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Drug Policy Alliance Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Arguing Excessive Fines Clause Should Rein In Asset Forfeiture Abuses

Broad Coalition from Across Political Spectrum Agrees that Government Abuse of Asset Forfeiture Must End; Across Country Police Seize and Forfeit Property from Mostly Low-Income People NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2018 Contacts: Tony Newman and Theshia Naidoo The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and a diverse group of national and state groups[Read More…]

Halloween

“Step Back into a 1950s Halloween” at the Park Forest House Museum Beginning September 15

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: Jane Nicoll Vintage Halloween decorations are on display in the 1950s Park Forest House Museum, from September 15 through November 7.  Located at in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 227 Monee Road, the museum is open Wednesday and Saturday1:00 to 3:30; or for groups by[Read More…]

Breakfast with BCI

Breakfast with BCI Presents: “Understanding Workers’ Compensation”

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: South Suburban College Media The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents a Breakfast with BCI Workshop titled Understanding Workers’ Compensation: What You Need to Know to Minimize Risk on Thursday, October 4, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., with check-in[Read More…]

SSC Bulldogs

Golf Outing to Support South Suburban College Bulldogs Baseball Program Coming to Lincolnshire September 21st

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: South Suburban College Media The 2019 South Suburban College Baseball Team is hosting its 13th Annual Bulldog Baseball Golf Outing to raise funds for athletic equipment and travel costs for nationwide tournaments. The Bulldog Golf Outing will take place on Friday, September 21, 2018,[Read More…]

Pacific Plastic Pollution

‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ Clean-up Project Launches Trial Run: UN Environment (Video)

SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: United Nations Press This huge mass of marine debris, situated in the North Pacific Ocean, halfway between the Californian coast and Hawaii, is estimated by Mr. Slat’s Ocean Cleanup organization to measure 1.6 million square kilometers – 3 times the size of France – and[Read More…]

North Korea

Center for American Progress Tracker Monitors Progress of North Korea Diplomacy

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: Michael Fuchs, Abigail Bard, and Mathew Brady To keep track of the ever-changing status of U.S. diplomacy with North Korea, the Center for American Progress has launched an interactive feature that monitors the progress—or lack thereof—of efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean[Read More…]

Maine rock bar

Fishermen on Front Lines of Climate Change Reveal Impact of Warming Oceans in New CAP Report

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: Avery Siciliano, Alexandra Carter, Shiva Polefka, and Michael Conathan In a new report from the Center for American Progress, fishermen on the front lines of climate change—from Alaska and California to Maine and Florida—reveal the impact of warming oceans and what it means for[Read More…]

Hurricane Florence

Southeastern States Prepare for Hurricane Florence

RICHMOND, Va.—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: Virginia National Guard   Emergency preparations have been underway over the weekend in Virginia and other southeastern states in advance of an anticipated strike this week by Hurricane Florence. Virginia Department of Emergency Management teams have worked throughout the weekend preparing for what may be[Read More…]

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