The Hague, The Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014 – 4:06 P.M. CET PRIME MINISTER RUTTE: Good afternoon. Making the world safer by preventing nuclear terrorism — that was President Obama’s goal when he made nuclear security an international priority in Prague in 2009. We have taken a big step in The[Read More…]
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Rich East-Rich South Team Wins Illinois College Advising Corps Scholarships
Rich Township students recently teamed togther to win the 21-team Illinois College Advising Corps Literacy Bowl at UIC. The students each won a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice. The students are (from left): Angel Barnes, Brandi Marks and Karlito Richardson (Rich South) and Lakeya Woods, Dazzo Wilnewic[Read More…]
Police Beef Up Patrols on Code Red Alert; No Arrests Yet
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Village officials say no arrests yet on the incidents near Winnebago Park, Westgate Street and Westwood Drive. Detectives are following up on a number of leads and police have increased patrols. A statement from the PFPD follows: As the Park Forest Police Department Investigations Division continues to[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on the Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius. In response, Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden issued the following statement: The cases heard before the Supreme Court today will have far-reaching implications[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Closing Session of the Nuclear Security Summit
The Hague, The Netherlands–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014 – 3:15 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, thank you very much, Mark. Let me begin just by saying that — to Prime Minister Rutte and all the people here in the Netherlands who were involved in organizing this summit, you did an extraordinary job. [Read More…]
Georgia Husband and Wife Tax Return Preparers Sent to Prison for Tax Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 25, 2014. Detrick and Natashia Tucker, a husband and wife who owned and operated a tax preparation business named T&T Express Tax located in Pine Mountain, Ga., were sentenced to serve 12 months and one day and 46 months in prison, respectively, for crimes relating to the preparation[Read More…]
Freedom to Marry, NCLR Launch Resource on U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit Marriage Cases
Oral Arguments for UT and OK Cases Scheduled for April 10 and 17 in Denver New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. Next month, freedom to marry cases in Utah and Oklahoma will be heard by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, the first marriage cases to be heard by an appellate court[Read More…]
Women’s Rights in the Dominican Republic Take Center Stage at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. Reproductive health and human rights advocates testified today in Washington, D.C. on women’s rights issues, including discrimination, violence and reproductive rights violations in the Dominican Republic. Despite clear and consistent evidence that restrictive abortion laws do nothing to decrease the prevalence of abortion, the Dominican Republic[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Challenges to Birth Control Benefits in Affordable Care Act
Two for-profit companies, including arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby, attempting to impose religious beliefs on female employees by refusing health insurance benefits for contraception Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in two for-profit companies’ lawsuits against the Affordable Care Act’s birth control benefit—a[Read More…]
Network News Climate Change Stories Rarely Report Both Impact, Action
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2014. When it involves climate change coverage, viewers don’t always get the complete picture from U.S. network television, according to a University of Michigan study. Major networks—ABC, CBS and NBC—show the impact or actions taken in climate change stories, but rarely combine the components in the same[Read More…]
