WASHINGTON, D.C.(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today decried President Donald Trump’s pledge to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits churches from engaging in political activities such as endorsing or campaigning for political candidates. SEE: Trump[Read More…]
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Russia Sanctions Lifted; Trump Plots War with Iran, with Russia Joining In
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 By Keith Pickering Serious, disturbing, frightening developments today: 1. The Trump administration lifted sanctions against Russia that had prevented US companies from exporting high-tech gear to Russia. Essentially it is now legal for US companies to sell spy gear to the Russian spy agency. This is the same Russian[Read More…]
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Recalls Mickey Mouse Nightlights Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 Recall Summary: Name of product: Happy Holidays! Mickey Mouse Nightlights Hazard: Liquid from the nightlight can leak onto the electrical outlet, posing a fire hazard. Consumer Contact: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US, Inc. toll-free at 844-722-1444 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET Monday through[Read More…]
Barnes & Noble Recalls Power Adapters Sold with NOOK Tablet 7 Due to Shock Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 Recall Summary: Name of product: NOOK® Tablet 7” Hazard: The power adapter casing can break when plugged into an electrical outlet, exposing its metal prongs, posing an electric shock hazard. Consumer Contact: Barnes & Noble toll-free at 877-886-5025 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET, Monday[Read More…]
Black History Month: Exploring African American Heritage at National Parks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 Harriet Tubman National Historical Park commemorates the work and later years of Harriet Tubman, the fearless Underground Railroad conductor and active proponent of women’s suffrage and other causes. The park is located at the site where Tubman lived and worshiped in Auburn, New York, caring for[Read More…]
Robert’s Rules of Order Seminar at South Suburban College on Friday, February 10
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. South Suburban College will host a 3-hour Seminar on Robert’s Rules of Order on February 10 from 6:00-9:00pm in the MB Financial Room at the college’s main campus. Robert’s Rules of Order is a book that is intended to be a guide for conducting[Read More…]
Study Finds American ISIS Fighters Likely to Be U.S. Born, Engaged in Society
Research challenges widely held assumptions about American face of ISIS CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. A new study from the Chicago Project on Security and Threats at the University of Chicago and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Counter-Terrorism Policy Center finds striking patterns among individuals in the United States considered ISIS supporters,[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center: Trump’s Planned Changes to Government’s ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Program are Politically Motivated, Dangerous
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. The following statement is by Heidi Beirich, director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project. “The changes that President Trump is reportedly considering to the government’s Countering Violent Extremism program are dangerously misguided, for two important reasons. “First, by changing the name to Countering Violent Islamic Extremism, he is[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth to Defense Secretary Mattis: Stand Up to Trump’s Executive Order, American Troops Are at Risk
WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called on U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis to stand up to President Trump’s executive order (EO), which endangers both our national security and the safety of our currently-deployed troops by limiting travel from certain Muslim-majority countries.[Read More…]
Independent Federal Investigation of Potentially Illegal Trump Travel Ban Launched at Senators Duckworth & Durbin’s Request
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. Following a request from U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) launched an investigation into the Federal Government’s chaotic and potentially illegal implementation of President Trump’s “travel ban” executive order.[Read More…]
