Day: August 11, 2014

MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Obstruction of Child Sex Trafficking Laws

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Victor Manuel Contreras, 29, of Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for obstructing and interfering with the enforcement of federal child sex trafficking laws. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]

Russian National Arraigned on Indictment for Distributing Credit Card Data Belonging to Thousands of Card Holders

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. A Russian national indicted for hacking into point of sale systems at retailers throughout the United States and operating websites that distributed credit card data of thousands of credit card holders appeared on Friday for arraignment in U.S. federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan[Read More…]

Readout of Vice President Biden’s Call with Iraqi President Fuad Masum, August 11, 2014

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Vice President Biden called Iraqi President Fuad Masum this morning to discuss the ongoing government formation process in Baghdad and to express the United States’ full support for his role as guarantor of the Iraqi Constitution. President Masum discussed with the Vice President the nomination of[Read More…]

HumanThread Foundation to Present ‘Away From This Inverted World’ Art Exhibition Beginning August 15

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. The HumanThread Foundation will present the ‘Away From This Inverted World’ art exhibition featuring: Cleveland Dean, Dominic Sansone, Lara Nguyen & Corinna Button. The exhibit will open on Friday, August 15 and run through September 5. A Gallery Opening/Artists’ reception with live performances and refreshments will be[Read More…]

Medical Marijuana Advocates Run Ads on Chronic Pain in USA Today NFL Special Editions Across the Country

Americans for Safe Access and Leafly team up to educate public on therapeutic effects of cannabis for chronic pain Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy organization, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), has teamed up with the world’s largest cannabis information resource, Leafly, to run advertisements starting[Read More…]

Evanston Censorship Struggle Challenges Taboo on Palestinian Narrative and False Call for ‘Balance;’ Book Reading by Palestinian Author Ali Abunimah will Take Place Tonight

Evanston Public Library director Karen Danzig Lyons reverses cancellation of event in wake of First Amendment outcry, as organizers brace for opposition to Palestinian author. EVANSTON, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. After a pitched struggle between peace activists and Evanston Public Library staff, a book reading and community forum with Palestinian author,[Read More…]

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