Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 266,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 2,000 from 269,000 to 267,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
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Public Records Sought Over Federal Surveillance of Climate Protesters
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. The Center for Biological Diversity today filed nine Freedom of Information Act requests seeking the release of public records relating to surveillance of peaceful protests of federal fossil fuel auctions. Records obtained by the Intercept in July revealed that federal and local police agents went undercover[Read More…]
Hating Muslims: Xenophobia In America
American xenophobia and hating Muslims: the two walk hand-in-hand. And it’s not new. “A large majority of them can neither read or write, do not understand our language, and have natural tendencies to live crowded among their own race and to continue their customs brought with them. “The time has[Read More…]
South Suburban College Offering Free Highway Construction Careers Training Program in August
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2016. South Suburban College will be offering a Free Highway Construction Careers Training Program this fall at their Oak Forest Campus. Orientation and Assessment Testing will be August 23-25 at the Oak Forest Center, with the program set to begin on September 19, 2016.[Read More…]
‘Graffiti aHEAD: A Documentation of the Midwest Graffiti Writers’ Opens in Dorothea Thiel Gallery of South Suburban College on August 28
An exhibition of artwork from Indiana Artist Felix “Flex” Maldonado Jr. Indiana Artist Felix “Flex” Maldonado Jr. Opens a Solo Exhibition “Graffiti aHEAD: A Documentation of the Midwest Graffiti Writers” in Dorothea Thiel Gallery of South Suburban College. SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2016. The Art & Design Department[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It – Washington Post: Another Trump Adviser With Deep Ties to Russia
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2016. By: Josh Rogin This week Donald Trump released a new roster of economic advisers, including a businessman with extensive investments in Russia who tried to get a Trump Tower built in Moscow. It’s the latest in a long list of relationships that give Trump a financial[Read More…]
The Summer Olympics 2016 Quiz Featuring President Obama and First Lady (Video)
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama interview each other about their favorite Olympic moments over the years. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. The Summer Olympics are in full-swing in Rio de Janeiro. (If you missed our behind-the-scenes look at the ceremony, check it out on the White House Instagram.) As[Read More…]
DePaul University Art Museum Showcases International Art Exhibition ‘On Space and Place’
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. For the first time, viewers of the ART21 or “Art in the Twenty-First Century” television series will be able to see work by artists featured in the new season at the DePaul Art Museum on the Lincoln Park Campus of DePaul University. The exhibition will provide[Read More…]
TRiO Talent Search Program Grant Renewed at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. The U.S. Department of Education recently renewed Prairie State College’s (PSC) TRiO Educational Talent Search Grant. The new award is for $1.2 million over a five-year period. The goal of the TRiO Talent Search program is to identify and help individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds earn their[Read More…]
Governors State to Host Graduate Program Open House on Saturday, September 17
Registration required by Monday, September 12 University Park, IL – (ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2016. Governors State University is hosting a graduate and undergraduate program open house on Saturday, September 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in E-Lounge. The open house will showcase the many bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degree[Read More…]
