CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2016. A federal grand jury has indicted City of Chicago Alderman WILLIE B. COCHRAN on charges he pocketed money from a charitable fund that was intended to help families and children in his South Side ward. The 15-count indictment alleges that Cochran used money from the 20th[Read More…]
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Hearing Loss Prevalence Declining in U.S. Adults Aged 20 to 69 Years
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. Hearing loss among U.S. adults aged 20 to 69 has declined over the last decade, even as the number of older Americans continues to grow. These findings, published today in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, also confirm that hearing loss is strongly associated with age and[Read More…]
Trump Grill Gets a Bad Review and Donald Just Can’t Keep His Twitter Finger Still
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016 By Laura Clawson The president-elect is once again spending his time worrying about the truly important things affecting the fate of our nation. Like a bad restaurant review. Yes, after Vanity Fair ran a review titled “Trump Grill Could Be the Worst Restaurant in America,” Trump had a[Read More…]
Putin Involved in Election Hack and Trump May Have Known
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016 By Egberto Willies This story is getting bigger, and it would not surprise me if it ultimately becomes the 21st century Watergate. There are just too many Russian and Vladimir Putin connections. CIA evidence continues to point to Putin’s involvement in the 2016 election hack. Worse,[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Dec. 10, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 254,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 258,000. The 4-week moving average was 257,750, an increase of 5,250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Matt Lee-Ashley on Nomination of Rep. Zinke as Interior Secretary
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. Center for American Progress Senior Fellow and Director of Public Lands Matt Lee-Ashley issued the following statement on the nomination of Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to be the next interior secretary: Rep. Zinke is a coal executive’s dream nominee. He has been on a one-man[Read More…]
The Government and Private Sector Should Partner to Combat Seafood Slavery
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. Recent in-depth investigations have exposed horrific and widespread human rights abuses in the global fishing industry. According to reporting by the Associated Press, The New York Times, and other major news outlets, much of the fish that winds up on U.S. tables is caught and[Read More…]
Military Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2016
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq 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 on initial[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Charges McHenry County Man for Theft and Bank Fraud After Luring Couple into Mortgage Refinancing Scam
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against a McHenry County man for defrauding a couple who was struggling to keep their home by deceiving them with a mortgage refinancing scam. Carlos Meza, 56, of Lake in the Hills, was arraigned earlier today in McHenry County[Read More…]
Democratic Senators Call on Trump Education Secretary Nominee DeVos to Pay $5.3 Million in Unpaid Fines for Election Violations
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2016. Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced that they are calling on President-elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, to ensure payment of the $5.3 million in fines and penalties owed[Read More…]
