Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2013. NORML and NORML Foundation are supported by cannabis consumers and other caring citizens. Please see our annual report and help us to keep going strong into 2014 by making an end of the year donation. For a limited time, we are offering two membership deals to[Read More…]
Day: December 26, 2013
Statement by President Obama on H.R. 3304, the ‘National Defense Authorization Action for FY 2014’
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 26, 2013. Today I have signed into law H.R. 3304, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.” I have signed this annual defense authorization legislation because it will provide pay and bonuses for our service members, enhance counterterrorism initiatives abroad, build the security capacity of key[Read More…]
Statement from President Obama and the First Lady on Kwanzaa 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Decembre 26, 2013. Michelle and I extend our best wishes to all those celebrating Kwanzaa this holiday season. Today marks the beginning of the week-long celebration of African American culture through family activities and community festivities that bring attention to Kwanzaa’s seven principles of unity, self-determination, collective work and[Read More…]
UN Hopes to Have Peacekeeping Reinforcements in Strife-torn South Sudan Within 48 Hours
South Sudan–(ENEWSPF)–26 December 2013 – The United Nations hopes to have peacekeeping reinforcements on the ground in strife-torn South Sudan within the next 48 hours, including both troops and critical assets such as helicopters, as it seeks to protect civilians in a conflict that is already estimated to have claimed[Read More…]
UN Agency Condemns Israeli Demolition of Arab Homes, Urges Adherence to International Law
East Jerusalem–(ENEWSPF)–26 December 2013 – The United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees today condemned Israel’s latest demolitions in the West Bank which have displaced 68 people, including 32 children, in the depths of winter, saying it is violating international law and calling on it to abide by its obligations. “Because[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Decembr 21, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 338,000, a decrease of 42,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 380,000. The 4-week moving average was 348,000, an increase of 4,250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Protect Struggling Homeowners
Families Will Have More Time to Utilize Federal Foreclosure Prevention Program CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to protect Illinois homeowners by preventing a lender from selling a home while the homeowner is applying for a federal mortgage assistance program. This legislation is part of Governor Quinn’s[Read More…]
District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Pennsylvania-Based Dairy Firms and Individuals to Prevent Distribution of Foods That Contain Excessive Drug Residue
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 26, 2013. U.S. District Court Judge Kim R. Gibson of the Western District of Pennsylvania has entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Metzler & Sons LLC and Pleasant View Farms Inc., the Justice Department announced today. The permanent injunction was also entered against Rodney L. Metzler,[Read More…]
Texas Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Punching and Breaking Jaw of 79-year-old African American Man
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 26, 2013. Conrad Alvin Barrett, 27, has been charged with a federal hate crime related to a racially-motivated assault of a 79-year-old African American man, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels of the Civil Rights Division along with U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of[Read More…]
Fallen Tenant to be Remembered in Community Vigil on Friday, December 27
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 26, 2013. A candlelight vigil in memory of Astor House tenant Charles Roth, who died after being evicted will be held on Friday, December 27 at 6:30 p.m. outside 1246 W. Pratt. On December 13, BJB Properties evicted four families from the Astor House building at 1246 W. Pratt.[Read More…]