Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Tomas Olazabal, of Fresh Meadows, N.Y., was arrested today following his indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Aug. 8, 2013, on multiple tax crimes. According to the indictment,[Read More…]
Day: August 9, 2013
Massachusetts Man Charged with Making Hoax Emergency Services Calls to Elicit Swat Team Response
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. An Athol, Mass., man has been charged in a criminal information with engaging in a practice known as “swatting,” which involves making hoax emergency telephone calls in order to elicit an armed police response (from a SWAT team) for the purpose of harassing someone believed to[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in a Press Conference, August 9, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013 – 3:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking about what I believe should be our number-one priority as a country — building a better bargain for the middle class and for Americans who[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Student Loans Bill Signing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013 – 2:21 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, before I sign this, I just want to say thank you to this extraordinary coalition that helped make this signing possible. I want to thank Chairman Kline, all the members of both House and Senate from both parties that[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery Call for Art for National Juried Exhibit ‘The Machine’
Entry Deadline: August 14th by 10 p.m. CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2013. Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Blvd., Chicago Heights, is calling for artists to submit their work for their National Juried Exhibit ‘The Machine.’ Jurors are Jason Brammer, professional artist and Jason Foumberg, writer and critic, both from Chicago. The[Read More…]
Advocates to Host Google Hangout on Sunday Following CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Documentary on Medical Marijuana With Experts and Several Documentary Guests
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. Ahead of a widely publicized CNN documentary on medical marijuana this Sunday, August 11 at 8pm ET, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has spoken out on the news magazine circuit to humbly apologize for misleading the American public on the issue. Calling the federal government’s policy on medical[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Holds Meeting with Local Mayors
Hanover Park, IL–ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) met with 11 mayors from the 8th Congressional District at the Hanover Park Police Department. Duckworth and the mayors discussed numerous issues including local transportation, flood recovery and how to support local businesses and create jobs. “It was a pleasure[Read More…]
Investigational Malaria Vaccine Found Safe and Protective
NIH vaccine researchers publish results of early-stage clinical trial Bethesda, MD–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. An investigational malaria vaccine has been found to be safe, to generate an immune system response, and to offer protection against malaria infection in healthy adults, according to the results of an early-stage clinical trial published Aug.[Read More…]
NIH Scientists Visualize How Cancer Chromosome Abnormalities Form in Living Cells
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. For the first time, scientists have directly observed events that lead to the formation of a chromosome abnormality that is often found in cancer cells. The abnormality, called a translocation, occurs when part of a chromosome breaks off and becomes attached to another chromosome. The results[Read More…]
AFT, AFT Indiana File Request for All Communications Between Tony Bennett, Jeb Bush’s Foundation, ALEC
Coincides with Bennett-Backer Jeb Bush’s Keynote at ALEC Meeting in Chicago WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. In a call for increased transparency and accountability, the AFT and AFT Indiana yesterday filed public information requests for all communications between former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett and Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence[Read More…]