Chicago –(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015. A drug trafficker who used the illicit website “Silk Road” for worldwide drug sales was sentenced yesterday to 10 years’ imprisonment for selling millions of dollars’ worth of illegal drugs for bitcoins. The defendant, Cornelis Jan Slomp, 23, of Woerden, the Netherlands, pled guilty in April[Read More…]
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At Debate, UN and Security Council Renew Pledge to Counter Foreign Terrorist Fighters
Security Council holds meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. UN Photo/Loey Felipe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 May 2015 – The increasing number of foreign terrorist fighters populating the front-lines of the world’s conflict zones is cause for deepening concern and requires the international community’s bolstered efforts[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls for Additional Safety Measures to Strengthen Tank Cars and Prevent Derailment
COLLINSVILLE –(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2015. In response to safety concerns raised by the rapid increase of trains carrying volatile crude oil and ethanol across the country, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today stood with local mayors and first responders to call for stronger safety measures to strengthen tank cars and prevent[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 29, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015 The Alliance Releases Annual Congressional Voting Record On Tuesday, the Alliance released its annual report detailing the voting record of every U.S. Representative and Senator on issues important to current and future retirees. The voting record looks at ten key votes in both the Senate and[Read More…]
Scores Tell FEC: Ban on Political Contributions by Government Contractors Should Apply to All Entities of the Contractor
Philadelphia Mayor, Connecticut and New York Elections Officials Are Among Those Urging the Agency to Close the ‘Many Faces of Chevron’ Loophole WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015. A federal contractor should not be able to evade the law by making campaign contributions through one corporate entity while handing over ownership[Read More…]
Public Citizen Files Emergency Complaint Alleging Possible Market Manipulation by Dynegy, Urges Investigation of Midwest Power Auction
Auction Led to Electricity Rate Spike for Illinois Consumers; FERC Should Halt Pending Rate Increase WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015 – Alleging possible illegal market manipulation, Public Citizen has filed an emergency request for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to block a pending utility rate increase that would inflate[Read More…]
Secretary Vilsack Announces Additional 800,000 Acres Dedicated to Conservation Reserve Program for Wildlife Habitat and Wetlands
Secretary Hails Program’s 30th Anniversary, Announces General Signup Period MILWAUKEE–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that an additional 800,000 acres of highly environmentally sensitive land may be enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) under certain wetland and wildlife initiatives that provide multiple benefits on the same[Read More…]
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Joins Community Partners to Expand Access to Summer Meals for Children
Program that feeds hungry kids during the summer commemorates 40th anniversary MILWAUKEE–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015 – Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined representatives from Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force, the Kohl’s Corporation, and members of the Milwaukee community to bring attention to childhood hunger. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer meal[Read More…]
UN ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Desperate Situation Facing Thousands of Iraqis Fleeing Ramadi
Many people were stranded for several days waiting in searing heat to cross Bzebiz bridge, the main entry point from Ramadi in Anbar province into Baghdad. Photo: UNHCR/G. Ohara GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)-29 May 2015 – Some 85,000 Iraqis have fled fighting in the central city of Ramadi but as temperatures in the[Read More…]
U.S. Removes Cuba From Terror List
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2015. In December 2014, the President instructed the Secretary of State to immediately launch a review of Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and provide a report to him within six months regarding Cuba’s support for international terrorism. On April 8, 2015, the Secretary of[Read More…]
