Presidential Advisor Jared Kushner (Photo: cnn.com) New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017 … An anti-Semitic social media trolling campaign aimed at presidential advisor Jared Kushner has escalated from a series of tweets into a full-bore assault perpetrated primarily by white supremacists and anti-Semites of various stripes, according to an online analysis[Read More…]
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Television Talk Show Welcomes Roosevelt University Group
Photo: roosevelt.edu CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Twenty Roosevelt community members visited ABC-TV, cheering loudly in the audience for a live taping of Chicago’s popular talk show, Windy City Live (WCL) on April 5. Wearing colorful black t-shirts with Roosevelt’s signature “R” logo, students received a warm welcome from WCL co-hosts Val[Read More…]
McCormick Square Project to Be Topic of April 20 forum at Roosevelt University
Lori T. Healey, CEO Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (Photo: roosevelt.edu) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. City and convention development experts will lead a panel discussion on the newly designated McCormick Square during the Gerald Fogelson Forum on Real Estate. The program will take place April 20 at 5 p.m. at Roosevelt[Read More…]
Urgent Action Needed to Stave ‘Hunger Crisis’ in Iraq – UN Food Relief Agency
Children carrying jars of cooking oil at an IDP camp on the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq. (file) Photo: WFP/Mohammed Al Bahbahani IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2017 – Warning that deepening food insecurity in Iraq could leave more than half the population facing “unprecedented levels” of vulnerability, the United Nations emergency food relief[Read More…]
U.S. Hurricane Forecasters Embark on Preparedness Mission to Mexico and Caribbean
Public invited to tour U.S. Air Force Reserve ‘Hurricane Hunter’ aircraft Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. The 2017 hurricane season is fast approaching, and NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of events, including tours aboard a hurricane hunter aircraft to help communities in Mexico and the[Read More…]
Hispanic and White Adolescents More Likely Than Black and Asian Peers to Develop Hypertension with Obesity
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2017. Race and ethnicity may tip the scale on how often adolescents with obesity also develop hypertension, according to a new study in the May 2017 Pediatrics. For the study, “Race and Obesity in Adolescent Hypertension” (published online Monday, April 10), researchers measured the blood[Read More…]
Firelei Báez, Hương Ngô to bring work to DePaul Art Museum
Vessel of Genealogies, 2016 (Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Wendy Norris) Artists offer Dominican and Vietnamese perspectives in spring exhibitions CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Caribbean and Asian influences will be on display at the DePaul Art Museum this spring with Miami artist Firelei Báez and Chicago artist Hương Ngô.[Read More…]
Sierra Club: City of Chicago Announces Commitment to Transition Public Buildings to 100% Renewable Energy
Mayor Emanuel announces plans to move public municipal operations to 100% clean energy by 2025 CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Sunday announced a commitment to transition Chicago municipal buildings and operations to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2025. Chicago’s commitment represents the largest fleet[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces City Buildings to be Powered by 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2025
Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago Park District, and City Colleges of Chicago all join Mayor’s commitment CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Forest Claypool, Chicago Park District CEO Mike Kelly, Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Eugene Jones, Jr., Fleet and Facility Management Commissioner David[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Brief Advocates a Red Line Against Any Tax Reform Legislation That Cuts Taxes for Wealthiest Americans or Big Corporations
The Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. AP/J. Scott Applewhite Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. The wealthiest Americans and big corporations do not need any more tax cuts, and lawmakers should reject any legislation that cuts taxes for the wealthy and corporate America by even $1,[Read More…]
