SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based[Read More…]
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Greenpeace: Senate Moves Tillerson Questions Behind Closed Doors After Protests
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. In response to the second day of questions to Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson allegedly occurring behind closed doors with Senators, Greenpeace USA Climate Liability Campaigner Naomi Ages said: “After four activists confronted Rex Tillerson and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, the Senators have[Read More…]
Fight for $15: CEO of Rigged Economy Has No Business as Labor Secretary
Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s Cooks, Cashiers in Two-Dozen Cities to Protest Trump’s Pick Ahead of Senate Hearings; Fast-Food Mogul Andy Puzder Opposes Minimum Wage Hikes, Steals Workers’ Pay, Violates Overtime Laws, and Forces Employees onto Public Assistance Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. In the run up to the Senate confirmation hearing of[Read More…]
First-Ever National Report on How Solitary Confinement Harms People With Physical Disabilities
Wheelchairs, Braille Materials, Hearing Aids, and Other Vital Devices Are Often Denied in Solitary NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union published the first-ever nationwide report documenting the special dangers of solitary confinement for people who are blind or deaf, can’t walk without assistance, or have other[Read More…]
Volunteers Across Illinois Set To Make Martin Luther King Day A ‘Day On, Not A Day Off’
Illinois also seeking nominations for the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Governor Bruce Rauner has proclaimed January 16, 2017 as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in the state of Illinois. The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Serve Illinois) today encouraged people across[Read More…]
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Syrian Officials In Connection With Regime’s Use Of Chemical Weapons On Civilians
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action in response to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – United Nations (UN) Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) findings that the Syrian regime used industrial chlorine as a[Read More…]
FDA Warns Cancer Patients Not to Use PNC-27 Products for Treatment
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or use PNC-27, a product promoted and sold through http://PNC27.com, as a treatment or cure for cancer. An FDA laboratory discovered the bacteria Variovorax paradoxus in a PNC-27 solution sample for inhalation. Consumers who[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Survey Finds Over One-In-Four Consumers Contacted By Debt Collectors Feel Threatened
CFPB Also Releases Study of Consumer Risks in Online Debt Sales, Consumer Stories of Debt Collection Experiences WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report released today found that over one-in-four consumers contacted by debt collectors felt threatened. The report was drawn from the first-ever national[Read More…]
Volkswagen AG Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $4.3 Billion in Criminal and Civil Penalties; Six Volkswagen Executives and Employees are Indicted in Connection with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests
VW to Pay $2.8 Billion Criminal Fine in Guilty Plea and $1.5 Billion Settlement of Civil Environmental, Customs and Financial Violations; Monitor to Be Appointed to Oversee the Parent Company Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2017. Volkswagen AG (VW) has agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts and pay a[Read More…]
Two Arrested In Park Forest In Connection With Vehicular Hijackings, Armed Robberies
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police announced the arrest of two men in connection with vehicular hijackings and armed robberies in the multi-family areas near Western Avenue and Main Street. According to a statement released by the Park Forest Police Department, between December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2017, “two[Read More…]
