In the Tishreen camp for displaced persons in Aleppo, Syria, residents go about their daily lives. Photo: UNICEF/Razan Rashidi GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 September 2015 – With nearly half Syria’s population now displaced or made refugees by a “protracted and chaotic” conflict, the head of a United Nations-mandated human rights inquiry today warned[Read More…]
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Aug. 29, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 3, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 282,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 271,000 to 270,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Seward Harbor
President Barack Obama tours Kenai Fjords National Park by boat in Alaska, Sept. 1, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Seward, Alaska–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015 – 4:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: We’re going to go out and look at some of these spectacular fjords on one of our Coast[Read More…]
Senator Barbara Mikulski Statement in Support of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to Prevent Iran from Developing Nuclear Weapons
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015. Statement from Sen. Barbara Mikulski: “In accordance with the law, Congress has been reviewing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for the past 45 days. I have spent countless hours reading, being briefed and pouring over the intelligence. I have diligently worked to make an informed[Read More…]
Freedom for Man Sentenced to Life for Nonviolent Marijuana Offense
Twenty-one years behind bars: Missouri’s governor commuted Jeff Mizanskey’s sentence, thanks to help from 400,000 petition signers, a plea from the prosecutor and an international campaign spearheaded by Show-Me Cannabis. Billboard Urging Governor to Free Jeff Mizanskey. Source: Show-Me Cannabis JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — (ENEWSPF)—September 1, 2015. Jeff Mizanskey walked[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Meeting the Global Threat of Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2015. Hi, everybody. This Monday, I’m heading to Alaska for a three-day tour of the state. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Not only because Alaska is one of the most beautiful places in a country that’s full of beautiful places – but[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Pakistan Travel Warning, Aug. 28, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all non-essential travel to Pakistan. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated February 24, 2015, to remind U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi continue[Read More…]
Take on Establishment, Generate Excitement, Sanders Tells DNC
MINNEAPOLIS –-(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders told the Democratic National Committee on Friday that taking on the economic and political establishment with “a campaign which generates excitement and momentum and which produces a huge voter turnout” is how to keep the White House and regain majorities in Congress[Read More…]
GOP Voters In Early Primary States Oppose Federal Interference In State Marijuana Laws
Raleigh, NC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. Republican voters in the early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire do not believe that the incoming administration ought to interfere with the enactment of state laws legalizing marijuana, according to polling data conducted by Public Policy Polling and published Tuesday by Marijuana-Majority.com. Sixty-seven percent[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Announces New Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Hub in San Jose, CA
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the seventh of nine new manufacturing institutes underway will invest $171 million in advancing next-generation flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing, fostering American leadership in manufacturing technologies from smart bandages to self-monitoring weapons systems to wearable devices. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. Secretary of Defense Ashton[Read More…]
