Updated regulations offer simplicity, certainty & strengthen ability to ensure companies pay full royalties for production of public resources WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. As part of the overall effort to modernize the Nation’s energy regulations, the U.S. Department of the Interior today released final regulations that will improve[Read More…]
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Sen. Toomey Profits From Anti-Woman, Trump-style Scam University
Revelations Mirror the Educational Scam Pulled Off By Donald Trump, Toomey’s Preferred Presidential Candidate Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. One of the nation’s leading women’s advocacy groups today called out U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) for revelations that he is seeking financial gain from a shady, for-profit college that pushes an[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 25, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 259,000 to 258,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
US Department of Labor Announces ApprenticeshipUSA Industry Intermediary Contracts to Expand Apprenticeships
Part of $90M in apprenticeship funds to grow ‘earn-while-you-learn’ model nationwide WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. In its effort to double the number of Registered Apprenticeship programs nationwide, the U.S. Department of Labor announced today the availability of up to 12 ApprenticeshipUSA Industry Intermediary Contracts to national organizations to start or[Read More…]
Over 100 Members of Congress Urge Court to Bar Employment Discrimination Against LGBT People
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2016. More than 100 members of Congress Tuesday night urged a federal appeals court to hold that employers cannot discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation. Over 100 members of the House of Representatives filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Law Preventing Studies on ‘Big Data’ Discrimination
First Amendment Lawsuit Brought on Behalf of Academic Researchers and Journalists Who Fear Prosecution Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2016. A group of university professors and journalists filed a lawsuit today arguing that a federal computer crimes law unconstitutionally criminalizes research aimed at uncovering[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the Parliament of Canada, June 29, 2016
Ottawa, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2016 – 6:03 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Please, everyone have a seat. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Good evening. Bonjour. Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Speaker, members of the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama, Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada, and President Peña Nieto of Mexico in North American Leaders’ Summit Press Conference
Ottawa, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2016 – 3:18 P.M. EDT PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us today. President Obama, President Peña Nieto and I have just wrapped up a very productive meeting. The tone of the meeting was friendly, as you might expect among friends, but also[Read More…]
UN Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack at International Airport in Istanbul
A busy street in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo: World Bank/Simone D. McCourtie NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 June 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today’s terrorist attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, according to his spokesperson. “He expresses his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Speaks Out Against Anti-Muslim Bigotry in Ted Cruz Hearing on ‘Radical Islam’ (Video)
Rebukes Subcommittee Chairman Cruz’s call for increased police patrols of “Muslim neighborhoods” across America WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today condemned the rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric and bigotry in the United States during a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights,[Read More…]
