Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Four members of the Two Six Nation street gang and four of their associates have been indicted for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy spanning more than 20 years, as well as murder and drug trafficking charges. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice[Read More…]
Day: August 22, 2014
NATO Secretary General Condemns Entry of Russian Convoy into Ukraine
BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—22 August 2014. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen statement regarding Russian convoy entering Ukraine: I condemn the entry of a Russian so-called humanitarian convoy into Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian authorities and without any involvement of the International Committee of the Red Cross. This is a[Read More…]
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Russian Convoy in Ukraine, Aug. 22, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Today, in violation of its previous commitments and international law, Russian military vehicles painted to look like civilian trucks forced their way into Ukraine. While a small number of these vehicles were inspected by Ukrainian customs officials, most of the vehicles have not been inspected by[Read More…]
Obama Administration Takes Steps to Ensure Women’s Continued Access to Contraception Coverage, While Respecting Religious-based Objections
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Today, the Administration took several steps to help ensure women, whose coverage is threatened, receive coverage for recommended contraceptive services at no additional cost, as they should be entitled to under the Affordable Care Act. The rules, which are in response to recent court decisions, balance[Read More…]
Nestlé Prepared Foods Company Announces Allergy Alert and Voluntary Recall Of LEAN CUISINE® Culinary Collection Chicken with Peanut Sauce
Recall Due to Package Mislabeling Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014. Nestlé Prepared Foods Company, a business unit of Nestlé USA, is initiating the voluntary recall of a limited quantity of LEAN CUISINE® Culinary Collection Chicken with Peanut Sauce/UPC code 13800 10154 because it may contain undeclared shrimp. People who have[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly Marks 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer With Educational Bus Tour
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted an educational bus tour on Thursday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer. Students from the Chicagoland area participated in the tour, which stopped at four locations that played important roles in Chicago’s African American history and the Civil Rights Movement. The[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, August 22, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014. Alliance Members Continue Social Security Birthday Celebrations With Social Security celebrating its 79th birthday last week, Alliance members have been holding events across the country honoring the landmark retirement security program. This week’s events included celebrations with cake and balloons in states such as Iowa, Missouri,[Read More…]
Chicago Jews Say NO! to Israeli War Criminals At Jewish United Fund
Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago members interrupt former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren to say “shame on you” at Jewish United Fund celebration of Israeli war crimes CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. On Thursday, August 21 at 7 p.m. at the Chicago Hilton & Towers Grand Ballroom, 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, members of[Read More…]
Poll Finds Many in U.S. Lack Knowledge About Ebola and Its Transmission
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports no known cases of Ebola transmission in the United States, a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)/SSRS poll released yesterday (August 21, 2014) shows that four in ten (39%) adults in the U.S. are concerned[Read More…]
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Signs Callous Law Criminalizing HIV and AIDS Transmission
New law threatens human rights of Ugandans, violates citizens’ privacy rights and forces testing on pregnant women Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed legislation this week criminalizing the transmission of HIV, a measure that allows doctors to violate confidentiality and disclose their patients’ HIV status without consent[Read More…]
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