GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2018 – At least 13 Syrians, including two children, lost their lives to freezing temperatures in eastern Lebanon as they tried to enter the country from Syria, United Nations humanitarian agencies have reported. “More children could be among the dead as residents in the area and the Lebanese[Read More…]
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Durbin, Duckworth, Senate Dems Slam Trump Administration For Unprecedented, Harmful Medicaid Changes
WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2018. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and 29 Senate Democrats sent a letter to Acting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Eric Hargan expressing serious concern with recent administrative actions and calling into question the Trump Administration’s decision to approve state Medicaid waivers[Read More…]
Near-Record Warm Temperatures Fuel Deadly, Costly Weather Events in 2017 – UN
GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–18 January 2018 – The upward trend in global temperatures marked by record-shattering warmth in 2015 and 2016 kept pace last year, with the United Nations weather agency warning Thursday that continued pressure on the Arctic in 2017 will have “profound and long-lasting repercussions on sea levels, and on weather[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Report: White Supremacist Murders More Than Doubled in 2017
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 201. The number of white supremacist murders in the United States more than doubled in 2017 compared to the previous year, far surpassing murders committed by domestic Islamic extremists and making 2017 the fifth deadliest year on record for extremist violence since 1970. In its annual[Read More…]
New Chair of Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts Advisory Board Aims to Give Voice to Students
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018. Chicagoan Gwen Cohen, the new chair of a citizen’s advisory board to Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), is not a professional performer. As first vice president and wealth advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, her expertise really is in serving the financial needs of[Read More…]
Millions Drink Alcohol At Dangerously High Levels
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Millions of Americans drink alcohol at dangerously high levels. Are you one of these? Nearly 32 million adults in the United States (13 percent of the U.S. population aged 18 and older) consumed more than twice the number of drinks considered binge drinking on at least one occasion,[Read More…]
Chicago Leaders Gather to Commemorate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Honor Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. at 32nd Annual Interfaith Breakfast
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and keynote speaker Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. today joined city leaders and civic and religious community members at the 32nd Annual Interfaith Breakfast to honor the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year, Chicago hosts the ceremony to[Read More…]
Court Approves Distribution of Over $190 Million to Illinois Consumers in Settlement Over Fixed Prices for LCD Screens
Consumers Who Filed Claims Will Receive Checks in the First Quarter of This Year Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that consumers will soon begin receiving payments from an approximately $190 million settlement with manufacturers of liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturers. The payments are part of settlements Madigan’s[Read More…]
Chicago Heights Community Invited to Attend Celebration of Prairie State College’s 60th Anniversary
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018. Prairie State College (PSC) is welcoming members of the Chicago Heights community to campus for an evening of networking, fun, and a chance to learn more about PSC, as part of the college’s 60th anniversary celebrations in 2018. The ‘Open House’ style event is scheduled from[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018. The Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Spc. Javion Shavonte Sullivan, 24, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, died January 8 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident. Sullivan was assigned to the 16th Signal[Read More…]
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