Day: February 9, 2017

Former Catholic Priest Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Production and Distribution of Child Pornography

DELAWARE–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2017. A former U.S. Navy Lt. Commander and ordained Catholic priest was sentenced to 30 years in prison today for charges involving the sexual exploitation of children, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III[Read More…]

Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, February 9, 2017

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2017 – On Feb. 8, Coalition military forces conducted 29 strikes consisting of 64 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. Syria In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes consisting of 21 engagements using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Near Al Bab,three[Read More…]

UPDATED: Caregivers, Clients to Rally on Valentine’s Day and Tell Governor Rauner to ‘Have a Heart, Support Vital Services’

On eve of Rauner’s budget address, and the vote on controversial overtime rule, people with disabilities, home caregivers and union members to call on governor to end policies that threaten thousands of Illinois residents and the workers on whom they rely. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—UPDATED: Feb. 13, 2017 (Note time change for event)[Read More…]

Drug Policy Alliance: Sessions and the Trump Administration Ignore Bipartisan Consensus in Favor of Drug Policy Reform at Their Own Peril

Senate Votes to Confirm Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney General; Sessions Could Undo Many Obama-Era Reforms Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2017. Tonight the U.S. Senate voted 52 to 47 to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Most Republicans voted for him; most Democrats voted against him. The vote comes after[Read More…]

NOW: ‘In the Name of Justice, We Will Resist a White Male Supremacist Agenda’

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2017. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: In approving Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General, the Republican-dominated Senate showed its true colors. The white nationalism, misogyny and intolerance on view was appalling. When Elizabeth Warren stood up to read from a letter the late Coretta Scott King[Read More…]

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