From left to right: Lecia Brooks, SPLC Outreach Director, Moises Serrano, Heather Mathews, and Tiffany Rhynard. NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. The SPLC recognized the documentary film Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America with its first-ever filmmaking award at the eighth annual Charlotte Film Festival in North Carolina on Saturday. The Social[Read More…]
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Hillary Clinton’s Vision for An Economy Where Our Businesses, Our Workers, and Our Consumers Grow and Prosper Together
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Hillary Clinton believes we need to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. But today, there are still powerful interests fighting to protect their own profits and privileges at the expense of everyone else. Too many of the rules and[Read More…]
Update October 3, 2016 — NASA Sees Hurricane Matthew Producing Dangerous Rainfall (Video)
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core observatory satellite passed above major Hurricane Matthew and found very heavy rainfall that is expected to affect Hispaniola. On Oct. 2 at 5:46 a.m. EDT (0946 UTC) GPM’s Microwave Imager (GMI) and Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) instruments collected data[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues Haiti Travel Warning
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the approach of Hurricane Matthew and recommends U.S. citizens defer travel to Haiti. This Travel Warning updates the Travel Warning issued on July 18, 2016. The National Hurricane Center (NHC; www.nhc.noaa.gov) reports a hurricane warning has been issued for[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Issues Jamaica Travel Warning
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. The U.S Department of State continues to monitor the strength and path of Hurricane Matthew As of 8 p.m. September 30, the Department of State extended authorized departure to family members and non-essential personnel of Embassy Kingston. The decision to authorize departure was due to the increasing[Read More…]
Department of Justice Awards $119 Million to Hire Community Policing Officers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today announced $119 million in grant funding through the Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The Attorney General announced funding awards to 184 law enforcement agencies across the nation, aimed at creating,[Read More…]
In Charlotte, Clinton Discusses Urgent Need To Advance Social and Economic Justice in African American Communities (Video)
Hillary Clinton and 9-year old Zianna Oliphant at Little Rock A.M.E. Church NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2016. In remarks at Little Rock A.M.E. Church in Charlotte, Hillary Clinton discusses the fact that too many African American men like Keith Lamont Scott have died in police incidents every year, and while we[Read More…]
Infidelity and the Presidential Campaign
OREGON—(ENEWPF)—October 2, 2016 By: Rosemary Piser “To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or worse, in good times and bad, forsaking all others, for as long as we both shall live.” These are the traditional vows that most take when getting married. Many of us who[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine Raised More Than $154 Million in September for HFA and the Democratic Party
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2016. Hillary Clinton and Senator Tim Kaine had their best fundraising month of the campaign in September, bringing in more than $154 million for Hillary for America (HFA) and the Democratic Party. HFA, along with the Hillary Victory Fund (HVF) and Hillary Action Fund (HAF) began October with a combined $150 million in the bank. More than 900,000[Read More…]
In Case You Misssed It — The Daily Beast: In Deposition, Donald Trump Unrepentant About ‘Mexican’ Remarks
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2016 By: Olivia Nuzzi “I don’t know, I don’t know, I really don’t know,” Donald Trump said when asked, in a deposition, if a reputation for being anti-Mexican would hurt business for celebrity restaurateur Geoffrey Zakarian. Months before, Zakarian had pulled out of his contract to open[Read More…]
