More than 700,000 People Gained Access to Quality Healthcare in First Year; New Enrollment Begins Saturday, Nov. 15 CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today announced that the second year of open healthcare enrollment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will begin[Read More…]
Latest News
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Nov. 13, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing SECRETARY TRAVEL/JORDAN DEPARTMENT/ISIL ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS MEXICO ISIL/SYRIA/REGION IRAQ/KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT ISIL/SYRIA/IRAQ RUSSIA INDIA AZERBAIJAN RUSSIA/CHINA UKRAINE TRANSCRIPT: 1:08 p.m. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Hello. QUESTION: Hello. MS. PSAKI: I hope everyone visited the Chili Cook-off. QUESTION: Yeah, I did. MS.[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With Jordanian Foreign Minister Judeh After Their Meeting, Nov. 13, 2014
Amman, Jordan–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. FOREIGN MINISTER JUDEH: (Via interpreter) In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. At the outset, I would like to welcome a friend of His Majesty King Abdullah to Jordan, as well as to me personally, he – His Excellency, the Secretary of[Read More…]
Former Swiss Banker Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Hide Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Swiss Bank Accounts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York and Acting Special Agent in Charge Shantelle P. Kitchen of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service- Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) announced today the indictment of Martin Dunki, a former client advisor and[Read More…]
Seven Sentenced For Involvement in Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Racketeering Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. Seven Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang members from Houston and Dallas were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in the violent ABT enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the[Read More…]
Vascular Solutions Inc. and its CEO Charged with Selling Unapproved Medical Devices and Conspiring to Defraud the United States
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. An indictment was filed today charging Vascular Solutions Inc. (VSI) and its chief executive officer, Howard Root, with selling medical devices without U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and conspiring to defraud the United States by concealing the illegal sales activity. The announcement was made[Read More…]
Alleged Leader of the Lorenzana Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited to the United States
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. An alleged leader of an international drug trafficking organization based in Guatemala was extradited to the United States today to face international narcotics trafficking charges in the District of Columbia, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Waldemar Lorenzana-Cordon, 49,[Read More…]
Protestor Arrested During ISIL Hearing in Congress
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. Code Pink activist Tighe Barry was arrested and charged with disruption of Congress today during an Armed Service Committee hearing on the subject of The Administration’s Strategy and Military Campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Embeddable video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X7Nsl-TG4g&feature=youtu.be “This is the first[Read More…]
Conservationists Sue to Stop Wolf and Coyote Killing Contest
Groups Challenge Fed’s Decision to Allow Highly Controversial ‘Predator Derby’ SALMON, Idaho –(ENE#WSPF)—November 13, 2014. Today, a coalition of conservation organizations sued the Bureau of Land Management for granting a 5-year permit allowing predator-killing contests on public lands surrounding Salmon, Idaho over the winter holiday season. The agency unlawfully relied on faulty[Read More…]
NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Announces Support for Marijuana Legalization
Advocates Applaud Speaker Mark-Viverito for Being the “Standard Bearer” for Progressive Marijuana Policies NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced her support for marijuana legalization at the November pre-stated meeting. Speaker Mark –Viverito joins a growing list of elected officials coming out in support of[Read More…]
