Victory: Federal judge says Feds wrongly approved plan allowing whales, dolphins, other wildlife to be harmed nearly 10 million times A U.S. Navy vessel encounters a research ship and pod of orcas. The shrill, repetitive whistle produced by sonar harms marine mammals. Photo provided by Center for Whale Research Honolulu,[Read More…]
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Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden on ‘Fix’ to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. In response to a highly anticipated “fix” to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden today issued the following statement on revisions to a law that allows businesses in Indiana to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT,[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis Shows Extreme Weather Events on the Rise, Time is Now to Invest in Resilience
Cars sit on the edge of a sinkhole in the Charles Village neighborhood of Baltimore, April 30, 2014, as heavy rain moved through the region. SOURCE: AP Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Only five years into the current decade, the United States has already experienced nearly as many extreme weather[Read More…]
Indiana LGBT Discrimination Law Could Cost the State at Least $250 Million
A window sticker on a downtown Indianapolis business shows its objection to a discriminatory bill passed by the Indiana Legislature on March 25, 2015. SOURCE: AP/Michael Conroy Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The national backlash that has followed the passage of Indiana’s recent license-to-discriminate bill could cost the state as[Read More…]
Portland Takes Big Step Forward to Protect Pollinators, Birds, Salmon and Children From Dangerous Pesticides
Monarch butterfly photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Tiago J. G. Fernandes. PORTLAND, Ore.— (ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The Portland City Council took a big step forward yesterday in protecting Portland’s wildlife and park users by passing an ordinance to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, and plants treated with neonicotinoid pesticides, on lands[Read More…]
Former Convergex Global Markets Trader Pleads Guilty for Scheme to Falsify Books and Records
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. A former trader at ConvergEx Global Markets Limited (CGM Limited) pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in New Jersey for his role in a scheme to falsify the books and records of a registered U.S. broker-dealer. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice[Read More…]
Four Charged in International Uganda-Based Cyber Counterfeiting Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has indicted four people in connection with an international counterfeit currency operation headquartered in the African nation of Uganda, announced U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The indictment, returned on April 1, 2015, charges[Read More…]
Senator Robert Menendez and Salomon Melgen Indicted for Conspiracy, Bribery and Honest Services Fraud
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2015. Robert Menendez, a U.S. Senator, and Salomon Melgen, a Florida ophthalmologist, were indicted today in connection with a bribery scheme in which Menendez allegedly accepted gifts from Melgen in exchange for using the power of his Senate office to benefit Melgen’s financial and personal interests, announced[Read More…]
Justice for Stephon: A Freedom Ride for #BlackLivesMatter on Saturday, April 4
From Chicago to Calumet City, connecting Stephon Watts’ murder to the systemic criminalization of Black youth with disabilities, as well as the closing of Illinois’ community mental health services. CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2015. On Saturday, April 4th, a Freedom Ride caravan will travel from Chicago to Calumet City to rally,[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 28, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 6,000 from 282,000 to 288,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
