NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 January 2010 – UNICEF joined the United Nations appeal for $562 million for humanitarian operation in Haiti launched today. The appeal seeks to provide resources to help 3.5 million people for the next 6 months. Key among the urgent needs are life-saving supplies of food, water, medicines and[Read More…]
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Oxfam Teams in Haiti Initiating Aid Delivery
Albert Lea, MN–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2010. Oxfam staff in Haiti are providing shovels and picks for local civil workers to clear rubble to search for trapped victims in the capital, Port-au-Prince, following Tuesday’s massive earthquake in Haiti. From its Oxford UK warehouse, Oxfam also has up to 10 tons of water,[Read More…]
Notre Dame’s Observer Apologizes for Gay-Bashing Cartoon
South Bend, IN–(ENEWSPF)– From NBC Chicago: The independent student newspaper at the University of Notre Dame has published a staff editorial apologizing for a cartoon that made a joke about violence against gays. "What’s the easiest way to turn a fruit into a vegetable?" one character ask another in the[Read More…]
BBB Advises Watch Haitian Relief Scammers And Give Wisely
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A major security software company, Symantec Corp., said it spotted a suspicious e-mail with the subject line "Make Your Donations Now," claiming to be from the British Red Cross Society. The e-mail, which has several spelling errors, asks for donations on behalf of Haiti. It also asks people[Read More…]
FBI: Two Brothers Plead Guilty in Conspiracy to Hold Thai Workers in Forced Labor in Hawaii
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– efendants Alec Sou and Mike Sou, co-owners of Aloun Farm, pleaded guilty on Jan.13, 2010, in federal district court in Honolulu, to conspiring to commit forced labor. The two defendants, who are brothers, each face up to five years in prison for their respective roles in a labor[Read More…]
Chicago FBI: Tahawwur Rana and David Headley Indicted for Alleged Roles in India and Denmark Terrorism Conspiracies
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment adding three defendants, including Tahawwur Rana, to charges filed last month against David Coleman Headley, alleging that they and others participated in conspiracies involving a planned terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper and the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai,[Read More…]
U.S. Files Suit Against Johnson & Johnson Alleging Paying Kickbacks to Nation’s Largest Nursing Home Pharmacy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The United States has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of New Brunswick, N.J., and two of its subsidiaries, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc., the Justice Department announced today. The complaint alleges that these companies[Read More…]
Briefing on the Situation in Haiti by Secretary of State Clinton, January 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2010. SECRETARY CLINTON: I want to take a moment first to thank the American people who have been extraordinarily generous in the amount of support that they have shown for the people of Haiti during this devastating period. Through a State Department partnership with the Red Cross[Read More…]
Results of FBI Review of Fort Hood Investigation
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The FBI continues to work closely with the Department of the Army and others in the ongoing investigation into the November 5, 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. Given the pending nature of the case, we must continue to protect the ongoing investigation and the integrity of the[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Improve Teacher, Principal Evaluations and Training
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today signed into law the Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010, a bill to implement new, rigorous evaluations for teachers and school principals across the state. The new law boosts Illinois’ “Race to the Top” application by addressing one of the four priority areas[Read More…]
