ALABAMA—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency after the death this week of Yulio Castro-Garrido, a 33-year-old Cuban immigrant who was detained at[Read More…]
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“House Republicans are Now Accomplices” in Efforts to Obstruct Justice
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018. Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee, issued a joint statement following the release of the “Nunes memo,” a set of misleading talking points drafted by the Republican staff of the House Permanent Select Committee[Read More…]
New Mexico’s Marijuana Legalization Resolution Passes Out of Senate Rules Committee
Public Opinion and Wasted Tax Dollars Push Legislators to Fix Broken Marijuana Policies SANTA FE, NM –(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Tommy McDonald and Emily Kaltenbach Today, a legislative committee voted in favor of taxing and regulating marijuana in New Mexico. On a vote of 4-3 New Mexico State Senator Ortiz[Read More…]
Human Cost of Conflict in South Sudan has Reached ‘Epic Proportions,’ Warns UN Refugee Agency Chief
GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–1 February 2018 – The human cost of South Sudan’s long-running conflict has reached “epic proportions” with the number of refugees set to rise beyond three million by the end of this year, potentially making it Africa’s largest refugee crisis since the mid-1990s, the head of the UN refugee agency[Read More…]
DoD Studying Implications of Wearable Devices Giving Too Much Info
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2018 By: Jim Garamone Defense Department officials are studying security issues raised by physical conditioning trackers that also can be used to track service members’ whereabouts, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters yesterday. The concern comes from a “heat map” posted by Strava — the makers of a[Read More…]
Oversight Dems Ask Rep. Gowdy to Subpoena Documents Withheld by Trump Administration on Russian Attacks on 21 States in 2016 Election
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2018 By: Jennifer Werner and Aryele Bradford Today, all Democratic Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter asking Chairman Trey Gowdy to issue a subpoena to finally compel the Department of Homeland Security to produce documents it has been withholding from[Read More…]
Davos: UN Rights Chief Stresses Leading Role of Businesses in Ending LGBTI Discrimination
SWITZERLAND—(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2018 – With major companies joining the growing list of early adopters of United Nations standards to promote equality for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, the UN human rights chief on Friday highlighted the private sector’s crucial leadership role in ensuring the dignity and equal[Read More…]
Syrian Children Succumb to Freezing Temperatures While Crossing into Lebanon – UNICEF
GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2018 – At least 13 Syrians, including two children, lost their lives to freezing temperatures in eastern Lebanon as they tried to enter the country from Syria, United Nations humanitarian agencies have reported. “More children could be among the dead as residents in the area and the Lebanese[Read More…]
Reduced Pool of Russian Athletes and Officials Who Can Be Considered for Invitation to PyeongChang 2018 Determined
ausanne, Switzerland—(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2018 By: IOC Newsroom The Invitation Review Panel and the Olympic Athlete from Russia Implementation Group (OARIG) have taken a key step in the process of inviting clean Russian athletes to the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. Following intensive weeks of work by the Independent Invitation Review[Read More…]
VP Pence Became ‘Visibly Red-faced’ at a Sunday Service When Pastor Denounced Trump’s Racism
MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018 By: Jen Hayden Vice President Mike Pence visited a historical black church over the weekend and probably got more than he bargained for when Pastor Dr. Maurice Watson of the Metropolitan Baptist Church directly denounced Donald Trump’s hateful words toward Haiti and African nations. From WUSA9: In his speech, the pastor[Read More…]
