Tests Reveal Nature Valley Products Contain Glyphosate, an Ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Today, three non profit organizations filed a lawsuit against General Mills for misleading the public by labeling their Nature Valley brand granola bars “Made with 100% NATURAL whole grain OATS.” It was[Read More…]
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Police Secretly Put Large Part of Baltimore Under Constant Aerial Video Surveillance
Technology Was Developed for U.S. Military in Iraq BALTIMORE —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. The Baltimore Police Department has secretly deployed a surveillance system using planes and powerful cameras that can continuously record 30-square-mile sections of the city at once, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The technology, which is run by a[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders First National Bank of Omaha to Pay $32.6 Million for Illegal Credit Card Practices
Deceptive Marketing and Illegal Billing of Add-On Products Harmed Hundreds of Thousands of Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered First National Bank of Omaha to provide $27.75 million in relief to roughly 257,000 consumers harmed by illegal practices with credit card[Read More…]
Obama Administration Sued to Protect Climate, Public Lands from Drilling and Fracking
10 Million Acres Leased for Oil and Gas by Obama, Yet Climate Change Consistently Ignored Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. WildEarth Guardians and Physicians for Social Responsibility today filed a landmark federal lawsuit to defend our climate, our health, and American public lands from widespread oil and gas leasing, drilling, and[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Colombia-FARC Peace Accord
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Hillary Clinton released the following statement on the historic peace agreement reached between Colombian government and the FARC rebels: I join people around the world in celebrating the historic peace agreement in Colombia, which brings to a close the longest-running internal armed conflict in the Americas.[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Announces First Sheltered Market
Sheltered markets ensure equal opportunities for businesses owned by women, minorities and persons with disabilities CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Governor Bruce Rauner today announced the administration has identified its first sheltered market in the IT industry. This will ensure equal opportunities are provided to all Illinois businesses contracting with[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Insurance Releases Health Care Rate Filings for 2017
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) has submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) health care rate filings recently received from Illinois insurers for the 2017 on-exchange marketplace. In Illinois and nationwide, 2017 premium rates are increasing for consumers, and in many[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Israel, The West Bank and Gaza Travel Warning
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to the Gaza Strip and urges those present to depart as soon as possible when border crossings are open. The security situation remains complex in Israel and the West Bank, and can change quickly depending on the[Read More…]
Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds
Deposited More Than $197,000 in Fraudulent Refunds into Her Bank Accounts ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. A Crystal Lake, Illinois, woman pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $197,000 from the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to the[Read More…]
Eleventh Twin Cities Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Numerous Alleged Co-Conspirators Previously Convicted at Trial and Pleaded Guilty in Minnesota MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. Mohamed Amiin Ali Roble, 20, formerly of Minneapolis, was charged today by criminal complaint with providing and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The charges were[Read More…]
