Public interest groups welcome news, press for timeline and detailed policy OAKLAND, CALIF. —(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. In a surprising departure from past policies, In-N-Out Burger publicly indicated last week that it is committed to serving “beef that is not raised with antibiotics important to human medicine.” The fast food chain[Read More…]
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Former Guantánamo Chief Being Investigated for Torture Is a No-Show at French Court Hearing
Attorneys to Seek Arrest Warrant New York, Paris –(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. Retired U.S. General Geoffrey Miller, the former Guantánamo prison chief, was a no-show in a French court Tuesday. Miller had been summoned to answer questions stemming from accusations that he oversaw the torture of three French nationals at Guantánamo[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Well, Frank-Walter and I wanted to take advantage of Leap Year, the extra day in February, so we figured we’d get together once again. We are hardly, hardly strangers. We spent an enormous amount of time in Vienna, in Lausanne, in[Read More…]
New Orleans, St. Louis, and Milwaukee Join Justice Department’s Violence Reduction Network
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced that New Orleans, Louisiana, St. Louis, Missouri, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will join 10 existing sites which have adopted crime-fighting strategies as part of the[Read More…]
Spokane River Advocates Petition State to Increase Summertime Water Flow
Water is needed for river health, fish, recreational boaters, and scenic beauty Spokane –(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. On Monday, advocates for the Spokane River petitioned the Washington Department of Ecology to increase its flow rule for the popular and heavily used Spokane River. The Spokane River is a beloved urban river[Read More…]
Woods Music Concert to be Held at Thorn Creek Nature Center on March 18
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2016. Come celebrate the early spring woods with music at the annual Woods Music concert on Friday, March 18, 7 p.m. at Thorn Creek Nature Center. The evening will feature music performed by Seth Whitson with vocals and guitar, Christopher Kondrath and Julian Pat Romane on[Read More…]
Whole Foods Market Recalls Maytag Blue Cheese Because Of Possible Health Risk
AUSTIN, Texas –(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. Whole Foods Market in Austin, Texas is voluntarily recalling Maytag Raw Milk Blue Cheese nationally due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Feb. 29, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016 – 12:53 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Let’s go to the questions. Kevin, do you want to start? Q Josh, can you talk a little bit about the White House’s assessment of how the ceasefire is working in Syria? MR. EARNEST: Well, listen, we’ve obviously been closely[Read More…]
A Modern Spin on Greek Mythology at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2016. Young love ended much too soon. Letters used for communication instead of speaking. A father-daughter relationship restored despite “the rules of the Underworld.” Characters called Stones. What more could you ask for in a good Greek tragedy? Immerse yourself in another-worldly experience on April[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls on Veterans Affairs to Restore Benefits to Veterans Defrauded by For-profit Schools
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to immediately restore federal military educational benefits for student veterans who attended deceptive for-profit schools, including Corinthian Colleges Inc. which operated Everest College campuses in Illinois. Madigan joined with attorneys general in[Read More…]
