possess, conceal, store, sell, and dispose of stolen firearms[Read More…]
Evanston Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Distributing Marijuana and Laundering the Proceeds Through Luxury Auto Purchases
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. The leader of a drug trafficking organization was sentenced today to eight years in prison for distributing more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and laundering the proceeds through luxury auto purchases and high-end property leases. JONATHAN TANKSON, 32, of Evanston, coordinated bulk shipments of marijuana from[Read More…]
