Baghdad, Iraq–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2015 CAPTAIN JEFF DAVIS: All right, just working out a couple of last minute issues with the video. Steve, good morning. Good morning, everybody. We’re pleased to have with us Colonel Steve Warren from Operation Inherent Resolve coming to us live from Baghdad. Steve, without any ado,[Read More…]
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WikiLeaks Exposes Environmental Threat of Trade in Services Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. WikiLeaks released today the secret text of the Annex on Environmental Services for the Trade in Services Agreement, which confirms that the global trade deal will stand in the way of new environmental and climate safeguards and begin a process of rolling back existing regulations.[Read More…]
Home Depot to Phase Out Bee-killing Pesticides
Coalition presses for all retailers to make commitment to protect bees WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. Home Depot (NYSE: HD), the world’s largest home-improvement chain, has announced that it has removed neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading driver of global bee declines, from 80 percent of its flowering plants and that[Read More…]
ACLU–Yale Report Finds Ebola Quarantines Medically Unjustified and Unconstitutional
Report Recommends Policies to Ensure Future State Responses to Diseases Are Based Only on Science, Not Politics NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2015. A report released today examining the U.S. response to Ebola in 2014 warns against politically motivated and scientifically unwarranted quarantines, which the report found violated individuals’ rights and[Read More…]
Illinois Department on Aging Announces the 2015 Senior Hall of Fame Inductees
Awards Highlight Service to the Community SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) has announced this year’s Senior Illinois Hall of Fame Inductees. The department recognizes the special contributions made by older adults in the categories of community service, education, and the labor force, in regard[Read More…]
Justice Dept. Fact Sheet on White House and Justice Department Convening–A Cycle of Incarceration: Prison, Debt and Bail Practices
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. On Dec. 2, 2015, the Justice Department hosted a convening to address the effect and fairness of fees and fines. The department convened judges, academics and practitioners to develop a research and policy agenda that will inform jurisdictions in their efforts to reform court practices. On[Read More…]
Former U.S. Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. A former congressional staffer pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of receiving child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Thomas M. Class Sr.[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending November 28, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 269,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 260,000. The 4-week moving average was 269,250, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on House Passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2015 Since 2009, America’s schools have raised academic expectations, increased graduation rates to their highest level on record, and sent more students to college than ever. The bill passed by the House today will cement this progress. The Every Student Succeeds Act will fix the No Child Left Behind[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Counter-ISIL Steps by the United Kingdom and Germany
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2015 I welcome the vote by the United Kingdom to join Coalition partners striking ISIL targets in Syria. The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is rooted in our shared values and mutual commitment to global peace, prosperity, and security. Since the beginning[Read More…]
