Day: December 29, 2014

Number of People Affected by Ebola Tops 20,000 – UN Health Agency

UNMEER Head Anthony Banbury (right) meeting with local community and religious leaders in Kouremale, Guinea, to discuss Ebola response. Photo: UNMEER/Martine Perret GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–29 December 2014 – The head of the United Nations Ebola emergency response mission is set to open a treatment facility in Liberia near the Sierra Leonean border[Read More…]

City of Chicago Offers Christmas Tree Recycling From January 3 – January 17

Seasonal City Program Provides Chicagoans with an Easy and Environmentally-Friendly Tree Disposal Service CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, along with the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) in partnership with the Chicago Park District, today announced that the City’s annual Christmas tree recycling program will run from Saturday,[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Continued Efforts to Protect Consumers from Deceptive Business Practices

Week Long Undercover Investigation Targeted ‘Notarios’ to Ensure Consumers Are Protected from Predatory Business Practices CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) today announced the results of a third investigation of immigration service providers in 2014. This investigation of immigration service[Read More…]

Governor Quinn Signs Law to Combat Cyberbullying

Also Signs Legislation to Terminate Pension Benefits of Public Employees Convicted of Felonies CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law that makes it a crime to distribute private images without a person’s consent. The law seeks to combat the growing epidemic whereby former romantic partners[Read More…]

Third Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Ocean Shipping Services for Cars and Trucks

Company Agrees to Pay $59.4 Million Criminal Fine Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2014. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), a Japanese corporation, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $59.4 million criminal fine for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices, allocate customers, and rig bids of international ocean[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Loopholes in Military Lending Act Rules Rack Up Costs for Servicemembers

CFPB Backs Department of Defense Proposal to Broaden the Rules for Greater Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2014.  Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report highlighting how loopholes in the current Military Lending Act rules are racking up costs for servicemembers. According to the report, these gaps[Read More…]

University of Oregon and Florida State University Presidents Join Fight to End Fanconi Anemia, Challenge Fans to Donate

Dave Frohnmayer Rare but devastating disease connects universities EUGENE, Ore. –-(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2014 – The presidents of the University of Oregon and Florida State University have joined forces prior to the Rose Bowl Game to raise awareness and funds for research into a rare but devastating disease that has connected[Read More…]

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