They also call for investigation into apparent conflicts of interest on a WHO panel reviewing widely used herbicide WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015 – A coalition of groups are urging the World Health Organization to swiftly set new safety standards for the world’s most widely used herbicide—glyphosate, often sold as “Roundup” –[Read More…]
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DOD Releases Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan, June 16, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015. The inaugural “Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” a report to Congress in accordance with Section 1225 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), was provided to Congress yesterday evening.[Read More…]
US: Drug Deportations Tearing Families Apart
Spike in Cases, Many for Minor Offenses Melida Ruiz, a lawful permanent resident, pictured with her daughter, Mercedez Ruiz, and her grandson, Christopher Gonzalez. In 2011, Melida was held in immigration detention for seven months while she fought deportation based on a 2002 misdemeanor drug conviction, her sole conviction in[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces More Than $4 Billion in Private Sector Commitments and Executive Actions to Scale up Investment in Clean Energy Innovation
Taking Action to Cut Carbon Pollution and Grow the Economy through the Administration’s Clean Energy Investment Initiative While Doubling Initial Goal of $2 Billion Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2015. President Obama and his Administration are committed to using every tool possible to combat climate change. While the President has taken several[Read More…]
New York State Legislature Passes Bipartisan Bill to Create Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana for Critically Ill Patients
Frustrated with Inaction by Cuomo, Patients and Families Returned to Legislature for Help; Patients and Families Demand Governor Sign the Bill into Law Immediately Albany–(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2015. Last night, in an unusual show of bipartisan support, the New York Senate voted 50 to 12 in favor of a bill, sponsored[Read More…]
Governors State to Host Southland Community Forum on State Budget
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2015. Governors State University will host a community forum Friday, June 26 from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. that will focus on how the state’s budget problems will affect the Chicago Southland. The forum is open to the public. Southland residents, business and community leaders, students, and all[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Sudan Travel Warning, June 15, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Sudan. We urge U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the Darfur region of Sudan, and to Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states, and advise U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of[Read More…]
Navy Civilian Engineer Pleads Guilty to Attempted Espionage
Defendant Attempted to Pass Navy Supercarrier Schematics to Egypt Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. Mostafa Ahmed Awwad, 36, of Yorktown, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to charges of attempted espionage relating to his attempt to provide schematics of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to Egypt while serving as a[Read More…]
Former Chief Executive Officer of Oil Services Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charge
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. The former co-chief executive officer (CEO) of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and formerly with an office in New Jersey – pleaded guilty today to conspiring to pay bribes to a foreign government official in violation[Read More…]
Leader of Imperial Gangsters Sentenced to Life in Prison for Five Murders, One Attempted Murder and Other Gang-Related Crimes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. A leader of the Imperial Gangsters street gang was sentenced today to life in prison for five counts of murder in aid of racketeering and other RICO-related charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David A.[Read More…]
