Month: April 2017

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ACLU Releases Report on Trump’s 100 Days

WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017.  The American Civil Liberties Union released today a report of the civil rights and civil liberties record in the first 100 days of the Trump administration. These include the unconstitutional Muslim ban, the failed Affordable Care Act repeal, and the repeated attacks on LGBT rights. The[Read More…]

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Attorney General Madigan: Legislation to Strengthen Hate Crimes Law Passes Illinois House

Madigan Applauds Support for Legislation Following Hate Crimes Summit with Civil Rights Leaders on Impact of Federal Immigration Executive Orders Chicago — (ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the Illinois House passed legislation to strengthen Illinois’ hate crimes law. House Bill 3711 would better protect Illinois residents[Read More…]

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Supervision Finds Some Student Loan and Mortgage Servicers Illegally Fail to Provide Protections to Borrowers

Bureau Recovered $6.1 Million for 16,000 Consumers Harmed By Auto Loan Originators Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2017.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced that its recent supervisory work has found that some student loan and mortgage servicers are violating the law by failing to provide struggling borrowers with[Read More…]

Recall of Frozen Hash Browns Now Includes Wegman’s Retail Brand Frozen Hash Browns Due to Possible Inclusion of Golf Ball Materials

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2017.  McCain Foods USA, Inc. announced today it is expanding the voluntary recall of retail, frozen hash brown products that may contain golf ball materials, specifically hard plastic or rubber pieces, that despite our stringent supply standards may have been inadvertently harvested with potatoes used to[Read More…]

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Three Family Members in North Suburban Chiropractic Group Sentenced to Federal Prison

$10.8 Million Fraud Scheme Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A north suburban chiropractor and his brother and father have been sentenced to federal prison terms in connection with a phony billing scheme that bilked insurance carriers out of more than $10.8 million. DR. VLADIMIR GORDIN JR., VLADIMIR GORDIN SR., and ALEXSANDER GORDIN, operated[Read More…]

Drug Policy Alliance

First Supervised Consumption Services Bill to Win a Legislative Vote in U.S. Passes the California Assembly Public Safety Committee

Bill Strongly Supported by Treatment Organizations, Including California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM), California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives (CAADPE), and Others CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2017. The Drug Policy Alliance’s bill, AB 186 (Eggman), made history as the first ever state bill on supervised consumption services (SCS) to win[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues $1.25 Million Fine to Servicemember Auto Lender for Violating Consent Order

Auto Loan Company Failed to Provide Redress for Illegal Collection Tactics Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2017.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against Security National Automotive Acceptance Company (SNAAC), an auto lender specializing in loans to servicemembers, for violating a Bureau consent order. In 2015, the CFPB[Read More…]

Opening May 19th, 2017: Vietnam Transformed: The Art of Richard J. Olsen as Symbolic Reality at the National Veterans Art Museum

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2017.  The National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) presents its newest exhibition–Vietnam Transformed: The Art of Richard J. Olsen as Symbolic Reality. The exhibition features work spanning the artist’s career, and will be on view from May 19th to August 12th, 2017. In collaboration with curators Andrew and Hathia[Read More…]

Department of Justice

Hammond Man Sentenced To 300 Months Imprisonment For Child Pornography

Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana Clifford D. Johnson announced that Mark Nagel, 37, of Hammond, Indiana was sentenced before Hammond District Court Judge Rudy Lozano after pleading guilty to two counts of producing child pornography. Nagel was sentenced to 300 months imprisonment followed[Read More…]

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Antidepressant May Enhance Drug Delivery To The Brain

NIH rat study suggests amitriptyline temporarily inhibits the blood-brain barrier, allowing drugs to enter the brain Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- New research from the National Institutes of Health found that pairing the antidepressant amitriptyline with drugs designed to treat central nervous system diseases, enhances drug delivery to the brain by inhibiting the[Read More…]

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