Day: May 9, 2016

Weekly Address: Happy Mother’s Day From President Obama

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Hello, everybody.  In our house, everybody knows that President is only the third-most important job in the family.  So this weekend, I’m going to take a little extra time to say thank you to Michelle for the remarkable way she does the most important job: being a mom.  And[Read More…]

Brighter Era Depends on Advancing Sustainable Development while Empowering Women, Young People, Secretary-General Tells University Event in Mauritius

New York-(ENEWSPF)- Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the University of Mauritius, in Port Louis today: Mo bien contente visite sa jolie paie Maurice et surout joine banne jeunes de Universite de Maurice.  [I’m happy to be in beautiful Mauritius and with the young people[Read More…]

Joint Investigative Mechanism for Syria Visits Damascus

New York-(ENEWSPF)- The investigators of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, mandated to identify those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria, pursuant to Security Council resolution 2235 (2015), visited Damascus last week.  They met with Syrian authorities and reviewed information related to the nine cases that were identified for in-depth[Read More…]

Interior Secretary Asked to Revoke Oklahoma Oil, Gas Leases

Oklahoma City-(ENEWSPF)- The Center for Biological Diversity today requested that the Bureau of Land Management pull 11 public fossil fuel leases sold last month in Oklahoma and Kansas over concerns that fracking and underground injection of oil wastewater could increase the risk of earthquakes in these areas, threatening the physical[Read More…]

Justice Department Permanently Shuts Down International “Psychic” Mail Fraud Scheme

Fraudsters Allegedly Scammed Victims Out of More Than $180 Million Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a consent decree on Friday that permanently barred eight individuals and entities from operating an alleged international multi-million dollar mail-fraud scheme in the name of alleged psychics[Read More…]

Forest Preserves Of Cook County To Host Nature Block Party

Annual event to include tree hikes, bird walk Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Forest Preserves of Cook County invites the public to discover the flora and fauna of the urban preserves with a special day of activities during the annual Nature Block Party on Saturday, May 14. During the event, attendees[Read More…]

Artistic view of the accretion disc surrounding V404 Cygni

Intense Wind Found In The Neighbourhood Of A Black Hole

Southampton, UK-(ENEWSPF)- An international team of astrophysicists, including Professor Phil Charles from the University of Southampton, have detected an intense wind from one of the closest known black holes to the Earth. During observations of V404 Cygni, which went into a bright and violent outburst in June 2015 after more[Read More…]

Caseville Woman Pleads Guilty To Armed Robbery Of Convenience Store

Case Is One of Many Brought as a Result of United States Attorney’s Metro-East Armed Robbery Initiative Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On May 6, 2016, Jenna M. McGlasson, a twenty-eight year old Caseyville, Illinois, woman pled guilty in federal district court to an Indictment charging her with Interference with Commerce by Robbery and[Read More…]

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