OKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2017. The remains of seven Sailors previously reported missing were located in flooded berthing compartments, after divers gained access to the spaces, June 18, that were damaged when the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) was involved in a collision with the Philippine-flagged[Read More…]
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Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq, June 16, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 35 strikes consisting of 84 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, June 15, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 28 strikes consisting of 67 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
ACLU Sues to Stop Deportation of Iraqis Targeted in Weekend ICE Raids
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2017. The ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit today to immediately stop federal immigration officials from deporting more than 100 Iraqi nationals rounded up in raids by federal agents last weekend, arguing that it is illegal to deport the detainees without giving them an opportunity to prove that they[Read More…]
U.S. Senate and House Reintroduce Groundbreaking Medical Marijuana Bill
CARERS Act Protects Patients, Providers and Veterans; Bill comes as Jeff Sessions seeks to undermine medical marijuana laws Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2017. Today, a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives introduced the CARERS Act. The Senate bill was introduced by Senators Booker (D-NJ), Paul (R-KY), Gillibrand (D-NY), Lee (R-UT), Franken[Read More…]
New York State Legislators Renew Push for Marijuana Legalization
NEW YORK—(ENEWPF)—June 15, 2017. This week a coalition of community advocates led by the Drug Policy Alliance joined Senator Liz Krueger (New York) and Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes (Buffalo) to announce reintroduction of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA, S.3040-A/A.3506-A), which would authorize recreational use of marijuana. The coalition also[Read More…]
New York Attorney General Schneiderman Files Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Immigration Ban
NY, VA, MD Lead Coalition of 17 AGs In Briefs Opposing Cert And Opposing Stay In IRAP v. Trump; Earlier Today, Yet Another Court Upheld Another Injunction Against Immigration Ban NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2017. Today, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a coalition of 17 Attorneys General in[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces 12 Other Cities Join Chicago to Publish EPA Climate Change Information
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that 12 other cities have joined the City of Chicago in posting research from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Change Website after the Trump administration unceremoniously removed it from the federal government’s websites on April 29. “It is inspiring to[Read More…]
Officials Release Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS in Iraq, Syria, June 12, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 36 strikes consisting of 64 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualties, June 12, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They died June 10 in Peka Valley, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of gunshot wounds sustained in Peka Valley, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. The Soldiers were assigned[Read More…]
