SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: Lt. j.g. Samuel R. Boyle, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) The Mercy-class Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, received five critical patients around 8 p.m. Oct. 4, from Ryder Memorial Hospital in Humacao, Puerto[Read More…]
Day: October 5, 2017
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes Rule to Stop Payday Debt Traps
Lenders Must Determine If Consumers Have the Ability to Repay Loans That Require All or Most of the Debt to be Paid Back at Once WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored by: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today finalized a rule that is aimed[Read More…]
Americans in Rural Areas More Likely to Die by Suicide
Suicide rates for rural counties consistently higher than urban counties from 2001-2015 Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored by: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) Rural counties consistently had higher suicide rates than metropolitan counties from 2001-2015, according to data released today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[Read More…]
U.S. Service Members Killed in Niger, Africom Officials Announce
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 5, 2017 By: DoD News Three U.S. service members and a service member from a partner nation were killed in southwestern Niger yesterday, U.S. Africa Command officials said. Two other U.S. service members were injured and were evacuated in stable condition to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, Africom[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on DOJ Rescinding Title VII Protections for Transgender Workers
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored by: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed a federal government policy yesterday that clarified that transgender people are protected from sex discrimination in the workplace under Title VII. James Esseks, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBT & HIV Project,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Reaches $1 Million Settlement with Suburban Construction Company for Falsifying Payroll Records on Public Works Projects
Madigan’s Settlement Addresses Contractors’ Alleged Abuse of State’s Prevailing Wage Laws Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017. Authored by: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced a $1 million settlement with A. Lamp Concrete Contractors Inc. (A. Lamp), a construction company based in suburban Schaumburg, for failing to[Read More…]
Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly Leads House Democrats in Calling for Action to Save American Lives
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: Office of Congresswoman Robin Kelly Congresswoman Robin Kelly joined House Democrats to demand action to save American lives from gun violence. A united House Democratic caucus called on Speaker Ryan to establish a Select Committee on gun violence prevention, allow a vote on the[Read More…]
Edgar’s Place Coffeehouse to Host Song Sisters on Saturday, October 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017. Edgar’s Place Coffee House will host the Song Sisters on Saturday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. Edgar’s Place is located at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest Amy Dixon-Kolar, Patti Shaffner, and Sue Fink are singer/songwriter friends who discovered[Read More…]
Fall Rummage Sale at UUCC in Park Forest on Saturday, October 28
Donations accepted through Friday, October 22 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC) will hold a Fall Rummage Sale on Saturday, October 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds from the Rummage Sale will help UUCC raise funds to offset its flood related expenses. We[Read More…]
Rulemaking Sets Stage for Trump and Zinke to Eliminate or Gut BLM Methane Rule
Move puts short-term oil and gas profits before taxpayers and public health Taos, NM—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: Western Environmental Law Center The Trump administration is expected to propose a new rule today to delay implementation of the BLM methane rule that curbs waste and pollution from the oil and gas[Read More…]