Defendant Laundered Millions through Sham Vendors, Generating Cash to Pay Illegal Kickbacks Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. The owner of two medical clinics in Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty today to her role in a $55 million health care fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of[Read More…]
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Roosevelt University Auditorium Building to Host Live Student Opera on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1
Pictured above is a scene from Robert Ward’s Roman Fever, an opera that was performed during last year’s OperaFest in the Auditorium’s 10th floor library by CCPA student opera singers Libby Quam, Teaira Burge, Pamela Torrey and Melissa Adene Tegeler. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. A world premiere and two Chicago premieres are[Read More…]
Sen. Warren, Rep. Takano and Colleagues Urge Social Security Administration to Implement Supreme Court’s Marriage Decisions, Not Penalize Previously-Married Same-Sex Couples
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman Mark Takano (D-Calif.), and 119 of their congressional colleagues today sent a letter to Acting Commissioner of Social Security Carolyn W. Colvin and Attorney General Loretta Lynch to make sure that the Supreme Court’s landmark marriage decisions are implemented[Read More…]
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $14 Million TIGER Grant for Metra’s Fox River Bridge Project
Improvement project will create jobs and increase safety, speed and reliability Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded $14 million in federal funding through the TIGER grant program to Metra to replace the[Read More…]
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights are Key Part of New Global Development Goals
Much More Work Remains to Be Done By All Stakeholders to Make These Aspirations a Reality Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will define the global development agenda for the next 15 years, were formally adopted at a United Nations summit in September 2015. The SDGs[Read More…]
UN Chief Welcomes Israel’s Commitment to Restore Calm at Holy Sites in Jerusalem
The Haram al Sharif/Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Photo: Flickr/Tony Kane NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 October 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterating Israel’s commitment to uphold the status quo at the Haram al Sharif/Temple Mount in Jerusalem. In a statement issued by[Read More…]
Musician Melissa Etheridge Will Pitch Her Marijuana Business To Investors Nov. 9 In Las Vegas
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015 By: Johnny Green Grammy Award winning musician, marriage-equality activist, and now cannabis advocate and businesswoman, Melissa Etheridge will be among 20 cannabis entrepreneurs pitching their businesses to more than 200 high net worth investors from around the world at the ArcView Investor Network Forum in Las Vegas[Read More…]
UAW-GM Bargaining Committee Votes on Proposed Tentative Agreement
Terms to be announced following Wednesday vote Detroit, Mich. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. The UAW-GM Bargaining committee announced at 11:43 p.m.Sunday that they have secured significant gains and job security protections in a proposed Tentative Agreement with General Motors. The bargaining committee unanimously voted to send the proposed Tentative Agreement to[Read More…]
NASA Tracks Hurricane Patricia’s Remnants Through Gulf States, Oct. 26, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. As the remnants of Hurricane Patricia continue to generate flooding rainfall as it moved through the Gulf Coast states on October 26, NASA and NOAA satellites provided data on the storm. On Oct. 25 at 17:15 UTC (1:15 p.m. EDT) NASA’s Terra satellite saw the remnants[Read More…]
Former Davis, Ill. Resident Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As A Convicted Sex Offender
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2015. A former Davis, Ill. resident pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to a charge of failure to register under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”). MARK STEPHEN CURTIS, 29, who moved from North Carolina to Davis, Ill. during September[Read More…]
