Drug Policy Alliance to be Honored With A New Way of Life’s Community Champion Award Los Angeles—(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013 – Orange is the New Black star Vicky Jeudy will join Sean Patrick Thomas, Fringe’s Lance Reddick, Lennie James (Low Winter Sun), and Kearran Giovanni (Major Crimes), as presenters for CNN[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Statement from Governor Pat Quinn on the Passing of President Nelson Mandela
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday released the following statement on the passing of President Nelson Mandela: “Nelson Mandela once said, ‘Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.’ Few 20th century figures changed the world as much as Nelson Mandela. “Despite 27 years[Read More…]
November 2013 Unemployment Rate Declines (7.0%), Payroll EmploymentIincreases (+203,000)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. The unemployment rate declined from 7.3 percent to 7.0 percent in November, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 203,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in transportation and warehousing, health care, and manufacturing. Household Survey Data Both the number of unemployed[Read More…]
Press Availability by Secretary of State Kerry at Ben Gurion International Airport, Dec. 6, 2013
Tel Aviv, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. SECRETARY KERRY: We’re here this morning just outside of Tel Aviv, but our hearts are in Johannesburg with all the millions of people who loved Nelson Mandela. Madiba’s long walk to freedom gave new meaning to character and to courage, to forgiveness, and to human[Read More…]
Information Technology Specialist at National Science Foundation Pleads Guilty to Stealing $90,000 from Government
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. An information technology specialist working for the National Science Foundation (NSF) pleaded guilty late yesterday to theft of government property totaling more than $90,000, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the[Read More…]
New York Antiques Dealer Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Wildlife Smuggling
Wang Smuggled Artfacts Carved from Rhinoceros Horns from New York to China Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. Qiang Wang, aka Jeffrey Wang, a New York antiques dealer, was sentenced in federal court in Manhattan today to 37 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy[Read More…]
Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden on U.S.-Korea Relations and the Asia-Pacific
Seoul, Republic of Korea–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013 – 2:46 P.M. (Local) VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you very much, Mr. President, for that generous introduction. And what a great honor it is to be here at such a fine university. I was telling the president and[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, December 5, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013 – 1:46 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Hello, friends. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here. Before I take your questions I have a couple of toppers. The first — which goes with this graphic — today, as part of our daily effort to highlight the benefits of[Read More…]
Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Identifies 30 Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors
Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt: Disclosure moves us forward on a path toward healing MINNESOTA—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. By: Most Reverend John C. Nienstedt Over the last several decades, some clergy members of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis unfortunately have violated the sacred trust placed in them by children,[Read More…]
South Africa: Nelson Mandela’s Death a Tremendous Loss
Johannesburg–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. The death of Nelson Mandela on December 5, 2013, is a tremendous loss, not only for South Africa, but for the world. Mandela, who led the decades-long struggle against apartheid in South Africa, was jailed for 27 years for his activism. Released in 1990, Mandela became South[Read More…]
