LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: All right. Good morning, everybody. I am, first of all, delighted to be in London with my friend Philip Hammond. I think the fact that we are meeting on a regular basis now, almost weekly since he has become the foreign secretary, is an indicator[Read More…]
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New Report: Deadly Militia FDLR Regrouping in Congo Despite Ticking Clock
Enough Project Proposes 7 Non-Military Tactics to Help End FDLR Threat Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014 – Facing a deadline from the UN Security Council and regional African governments to fully demobilize or face military operations by January 2, 2015, the rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo known[Read More…]
Daily Show Slams Detroit’s Water Shutoffs
Episode mocks water shutoff policy and hypocrisy of no “free water” for poor while corporations and golf courses flow freely DETROIT —(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart took a shot at Detroit’s aggressive water shutoff program Monday night with a segment featuring Nolan Finley, conservative Detroit News columnist,[Read More…]
Burglary Discovered at Amara for Chicago Headquarters
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. The Amara for Chicago campaign is working closely with the Chicago Police Department on a burglary reported at the campaign headquarters at 30 E 69th Street this past weekend. Early on Saturday, November 15 staffers arrived at the office where they discovered significant vandalism and building damage totaling several thousand dollars. Appliances[Read More…]
The DeKalb County School District Reaches Settlement Agreement with Federal Authorities for Harassment Based on Religion and National Origin
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. The Department of Justice and United States Attorney’s Office reached a settlement agreement today with the DeKalb County, Georgia, school district to resolve the department’s inquiry into the district’s ability to prevent and effectively respond to peer-on-peer harassment based on national origin and religion. The agreement[Read More…]
Committee Studying American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence Makes Recommendations to Justice Department
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. The Advisory Committee of the Attorney General’s Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence released policy recommendations to the Justice Department today. The report recommends a significant rebuilding of the current services provided to Indian Country, through increased partnering and coordination[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Attack in Jerusalem, November 18, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. I strongly condemn today’s terrorist attack on worshipers at a synagogue in Jerusalem, which killed four innocent people, including U.S. citizens Aryeh Kupinsky, Cary William Levine, and Mosheh Twersky, and injured several more. There is and can be no justification for such attacks against innocent civilians. [Read More…]
Ebola: DR Congo Declares End to Outbreak, as Top Footballers Join Global Fight Against Virus
Ebola treatment centre outside an Ebola virus disease (EVD) case management centre run by Médecins Sans Frontières in the town of Guéckédou, Guinea. Photo: UNICEF/Suzanne Beukes GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–17 November 2014 – The United Nations today praised the end of an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),[Read More…]
Chicago Named Host Site For 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional
Chicago to Serve as a Host for Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in 2016 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that Chicago has been named the host site for the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship regional. The NCAA made the announcement today on all sites for the tournament.[Read More…]
Tucson Premiere of Wolf Film ‘OR7: The Journey’ Set for December 3
Documentary About Famous Wandering Wolf to Be Screened at Loft Cinema TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity on Dec. 3 is hosting the Tucson premiere of the documentary “OR7: The Journey,” an inspiring film about the famous wolf who wandered hundreds of miles from northeast Oregon to[Read More…]
