Children play at the Creative Kids Learning Center, a school that focuses on pre-kindergarten for 4- and 5-year-olds, in Seattle, Washington, on February 12, 2016. Source: AP/Elaine Thompson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. A new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress, or CAP, finds that high-quality universal[Read More…]
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Two Former Senior Executives of Global Financial Services Company Charged in Scheme to Defraud Clients through Secret Trading Commissions on Billions of Dollars in Securities Trades
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Two former high-ranking executives of a Boston-based financial services company that is one of the world’s largest asset managers and custody banks were charged in an indictment that was unsealed today with a scheme to defraud at least six of the bank’s clients through secret commissions applied[Read More…]
White House Press Conference by Josh Earnest, April 4, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016 – 1:07 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Happy Monday, everybody. Hope you all had a pleasant weekend. I do not have anything at the top so we can go straight to your questions. Josh, do you want to kick us off here? Q Sure, thanks, Josh.[Read More…]
FDA Releases Final Rule to Ensure Food Safety During Transport
Regulation marks the sixth major rule under FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today finalized a new food safety rule under the landmark FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that will help to prevent food contamination during transportation. The rule[Read More…]
The Drama Group to Present ‘Mary Poppins’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2016. The Drama Group is delighted to present the beloved Disney musical, ‘Mary Poppins’ directed by Andy Leahy. Performances will be held at the Bloom Theatre in Chicago Heights on April 29 & 30 at 7:30 p.m. and matinees on April 30 and May 1 at 2:00[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: U.S. Senate to Hold Sham Hearing on Marijuana Legalization
Reform Advocates Denounce Hearing as One-Sided “Prohibitionist Party” — Senator Grassley Stacks the Deck with Known Anti-Legalization Zealots and Ignores Benefits of Legalization, Such as Massive Drop in Marijuana Arrests and Prohibition-Related Violence, as well as New Tax Revenue Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. On Tuesday morning, Senator Grassley (R-IA) and[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds ‘One Person, One Vote’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. In an 8-0 decision released today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld “one person, one vote,” ruling in Evenwel v. Abbott that state legislative districts should continue to be drawn by total population, not total number of voters. “Today’s decision is a big win for fair representation,” said Michael Li,[Read More…]
New Training Allows Illinois Pharmacists to Dispense Heroin Overdose Antidote
SPRINGFIELD —(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. On-demand, web-based training is now available for pharmacists throughout Illinois seeking to dispense Naloxone, a drug widely utilized to counter the effects of overdose from narcotics such as morphine and heroin. By completing the Illinois State Opioid Antagonist Training Program, certified pharmacists will gain the ability[Read More…]
Singapore Man Extradited to United States in Connection with Plot Involving Exports to Iran of U.S. Components Later Found in Bombs in Iraq
Defendant Extradited from Indonesia Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Lim Yong Nam, aka Steven Lim, 42, a citizen of Singapore, has been extradited from Indonesia to stand trial in the District of Columbia on charges of taking part in a conspiracy that allegedly caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Secretary General Stoltenberg of NATO after Bilateral Meeting, April 4, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016 – 12:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: It’s a great pleasure to welcome back once again my good friend, the Secretary General of NATO, Secretary General Stoltenberg. We are marking the 67th anniversary of the NATO alliance, and NATO continues to be the lynchpin, the cornerstone of[Read More…]
