Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. President Obama and President Funes discussed wide range of issues in bilateral meetings during the President’s visit to San Salvador. The Presidents underscored the deep and strong ties between the United States and El Salvador and highlighted the partnership between our two countries to strengthen[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. President Obama believes that advancing the human rights of minorities and the marginalized is a fundamental American value. The President was pleased to announce during his trip to Brazil that he and President Rousseff agreed to promote respect for the human rights of lesbian, gay,[Read More…]
Joint Statement on the Rights of LGBT Persons at the UN Human Rights Council
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011. At the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva 85 countries joined a Joint Statement entitled “Ending Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations Based On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.” This follows previous statements on the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 23, 2011 (11:00 EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011 – Update as of 11:00 A.M. EDT. Workers continued efforts on Wednesday to restore offsite power to six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. External power was available Wednesday at reactors 2, 3, 5 and 6, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum said, but has not[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Fukushima Nuclear Accident Update, 23 March 2011 (01:10 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–23 March 2011 – 01:10 UTC Restoring Power to Fukushima Daiichi Without electrical power, cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi’s six reactors cannot operate. Many of the problems facing the nuclear power plant stem from the loss of electrical power at the site following the massive earthquake and tsunami on[Read More…]
Two Arrested During Dogfight in Progress
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011— Bond has been set at $100,000 for one man, and $50,000 for another after both were arrested during a dogfight in progress, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Tuesday. Earl Johnson, 31, of the 1400 block of Marquette in Chicago, has been charged with dogfighting and[Read More…]
Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies
Los Angeles, California—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2011. Academy award winning film star Elizabeth Taylor died today of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The actress was 79. According to her publicist, Sally Morrison, Ms. Taylor was surrounded by her children: Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd, and Maria[Read More…]
Everyone Suffers When Pols Collide
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Earlier this evening, I was doing my (hopefully-regular-into-my-second-straight-week-again-finally) 30 minutes on the treadmill at Quality Classic Health and Fitness Center, DownTown Park Forest. Yes, that was a commercial for Earl and Alia. I was reading the report of the Illinois Municipal Assistance Program prepared by the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Funes of El Salvador in Joint Press Conference
El Salvador–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011 – 3:00 P.M. CST PRESIDENT FUNES: (As translated.) Thank you so much for your presence. Thank you to all the friends of the press, both domestic and international. First of all, I would like to thank President Obama for his visit, and also to his family[Read More…]
USGS: 6.0 M Earthquake Hits Babuyan Island Region, Philippines
Location of the reported quake. (Source: USGS) BABUYAN ISL REGION, PHILIPPINES-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey issued preliminary report of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 36 km. The quake reportedly struck at 2:26:11 CST. The quake reportedly struck 111 km (69 miles) NE (39 degrees) of Laoag,[Read More…]
