Greenbelt, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016. Tropical Storm Earl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Belize on Aug. 4, and NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite saw the storm move over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula the next day. This true color image from NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite on Aug. 4 at 3:30 p.m.[Read More…]
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Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on July 2016 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the July 2016 Employment Situation report released today: “With the addition of 255,000 jobs in July, American businesses have created a total of 15 million jobs since February 2010. This month’s report confirms that[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Increases by 255,000 in July 2016; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.9%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2016. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 255,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, and financial activities. Employment in mining continued to trend down.[Read More…]
Lawsuits Filed Over Donald Trump’s Privatization of Pennsylvania Avenue, ‘America’s Main Street’
Civil Rights Group Challenges Buffer Zone that Restricts Free Speech at New Trump International Hotel; PCJF sues D.C. and federal government to force release of documents related to turnover of historic quintessential public space Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Defending the right to protest, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund has gone[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Honduras Travel Warning, August 4, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens that the level of kidnapping, crime, and violence in Honduras remains critically high. This Travel Warning supersedes the October 2015 Travel Warning. Criminal activity is a serious problem throughout the country and the Government of Honduras lacks sufficient[Read More…]
At Mojave Electric, Hillary Clinton Pledges to Support Apprenticeships and Job Training
Las Vegas, Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. At Mojave Electric in Las Vegas on Thursday, Hillary Clinton shared her plan to make our economy work for everyone, not just those at the top, by investing in job training. Citing the fact that more than half of job openings will not require a[Read More…]
President Obama Holds News Conference at the Pentagon, August 4, 2016 (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. President Obama held a press conference today to provide an update on our national security. https://youtu.be/8HdMYJtRWWI Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov
Broad Coalition of Senate Democrats Call on Top Consumer Agency to Limit Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Everyday Financial Contracts
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Today, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and a group of nearly 40 Democratic senators—including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senators Al Franken, D-Minn., Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio—called on one of the nation’s top consumer advocacy agencies to quickly finalize an[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders, Democrats Urge Republican Leaders to Call Congress Back to Session to Fund Zika Fight
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Senate Democrats on Thursday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan urging the Republican leaders to immediately call Congress back into session to pass emergency legislation to address the growing Zika crisis. “The[Read More…]
Mass. Delegation Demands End to GOP’s Abusive Subpoenas of State Attorneys General
Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Massachusetts Congressional delegation is urging U.S. House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith to cease House Republicans’ blatant abuse of congressional subpoena authority in an effort to deny the causes of global climate change. In July, Smith issued subpoenas to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura[Read More…]
