Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. President Barack Obama today vetoed a measure that attempted to defund Planned Parenthood and repeal key pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The measure was pushed through the Senate last month using the budget reconciliation process–which requires only 51 votes to pass legislation rather than[Read More…]
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Former St. Louis Cardinals Official Pleads Guilty to Houston Astros Computer Intrusions
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. The former director of Baseball Development for the St. Louis Cardinals made an initial appearance in Houston federal court today on charges of accessing the Houston Astros’ computers without authorization, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Perrye[Read More…]
Member of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. Minh Quang Pham, aka Amin, 33, pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of New York to terrorism charges based on Pham’s efforts in support of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Pham was arrested in the United Kingdom on[Read More…]
Former Owner of Bostwick Laboratories Agrees to Pay Up to $3.75 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Testing and Illegal Remuneration to Physicians
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. Dr. David G. Bostwick has agreed to pay the United States up to $3.75 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary cancer detection tests and offering incentives to physicians to obtain Medicare and Medicaid business, the[Read More…]
President of Miami-Based Transportation Company Convicted in $70 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. The president of a Miami-based transportation company was convicted today for his role in a health care fraud scheme involving three mental health centers based in Miami that resulted in the submission of approximately $70 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Capture of Joaquin ‘Chapo’ Guzman Loera
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2015. Today, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on the capture of Joaquin ‘Chapo’ Guzman Loera: “Today’s capture of Joaquin ‘Chapo’ Guzman Loera by Mexican authorities is a blow to the international drug-trafficking syndicate he is alleged to have led, a victory for the[Read More…]
Veto Message from President Obama on H.R. 3762 – Which Would Have Repealed Affordable Care Act and Defunded Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016 TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 3762, which provides for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, herein referred to as the Reconciliation Act. This legislation would not only repeal[Read More…]
Maine Governor’s Outrageous Remarks Harken Back to the Racist Origins of the Drug War
MAINE—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2016 By: Sharda Sekaran Maine’s Governor Paul LePage is no stranger to making crazy comments in public that are unbecoming to an elected official, but his latest racist rant about heroin use in his state is rightfully getting people up in arms. During a town hall meeting on[Read More…]
Particles ‘Go with the Flow’ on Pluto’s Surface
Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. Scientists from NASA’s New Horizons mission have combined data from two instruments to create this composite image of Pluto’s informally named Viking Terra area. The combined data includes pictures taken by the spacecraft’s Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) on July 14, 2015, from a[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Hyman Mark the Grand Opening of the New Malcolm X College & School of Health Sciences
State-of-the-art campus completed on time and on budget will prepare students for 84,000 healthcare careers coming to the region over the next decade CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and City Colleges Chancellor Cheryl Hyman yesterday marked the grand opening of the new Malcolm X College & School of Health[Read More…]
