Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. National Nurses United today announced a donation of $40,000 to the disaster relief organization International Medical Corps, which is on the front lines of the Ebola response, for its continued efforts to eradicate the deadly virus in West Africa. “International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response Teams[Read More…]
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Texas Court Denies Death Penalty Appeal of Intellectually Disabled Man
Court Standards for Determining Intellectual Disability Drawn From Novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Robert Ladd, an intellectually disabled person with an IQ of 67, was denied a stay of execution today by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Although in any other state he would[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Jan. 27, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Index for Today’s Briefing SAUDI ARABIA HOLOCAUST RUSSIA LIBYA SAUDI ARABIA JAPAN/JORDAN HOSTAGES SYRIA IRAN SYRIA ISRAEL SYRIA MIDDLE EAST PEACE CUBA RUSSIA ARGENTINA YEMEN BAHRAIN CHINA INDIA PALESTINIANS TRANSCRIPT: 1:14 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Many people here despite the snow. It’s not too[Read More…]
Peruvian Man Sentenced for Defrauding and Extorting Spanish-Speaking U.S. Residents through Fraudulent Call Centers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. A Peruvian man charged with running an operation that threatened and defrauded Spanish-speaking U.S. residents was sentenced today to more than 17 years in prison in federal district court in Miami, the Department of Justice and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced. Juan Alejandro Rodriguez Cuya,[Read More…]
Sanden Corp. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. Sanden Corp., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Gunma, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $3.2 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition for the purchase of compressors used in air conditioning systems sold to[Read More…]
Chicago Twins’ Cooperation Against Sinaloa Cartel Yields 14-Year Prison Terms; New Charges Target Cartel’s Top Echelon
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. Twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores, regarded as Chicago’s most significant drug traffickers who rose from street level dealers to the highest echelons of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel and a rival cartel before they began providing unparalleled cooperation to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), were each[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for January 27, 2015
A winter past at the Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Tapped for House Oversight Committee
Will Serve as Ranking Member on Information Technology Subcommittee WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) has been tapped to serve on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for the 114th Congress. Kelly will serve as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Information Technology. She will[Read More…]
Grassroot Support Builds For Candidates Seeking to Give Voice to Neighborhood Residents
Grassroots Illinois Action Endorses Slate of Progressive Candidates Committed to Neighborhood Investment and Democratizing Chicago Public Schools CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. Today, Grassroots Illinois Action (GIA) publicly endorsed Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia for Mayor of Chicago, and twenty-three Aldermanic Candidates ready to take on Mayor Emanuel and a rubber-stamp City Council.[Read More…]
Interior Department Announces Draft Strategy for Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing
Regionally-tailored plan continues balanced approach to leasing, development; Draft proposal would protect sensitive resources, makes available nearly 80% of estimated undiscovered technically recoverable oil and gas resources on U.S. Outer Continental Shelf WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2015. As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe[Read More…]
