Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing SECRETARY TRAVEL MH-17 REPORT UKRAINE / RUSSIA ESTONIA / RUSSIA SECRETARY KERRY / LADY ASHTON MEETING IRAN IRAQ SYRIA TURKEY EBOLA NIGERIA PAKISTAN/INDIA DPRK LIBYA DPRK IRAQ UK DPRK RUSSIA TRANSCRIPT: 1:32 p.m. EDT QUESTION: Hello. (Laughter.) QUESTION: Oh my. MS.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Former TierOne Bank Executive Pleads Guilty for His Role in Scheme to Defraud Bank’s Shareholders and Regulators
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. A former senior vice president and chief credit officer of TierOne Bank, a publicly traded commercial bank formerly headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud TierOne’s shareholders and regulators. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice[Read More…]
Readout of Attorney General Holder’s Meeting with Counterparts from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. The following statement is attributable to Justice Department spokesman Brian Fallon regarding Attorney General Eric Holder’s visit to Mexico City today to meet with his fellow attorneys general from across Central America to discuss the situation involving migrant children: “Attorney General Holder attended a joint meeting[Read More…]
Former Alabama Sheriff’s Investigator Sentenced to 36 Months for Assaulting Handcuffed Man at Macon County Jail
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. J. Keith McCray, previously a criminal investigator with the Macon County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced today by Judge Myron H. Thompson to serve 36 months in prison and two years of supervised release for assaulting a handcuffed man at the county jail, announced the Justice[Read More…]
Jose Padilla Re-Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Murder Individuals Overseas, Providing Material Support to Terrorists
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. John P. Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for National Security and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announced today that U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke re-sentenced Jose Padilla to serve 21 years in prison for his 2007 conviction for conspiracy to[Read More…]
VA Secretary McDonald Press Conference Outlining the Road To Veterans Day, Sept. 8, 2014
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Yesterday, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald held a press conference at VA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters where he shared observations from his travels to VA facilities over the past month and outlined the way ahead as The Road To Veterans Day. A transcript is below.[Read More…]
Home Depot Provides Update on Breach Investigation
ATLANTA—(ENEWSPF)– September 9, 2014 — The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, yesterday confirmed that its payment data systems have been breached, which could potentially impact customers using payment cards at its U.S. and Canadian stores. There is no evidence that the breach has impacted stores in Mexico[Read More…]
CDC Report Finds Sodium Consumption High Among U.S. Children
More than 40 percent of sodium comes from 10 common types of food How much sodium do children eat? Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. More than 90 percent of U.S. children, aged 6-18 years, eat more sodium than recommended, putting them at risk for developing high blood pressure and[Read More…]
Eating Habits, Body Fat Related to Differences in Brain Chemistry
NIH study ties eating in response to food cues to habit-forming region in obese adults Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. People who are obese may be more susceptible to environmental food cues than their lean counterparts due to differences in brain chemistry that make eating more habitual and less rewarding, according[Read More…]
NIAAA to Conduct Clinical Trial of New Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder
NIH researchers seek to expand treatment options Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will conduct a clinical trial of gabapentin enacarbil as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). NIAAA estimates that the six-month trial will begin in the first half of[Read More…]
