SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria[Read More…]
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A Half-Million People Demand Disney CEO Leave Trump’s Business Advisory Council
Activists plan rally outside Disney shareholder meeting in Denver on Wednesday, March 8; Will Iger side with hate, or with families? DENVER –(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2017.  Community members and activists will protest outside the Walt Disney Company shareholders meeting in Denver on Wednesday, March 8, demanding that Disney CEO Bob Iger[Read More…]
Israeli Cabinet Approves Proposal to Decriminalize Marijuana
Tending cannabis plants at a medical marijuana farm near Safed, Israel. Credit Baz Ratner/Reuters DPA’s Ethan Nadelmann Says Proposal a Good Symbolic Step Forward, But “The Devil Is In The Details” NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2017. On Sunday, Israel took a big step toward decriminalizing adult marijuana use. The Israeli Cabinet[Read More…]
As Trump and GOP Congress Seek to Roll Back Worker Protections, Senator Warren Releases Report Detailing Labor Violations by Federal Contractors
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) On Monday, Senate GOP Plans Vote to Make It Easier for Federal Contractors to Hide Labor Law Violations Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday released a report detailing repeated violations of labor laws by companies that receive billions of dollars[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIS, March 6, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, March 5, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in[Read More…]
“Welcoming The Stranger” In The Age Of Trump
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes On Feb. 8, a group of Latino men were leaving an overnight hypothermia shelter at Rising Hope Mission Church in Alexandria, Va., when they were surrounded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, arrested and taken away in vans. The church’s pastor, Kerry Kincannon,[Read More…]
At Long Last, The Stuff Of Journalism
Commentary By Gene Policinski The resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. White House internal disputes that stall policy decisions. Even a mini-crisis involving North Korea. At long last: the stuff of journalism. After seeming eons of the squishiness of reporting on campaign claims and counter-claims, email investigations that went[Read More…]
Bipartisan Group of Senators Ask Dept. of Justice to Uphold Existing Policy on State Marijuana Laws
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, including Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) yesterday sent[Read More…]
Sierra Club: “Master Negotiator” Donald Trump Lies About, Then Fails On Keystone XL Steel
Two Days After Telling Congress Otherwise, Keystone XL Pipeline Will Now Be Permitted to be Constructed with Imported Steel Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Late yesterday evening, news broke that TransCanada, the company behind the formerly rejected Keystone XL pipeline, will not be required to use U.S. steel to construct[Read More…]
