Day: February 23, 2017

Noble Capital Markets Initiates Research Coverage on DLH Holdings Corp.

Noble Capital Markets, a leading small-cap focused investment firm, announces the initiation of research coverage of DLH Holdings Corp. /PRNewswire/ — Noble Capital Markets announced today that it has initiated research coverage on DLH Holdings Corp. . The report was issued by Senior Research Analyst, DLH Holdings Corp. is a pure play government services provider of professional healthcare and social services to various government agencies, with concentrations in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Defense.

UPDATE 1-U.S. extends ZTE’s sanctions relief until March 29

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp has been granted a slightly longer reprieve from export restrictions imposed by the U.S. government as it seeks to resolve a probe of alleged violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran. The U.S. Commerce Department extended ZTE’s temporary export license until March 29, the agency said in an online posting on Thursday.

Mattei Makayla, 15, missing from Dumfries home

Makayla was found in the company of Meiti Metsla , 21, who has since been arrested for a Prince William County police felony charge of using a communication device to solicit certain offenses involving children. During the investigation into Makayla’s disappearance, detectives learned of inappropriate online conversations involving Meiti Metsla .

House Democrats’ listening post in Decorah Saturday

Iowa House Democratic Leader Mark Smith and State Representative Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque will visit Decorah for a legislative listening post Saturday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. at the Decorah Public Library. Representatives Smith and Finkenauer will listen to local concerns regarding the recent efforts of House Republicans including State Representative Mike Bergan, State Representative Jane Bloomingdale and State Representative Kristi Hager to lower Iowa’s minimum wage, underfund public schools, raise property taxes and close down women’s health clinics, Smith said.

Arms dealer ‘supplied pre-war guns and ammo to criminals’

Pictured: The woman suspected of murdering Kim Jong-un’s brother poses for a Facebook selfie in a ‘LOL’ shirt – just like the one she wore for his ‘assassination’ Family of college student who drowned in Demi Moore’s swimming pool during a party at her Beverly Hills mansion sue because ‘the pool was not well enough marked’ Service staff reveal the rudest customers they’ve ever met Get off my grass! Protests erupt in LA after off-duty cop was filmed pulling his GUN and opening fire at a gang of teens in scuffle after they ‘walked on his lawn’ As Nasa scientists announce the discovery of a new solar system that has at least three Earth-like planets – is this newly discovered solar system proof we’re not alone? San Jose drowns: 50,000 people are told to leave their homes as entire California neighborhoods sink under water after worst floods for 100 years caused by ‘atmospheric river’ Girl, … (more)

Watch Hearst Conn. reporter at White House press conference

Hearst Connecticut Media Political Reporter Neil Vigdor will participate – via Skype – at the White House daily press briefing on Thursday. Introduced by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer eariler this month, the initiative allows reporters outside Washington, D.C., to pose a question via Skype during formal briefings held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room .

Rep. Bilirakis town hall was beneficial for both sides.

Last night in Land O’ Lakes Republican Congressman Gus Bilirakis of Pasco County met a loud town hall crowd of about 100 people. The main topic was Obamacare and unlike many other GOP who failed to do town hall meetings, Bilirakis did his best to answer any and all the questions asked of him.

Lawsuit Accuses Milwaukee Police Of Abusive Stop And Frisk Practices

Stopping and questioning citizens is a routine police activity but it’s also controversial, especially in communities of color where frisking can quickly follow the questions, and the relationship between police and residents can be tense. Wednesday, the ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee charging that the police department conducts a “vast stop-and-frisk program” that is unconstitutional and targets black and Latino people.

US, Mexico at odds over deportation as top officials meet

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, before his departure to Mexico. President Donald Trump is sending his Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to Mexico on a fence-mending mission made all the more challenging by the actual fence he wants to build on the southern border.

The U.S. Rejected Refugee Anne Frank – Let’s Not Make the Same Mistake Again

Anne Frank would be 87 years old had she not perished in Bergen-Belsen, a Nazi concentration camp in Germany. What words of wisdom might she offer the Trump administration as it crafts its latest iteration of its Muslim and refugee ban? Anne Frank is known for her famous diary, written while she and her family hid from the Gestapo in a “secret annex” of a house in Amsterdam from 1942 to 1944.

Albas: Prime Minister’s comments have encouraged illegal entry to Canada

As much as there has been considerable attention on how the new American administration may impact Canada from an economic perspective, overlooked thus far has been the impact to Canada on illegal refugee entry. As you may be aware in parts of Manitoba and Quebec there has been a significant increase of refugees illegally crossing into Canada creating considerable concern on the overall integrity of Canada’s immigration and refugee system.

Conservatives learn dealing with Trump can be complicated

For the past eight years, thousands of conservative activists have descended on Washington each spring with dreams of putting a Republican in the White House. With Donald Trump’s presidential victory, the future of the conservative movement has become entwined with an unconventional New York businessman better known for his deal-making than any ideological principles.

Two builders pinned down suspected illegal immigrants

Moment two builders grabbed and pinned down suspected Iraqi illegal immigrants as they jumped from the back of a lorry This is the moment two builders grabbed and pinned down a pair of suspected Iraqi illegal immigrants as they jumped from the back of a lorry. Justin Slowley, 47, and Andy Collins, 28, were fitting out new flats in Leigh, Essex, when they overheard a lorry driver yelling ‘danger, danger’.

Democrats Attack Trump For Enforcing Their Own Immigration Law

Immigration: The deportation rules announced this week by Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly were greeted with the expected outrage from the usual suspects. But since when is enforcing the law a crime? In this case, the law that Kelly plans to enforce is the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which was approved by 52 Democrats in the Senate and 202 Democrats in the House in a Democrat-controlled Congress and was signed into law by President Johnson, a Democrat.

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According to George Clooney, Donald Trump is part of the Hollywood elite he has regularly criticized on the campaign trail and after taking office, calling him a “Hollywood elitist” because of the money he receives because of his previous film and television roles. In an interview with Canal+, the actor claimed that Trump benefits from his membership of the Screen Actors Guild and makes a substantial sum each year from it.

Bill would require Iowa universities to check political affiliationa …

DES MOINES, Iowa – In the interest of maintaining “balance in the employment of faculty,” a Republican lawmaker in Iowa has proposed a bill that would make political affiliation a condition of hiring new professors at state universities and require universities to maintain current records of faculty political party affiliation. Under SF288, it would be illegal for the faculty of any Iowa state university to have more than a 10 percent majority in favor of a single political party.

Gun silencers: Safety device or marketing ploy?

Gun silencers: Safety device or marketing ploy? Ed Hughes attributes a good chunk of his hearing loss to his hobbies: hunting and competitive shooting. Check out this story on eveningsun.com: http://on-ydr.co/2lyKdbS The Freedom Armory Machine Works’ Grenadier suppressor adds 8.5 inches on a .45 pistol.

Action urged on Planned Parenthood funding

Human Life Action, which works closely with the US bishops on pro-life legislation, has called upon pro-life Americans to urge their senators to rescind a Title X funding rule that went into effect two days before President Barack Obama left office. The rule prevents states from excluding Planned Parenthood from receiving Title X family planning funds.

Bankrate glossary: Medicaid

Medicaid is a government-sponsored health program designed to ensure that low-income citizens receive quality health care. It caters to over 72.5 million U.S. citizens, including children, senior citizens, parents, pregnant women and people with disabilities.

In Foxx, Trump & DeVos Have a Staunch Education Ally

With control of all three branches of government, Republicans are set on unraveling President Obama’s education legacy and pushing an unprecedented amount of funding and authority back to states. Leading this charge is Rep. Virginia Foxx, the newly appointed chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

The True Story of the Comey Letter Debacle

When F.B.I. director James Comey reopened the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s e-mails in the final days of the campaign, many saw it as a political move that cost Clinton the presidency. But some insiders suspect Comey had a more personal concern: his own legacy.

Amid Backlash, Conservatives Push GOP on Obamacare

President Trump has dismissed the constituent backlash against Republican lawmakers at recent town halls as “planned out by liberal activists.” But with policy items GOP lawmakers have been pushing for years – namely, the repeal of Obamacare – hanging in the balance, conservative groups say they know better.

Senate Democrats seek answers about a Trump higher ed task force

Betsy DeVos greets Sen. Patty Murray before her confirmation hearing on Jan. 17. DeVos took office as education secretary on Feb. 7. Senate Democrats are asking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for details on a higher education task force that the president of Liberty University says the Trump administration has asked him to lead. In a letter to DeVos released Thursday, six lawmakers said they are concerned that there has been no public explanation by the president or the administration about the purview of the task force.

Trump Scraps Protections for Trans Students

President Trump on Wednesday rescinded protections for transgender students that had allowed them to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity, overruling his own education secretary and placing his administration firmly in the middle of the culture wars that many Republicans have tried to leave behind.