Nearing a final rule, 20 Senators push Education Dept. to “close unintended loopholes, increase accountability to students, and reduce the complexity of the regulation” WASHINGTON, D.C –(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., a Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions[Read More…]
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Two Men Indicted on Federal Drug Charges in Related Cases
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. Two men were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Rockford, Ill., on drug charges in related cases. GILBERTO VENEGAS-GARZA, 48, of Houston, Texas, was charged with one count of distributing cocaine on June 28, 2016. CONSTANCIO PALOMINO-CHAVEZ, 34, of Rockford, was charged with possessing[Read More…]
Naperville Man Admits Lying to U.S. Immigration Officials About Past Membership in Chinese Communist Party
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. A Naperville man admitted in federal court today that he willingly failed to disclose his prior membership in the Chinese Communist Party when seeking naturalized citizenship in the United States. LU LIN, 59, pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to an immigration[Read More…]
Laceration Injuries to Children Prompt Starbucks to Recall Stainless Steel Beverage Straws to Provide New Warnings
Stainless Steel Straws Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Stainless Steel Straws Hazard: The stainless steel straws are rigid and can poke children in the mouth, posing a risk of injury. Remedy: View Details New Instructions Consumer Contact: Starbucks at 800-782-7282 from 3 a.m. to Midnight PT[Read More…]
University of Chicago Invites Public to Free Lecture on Detection of Gravitational Waves on Tuesday, Aug. 9
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. Barry Barish, a key scientific leader behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), will deliver a free public lecture on the “The Detection of Gravitational Waves from Binary Black Hole Mergers,” at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 9, in the Chicago Ballroom of the Sheraton Grand Hotel, 301 E.[Read More…]
Temperamentally Unfit to be Commander in Chief: Donald Trump’s Week in the States
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. Donald Trump’s callous disregard for the Gold Star Khan family and the sacrifice they and their son have made for our country has played out across front pages and editorial boards across America. Donald Trump’s comments about the Khan family have shown once again that he[Read More…]
Over 300 NGOs Call on the United Nations to Take Immediate Action on the Hundreds of Extrajudicial Killings of Suspected Drug Offenders in the Philippines
LONDON –(ENEWSPF)–2nd August 2016 – Civil society groups from across the globe, including prominent human rights NGOs, have called on UN drug control authorities to urge an immediate stop to the extrajudicial killings of suspected drug offenders in the Philippines. Since 10th May 2016, more than 700 people have been[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Outlines Guiding Principles for the Future of Foreclosure Prevention
CFPB Outlines Consumer Protections as Government Foreclosure Relief Program Is Set to Expire Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today outlined consumer protection principles to guide mortgage servicers, investors, government housing agencies, and policymakers as they develop new foreclosure relief solutions. The Bureau’s action[Read More…]
Only Two Highly Polluting States Challenge EPA Methane Rule
Broad support for common-sense emissions reductions persists OREGON–(ENEWSPF)– UPDATE Aug. 2, 2016, 2:53 p.m. PT: After releasing this statement, 14 states filed a lawsuit against the EPA and Gina McCarthy over the methane new source rule, calling it “in excess of the agency’s statutory authority and otherwise is arbitrary, capricious,[Read More…]
Gold Star Mother, Military Families Liaison for VoteVets, Responds to Trump Crowd Booing Military Mom (Video)
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. Yesterday, at a rally held by Mike Pence, an Air Force mother was booed when she asked Mike Pence about Donald Trump’s statements on the family of Humayun Khan, who died serving in Iraq. The mother was later identified as Catherine Byrne, the mother of[Read More…]
