Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011 – 2:15 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for coming to the White House for your daily briefing. I have no announcements at the top, so we’ll go straight to questions. Julie. Q Thank you. The new budget projections that[Read More…]
Day: September 1, 2011
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, September 1, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA No Syrian Response to U.S. Designations Seen Reports of Resignation of District Attorney in Hama Syrian Opposition Ambassador Ford Maintains Broad Range of Contacts U.S. Calls on Syrian Security Forces to End Reign of Intimidation European Union UN Security Council[Read More…]
Syria: Senior UN Official Voices Alarm at Ongoing Abuses Against Journalists
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 September 2011. The head of the United Nations agency defending press freedom has voiced her alarm at continuing abuses committed against journalists in Syria and called on authorities to respect basic human rights, including the right to freedom of expression. The concern expressed by Irina Bokova, the Director-General[Read More…]
At Paris Conference, Secretary General Ban Pledges UN Support for Democratic and Stable Libya
PARIS–(ENEWSPF)–1 September 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the continued assistance of the United Nations in helping Libya tackle its humanitarian challenges, as well as in building a democratic and stable nation once the current conflict is over. Six months after the world leaders met to agree on joint action to prevent[Read More…]
Gay + Black = Likable: U of T Study Suggests Sexual Orientation Unconsciously Affects Our Impressions of Others
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. Studies by psychologists at the University of Toronto reveal that when it comes to white men, being straight may make you more likable but in the case of black men, gays have a likeability edge. In one study, 22 women and nine men viewed 104 photos[Read More…]
SEIU: Alabama Law Threatens Justice Everywhere
Civil Rights Leaders To Rally Against Alabama Law in Birmingham, AL Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 1, 2011. Statement by SEIU International Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina: “In a letter from the Birmingham jail where he was detained after being arrested during a demonstration in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote: ‘Injustice anywhere is[Read More…]
Report: Roundup is Everywhere in Air, Water
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. In what’s being called “groundbreaking” research out of Mississippi and Iowa, the weed killer known as Roundup has been found to be virtually everywhere in air and water. This comes on the heels of the June report that shows Roundup, the world’s best-selling and most unregulated pesticide,[Read More…]
Wooden Rattle Recalled by Manhattan Group Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a[Read More…]
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson Conducts Sea Floor Surveys to Keep Shipping Safe Along Long Island Coast
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson continues today on a three-month survey of the sea floor off the coast of New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as part of a multi-year effort to update nautical charts for Block Island Sound and keep large[Read More…]
Frequency Of Marijuana Use Associated With Lower Prevalence Of Obesity, Study Says
“People using cannabis are less likely to be obese than people who do not use cannabis,” authors say Colombes, France–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. The prevalence of obesity in the general population is sharply lower among marijuana consumers than it is among nonusers, according to an analysis published online this week in[Read More…]