GENEVA–ENEWSPF)—3 April 2018. An appeal that raised some $2 billion to help millions of people in Yemen was a “remarkable success of international solidarity” for the country’s war-weary people, but aid alone will not provide a solution to the conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. Speaking to[Read More…]
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Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense has announced the death of , 36, of Austin, Texas, a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Dunbar, died March 30 in Manbij, Syria as a result of injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near his[Read More…]
As Trump Targets Immigrants, Elderly Brace To Lose Caregivers
Boston, MA—(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2018 By: Melissa Bailey After back-to-back, eight-hour shifts at a chiropractor’s office and a rehab center, Nirva arrived outside an elderly woman’s house just in time to help her up the front steps. Nirva took the woman’s arm as she hoisted herself up, one step at a[Read More…]
New Federal Spending Bill Includes Medical Marijuana Protections
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director Update: The omnibus passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 22. As part of the newly proposed appropriations package known as an omnibus bill, a spending restriction upon the Department of Justice from prosecuting state-legal medical marijuana programs will remain[Read More…]
Department of Defense Announces Air Force Casualties
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense has announced the deaths of seven airmen who were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The airmen died March 15 when an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Moody Air Force[Read More…]
Navy Identifies Deceased Sailors in F/A-18F Crash
NORFOLK (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 From Naval Air Force Atlantic Two U.S. naval aviators died March 14, 2018, when their F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed on final approach near Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. The aviators have been identified as Lt. Cmdr. James Brice Johnson and Lt. Caleb Nathaniel King,[Read More…]
U.S. Aircraft Crashes in Western Iraq
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: U.S. Central Command Yesterday at about 6:45 p.m. GMT, a U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq. The crash does not appear to be a result of enemy activity. This incident is under investigation. “All personnel aboard were killed in the crash,” said[Read More…]
U.S. Delegation Heads to Portugal to Learn From Country’s Groundbreaking Drug Decriminalization Policy
Portugal’s Dramatic Declines in Overdose Deaths, HIV Infections & Drug Arrests Draw Those Hit Hardest by U.S. Drug War to Investigate Further; Over 70 Participants from California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Are Available for Interviews NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Tony Newman What[Read More…]
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Strengthen DEA’s Ability to Prevent Opioid Diversion and Abuse
Currently, 14 billion opioid doses are put on the U.S. market each year — enough for every adult American to have a one month’s prescription of addictive painkillers. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The United State is in the midst of a prescription opioid, heroin, and fentanyl crisis[Read More…]
Department of Defense Announces Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Sgt. 1st Class Maitland Deweever Wilson, died on March 7 in Landstuhl, Germany of non-combat related injuries according to the Pentagon. Sgt. Wilson, 38 of Brooklyn, New York, was assigned to the 831st Transportation Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade in Manama, Bahrain. Source: dod.gov
