Brings Overall Expected Proceeds from Offering to $20.7 Billion and Will Reduce Treasury Common Stock Stake to 15.9 Percent WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it expects to receive an additional $2.7 billion from its underwritten public offering of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) common[Read More…]
Day: September 11, 2012
UN Refugee Chief and Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Visit Displaced Syrians in Jordan
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets with refugees on the Jordanian border minutes after they crossed from Syria. Photo: UNHCR/J. Tanner GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–11 September 2012 – As the number of Syrians fleeing their country continues to increase, the head of the United Nations refugee agency and that body’s special envoy,[Read More…]
Representative Schakowsky’s Statement on 11th Anniversary of September 11th
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement today to recognize the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. “Today, we remember the thousands of lives tragically lost eleven years ago on September 11th, the fallen heroes[Read More…]
U of Toronto-led Team Induces High-temperature Superconductivity in a Semiconductor with Scotch Poster Tape
Paves way for quantum computing and improvements in energy efficiency TORONTO, ON –(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. An international team led by University of Toronto physicists has developed a simple new technique using Scotch poster tape that has enabled them to induce high-temperature superconductivity in a semiconductor for the first time. The[Read More…]
Statement on September 11, 2001 Anniversary from Mary Kay Henry, International President of the Service Employees International Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. On Sept. 11, 2001, 62 members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) perished when hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. Window cleaners, elevator operators, porters, tour guides, state employees, first responders, and[Read More…]
Readout Of Secretary Napolitano’s Visit To New York
NEW YORK CITY–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano was in New York City today to participate in commemorative events honoring 9/11 victims, their families, first responders and rescue workers. “Eleven years later, our memories of those we lost, and our determination to keep America safe, have never[Read More…]
Share My Lesson Website Offers One Lucky Registrant $5,000 Toward Student Loans
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. Share My Lesson, the online collection of teaching resources created by the American Federation of Teachers and TES Connect, announced a new contest today that brings attention to the website and to the problem of student debt. Student loan debt has piled up to an astounding $1[Read More…]
Climate Change Likely to Increase Lake Erie Algae Blooms and ‘Dead Zones,’ According to U-Michigan Ecologist
The green scum shown in this image is the worst algae bloom Lake Erie has experienced in decades. Such blooms were common in the lake’s shallow western basin in the 1950s and 60s. Phosphorus from farms, sewage, and industry fertilized the waters so that huge algae blooms developed year after[Read More…]
FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Launch New Representation and Warranty Framework
Increased Transparency and Certainty for Lenders Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2012. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are launching a new representation and warranty (rep and warranty) framework for conventional loans sold or delivered on or after Jan. 1, 2013. The new[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health to Celebrate Poderosas: Champions of Latina Health in Congress
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) will honor the Latina members of Congress for their tireless support of women’s health and rights on Wednesday, September 12, in Washington, DC. The Congresswomen who will be honored are Rep.[Read More…]