Day: May 30, 2014

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Releases Deadly Force Report and Revised Use of Force Policies

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2014.  Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a report on the agency’s use of force policies and practices completed over a year ago by a respected independent think tank, the Police Executive Research Forum, along with a revised Use of Force Policies Handbook that incorporates the report’s[Read More…]

ACLU Statement on Final Ruling Invalidating Medicare Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Patients

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2014.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Departmental Appeals Board ruled today that that Medicare’s policy of categorically excluding coverage of sex-reassignment surgery, regardless of a person’s individual medical conditions and needs, is unreasonable and contrary to contemporary science and medical standards of care. The[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan: Lawmakers Pass Bill to Protect Low Wage Workers

Springfield—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today praised lawmakers for passing legislation that puts in place protections for low wage workers who receive their wages on a payroll card, an increasingly common method of payment used by Illinois employers. The bill will provide important protections for workers against unreasonable[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan: Stephenson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Disseminating Child Pornography

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Freeport man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for disseminating child pornography. The defendant’s arrest was part of Madigan’s “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online.[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, May 30, 2014

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s Travel to Warsaw, Paris, and Normandy Transatlantic Diplomatic Fellowship Program Visitors SYRIA American Citizen Involved in Suicide Bombing / Concern about Foreign Fighters BENGHAZI Congressional Subpoena PALESTINIANS No Decisions on U.S. Engagement before Formation of Interim Government ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS U.S.[Read More…]

DEA Employee and Contractor Husband Plead Guilty to False Statements in Kidnapping Hoax

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2014. Nydia L. Perez and John A. Soto, both 44, of Haymarket, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to law enforcement officials in federal court on Friday, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director[Read More…]

Federal Inmate Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murder of a U.S. Correctional Officer

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 30, 2014. Federal inmate James Ninete Leon Guerrero, 48, of Guam, was sentenced today to serve life in prison for the murder of United States Correctional Officer Jose Rivera, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner of the[Read More…]

FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Arthritis Drug Celecoxib

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Celebrex (celecoxib) capsules, a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, short-term (acute) pain, and other conditions. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries received approval to market celecoxib capsules in 50 milligram, 100 mg, 200 mg, and[Read More…]

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