Milwaukee, WI-(ENEWSPF)- The FBI’s Milwaukee Division and the Milwaukee, WI Police Department Robbery Task Force are asking for the public’s help to identify several men alleged to have been involved in a series of armed robberies in Wisconsin within a three day period last March. The men are believed to live[Read More…]
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Artificial Intelligence, NASA Data Used to Discover Eighth Planet Circling Distant Star (Video)
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017 By: Felicia Chou and Alison Hawkes Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light-years from Earth. The planet was discovered in data from NASA’s Kepler[Read More…]
Seattle Area Man Convicted of 17 Federal Felonies
In Scheme to Exploit Young Women and Juveniles in Prostitution, Defendant Posed as Documentary Filmmaker to Entice and Blackmail Women into Commercial Sex Activity Seattle, WA-(ENEWSPF)- A 51 year-old Seattle-area man was convicted November 6 in U.S. District Court in Seattle of 17 federal felonies for his scheme to recruit young[Read More…]
Free Legal Support Services For Illinois Veterans
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and their dependents will be able to access free legal help for consumer, housing and family law issues through a statewide hotline and network of legal support services launched earlier this month, according to a statement from state Rep. Anthony DeLuca,[Read More…]
World Health Organization: CBD Should Not Be Subject To International Drug Controls
Geneva, Switzerland—(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2017 By: Paul Armentano Use of the naturally occurring cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) possesses no likely abuse potential and should not be subject to international drug scheduling restrictions, according to recommendations issued this week by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence. Stated WHO: “Recent[Read More…]
Cancer Treatment Providers Accepting Of Medical Cannabis Use In Children
New Haven, CT—(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2017 By: Paul Armentano Health professionals who specialize in the treatment of pediatric cancer overwhelmingly support medical cannabis as a therapeutic option, according to survey data published in the journal Pediatrics. A team of investigators surveyed the positions of 288 pediatric oncology providers in Illinois, Massachusetts,[Read More…]
New Data Shed Light on Demographics of Student Loan Defaulters
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2017 By: Ben Miller A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress paints a comprehensive profile of who comprises the 1 million student borrowers who default on $20 billion in federal loans each year. The final installment in a series on student loan default—which[Read More…]
Clerk Orr Slams Berrios, Assessor’s Office, In Light Of Lawsuit
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr took aim at Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios after a lawsuit was filed this morning against the Assessor’s office. Calling the lawsuit “explosive,” Orr expressed his frustration at “the blatant secrecy, lack of transparency and direction from the Assessor’s office regarding residential, commercial and[Read More…]
Ed Czupryn is 2017’s Park Forest Business Person of the Year
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2017. Ed Czupryn of the Park Forest Currency Exchange is Park Forest’s Business Person of the Year for 2017. Czupryn was presented the Sam Montella Business Person of the Year Award Monday at Village Hall during Park Forest’s Board of Trustees meeting. The annual award, sponsored[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 14, 2017 The Department of Defense announced this week the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Staff Sgt. David Thomas Brabander, 24, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Dec. 11 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to[Read More…]
