Montgomery, Ala. –(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen released the following statement: “Stephen Bannon, a man who led a media empire into becoming what a former Breitbart editor[Read More…]
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South Suburban College to Host ‘Standing Rock’ Presentation on Nov. 22
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. South Suburban College will be hosting a presentation by Frank Esposito on his personal experience at Standing Rock North Dakota from 7:00 – 9:00 pm on November 22 at the college’s main campus in Lecture Hall A. Topics covered will be the history and[Read More…]
Fighting for Firsts: Endangered Species Recoveries in 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 By: Michael Bean, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Endangered species are often associated with “lasts”– the last individual of a species alive, the last time one was sighted or the last to live in the wild. Over the past year, we’ve[Read More…]
CAIR Decries Appointment of Islamophobe, White Nationalist Bannon as Top Trump Strategist
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, last night decried the appointment of anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist and White nationalist “alt-right” extremist Stephen Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor to President-elect Donald Trump. Bannon, formerly head of[Read More…]
DePaul University Cyber-Risk Conference on Nov. 29 Confronts ‘The Speed of Change’
DePaul University’s third annual cyber-risk conference titled “The Speed of Change” will confront the issues of a rapidly changing landscape. The conference will be held Nov. 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 8005 of the DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson Blvd. (Image by iStock) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016[Read More…]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Approves Michigan Plan to Abate Lead Hazards from Flint and Other Impacted Areas in the State with Federal Support
Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a Michigan State Plan Amendment (SPA) today that uses federal and state funding to expand lead abatement activities in the impacted areas of Flint and other areas in Michigan. This targeted and time-limited effort will complement other[Read More…]
New ‘Carbon Trap’ Report: G20 Nations Financed $76 Billion in Coal Development Worldwide
With plans to finance at least $24 billion more, dirty fuel investment guarantees decades of climate pollution and undermines Paris climate agreement goals and shift to clean energy WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. In a glaring conflict with their global climate commitments, the world’s largest economies are continuing to pour billions[Read More…]
Your Weekend in Trump: Paranoia, Racism, and ‘Go To Another State’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016 By Mark Sumner When it comes to spreading fear, divisiveness and discord, Donald Trump works weekends. As Trump moves toward the day of actually painting the White House whiter, he’s begun filling in his cabinet positions. The announcement that perennial Republican whipping boy Reince Priebus would be taking[Read More…]
Cancers Linked to Tobacco Use Make Up 40% of All Cancers Diagnosed in the United States
Adult cigarette smoking is down, but tobacco use is still the most preventable cause of cancer Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. Forty percent of cancers diagnosed in the U.S. may have a link to tobacco use, according to this month’s Vital Signs Report. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualties, Nov. 14, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They died Nov. 12 of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Bagram, Afghanistan. The soldiers were assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st[Read More…]
