Wells Fargo to Pay $3.6 Million Penalty to the Bureau Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against Wells Fargo Bank for illegal private student loan servicing practices that increased costs and unfairly penalized certain student loan borrowers. The Bureau identified breakdowns throughout[Read More…]
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Following New Report on Trump’s Huge Debt, Kaine to Hit Trump’s New “King of Debt” Tax Shelter for High-Debt Businesses
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016. Last week, we learned that Donald Trump owes hundreds of millions to Deutsche Bank and a shadow bank, and also is making millions through partnerships funded by lenders including the state-owned Bank of China and Wall Street. At the same time we’re learning about the extent[Read More…]
HUD and VA Announce Additional Support to Help Homeless Veterans Find Permanent Homes
HUD-VASH vouchers build on national effort to end veteran homelessness WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a second round of funding to help provide permanent homes to an estimated 108 veterans experiencing homelessness[Read More…]
Infants Develop Early Understanding of Social Nature of Food
Study finds preferences follow social groups and language; disgust seen as universal Copyright iStockphoto.com CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016 By: Mark Peters Infants develop expectations about what people prefer to eat, providing early evidence of the social nature through which humans understand food, according to a new study conducted at the University[Read More…]
Turning 100: Major Milestones in the National Park Service
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016. For a century, the National Park Service has protected our nation’s treasures. Every day, it works to ensure that current and future generations can enjoy national parks — places that belong to all Americans. As we celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th birthday, check out the[Read More…]
A First Look at Two WWII Battle of the Atlantic Shipwrecks
German U-boat, Nicaraguan freighter discovered off Cape Hatteras in 2014 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016 – July 15, 1942. America had been in World War II for less than a year, but the fight was coming to the nation’s shores. That day, off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the German U-boat U-576[Read More…]
HHS Awards $2.6 Million to DiaSorin Group to Develop Rapid, High-Capacity Zika Diagnostic Laboratory Test
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response today announced a $2.6 million agreement with DiaSorin Group, an Italy-based company with U.S. offices in Stillwater, Minnesota, to further develop a Zika virus test that may help physicians[Read More…]
Stem Cell Therapy Heals Injured Mouse Brain
Animal study examines method for restoring brain cells killed by stroke or other neurological diseases. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016. Scientists and clinicians have long dreamed of helping the injured brain repair itself by creating new neurons, and an innovative NIH-funded study published today in Nature Medicine may bring this goal[Read More…]
District Court Issues Injunction Against Guidance Protecting Transgender Students
“We will continue to file lawsuits representing transgender students and litigate them to the fullest extent of the law…” FORT WORTH, Texas –(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016. A U.S. District Court judge today issued a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s guidance to public school districts regarding their legal responsibility to allow[Read More…]
National Gay Media Association Announces Inaugural Ad POP Awardees
NEW YORK — (ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2016. The National Gay Media Association has announced the winners of the inaugural Ad POP awards. The Ad POPs (Pride in Online and Print) reward the best representations of LGBT individuals in online and print advertising in regional LGBT media. Ad POP is a production[Read More…]
