Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to screening procedures, travel restrictions, and reduced aviation transportation options in response to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This Travel Alert will expire on June 2, 2015. Due to an outbreak of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
U.S. State Dept. Updates Nigeria Travel Warning, Feb. 2, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states because the security situation in northeast Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable. The U.S. Department of State strongly urges U.S.[Read More…]
California Doctor Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report Foreign Account at Bank Leumi in Luxembourg
Laguna Beach Resident is the Latest in a Series of Defendants Charged with Concealing Bank Accounts at Israeli Banks Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. Dr. Baruch Fogel of Laguna Beach, California, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to willfully failing to file a[Read More…]
Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation and Three Affiliated New Mexico Hospitals to Pay $75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation (CHSPSC) and three affiliated New Mexico hospitals (collectively CHS) have agreed to pay the United States $75 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by making illegal donations to county governments which were used to fund[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Honoring 2014 Stanley Cup Champions the L.A. Kings and 2014 MLS Cup Champions the L.A. Galaxy
Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena presents President Barack Obama with a team jersey during an event to welcome the 2014 National Hockey League Champion Los Angeles Kings and the 2014 Major League Soccer Cup Champion LA Galaxy, and to honor the teams on winning their Championship titles, in the East Room[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the FY2016 Budget, Feb. 2, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015 – 11:27 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please, have a seat. Well, good morning, everybody. It is good to be here at the Department of Homeland Security. And let me thank Jeh Johnson not only for the outstanding job[Read More…]
Investing in America’s Future through R&D, Innovation, and STEM Education: The President’s FY 2016 Budget
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. Today, President Obama announced his Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Budget. The Budget details the President’s spending plan for implementing the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address to invest in America’s future. This plan involves robust investments in research and development (R&D)[Read More…]
Ukraine: Horror of Civilian Bloodshed in Indiscriminate Attacks
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–2 February 2015. An Amnesty International researcher on the ground in eastern Ukraine has gathered gruesome evidence of civilian deaths and casualties inflicted by both sides in the bloody conflict in the towns of Donestk and Debaltseve over the last few days. The evidence was collected on the spot in[Read More…]
Downed UN Helicopter Crew Returns Safely to South Sudan After Emergency Landing
A WFP-operated helicopter in South Sudan. Photo: WFP/George Fominyen GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–2 February 2015 – The crew of a United Nations-operated helicopter that was downed by gunfire in South Sudan have been returned safely to a World Food Programme (WFP) office, according to a press statement released by the agency today. “It is[Read More…]
Jeb Bush Smoked Marijuana And Sold Hash In Boarding School
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015. Jeb Bush is considered to be a front runner for the GOP nomination for the 2016 Presidential Election. If that becomes the case, Jeb Bush would join his father (George H.W. Bush) and older brother (George W. Bush) in doing so. In a recent article in the[Read More…]
