WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015  – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement after President Barack Obama announced a nuclear agreement with Iran: “I congratulate President Obama, Secretary Kerry and the leaders of other major nations for producing a comprehensive agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015. In petitions delivered today to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), more than 165,000 Americans demanded that the commission finally implement the proposal requiring companies to disclose their CEO-to-median worker pay ratio which was mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The petition signatures were[Read More…]

In India, members of a network of single women, Ekal Nari Shakti Sangathan, that helps secure the right of widows to live with dignity and justice. UN Women/Gaganjit Singh (File) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia–(ENEWSPF)–14 July 2015 – Increased investments in gender equality are vital if the world is to achieve sustained[Read More…]

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the press on the agreement between the P5+1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe ETHIOPIA–(ENEWSPF)–14 July 2015 – The United Nations has welcomed the agreement reached between international negotiators and the Government of Iran as the two parties pave the way for[Read More…]

BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—14 July 2015. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today issued the following statement on the Iran nuclear agreement: I warmly welcome the comprehensive landmark agreement reached today between Iran and the international community. I commend the parties for their perseverance. This agreement represents a historic breakthrough which, once fully implemented,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015.  The State Department alerts U.S. citizens that the Sixth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) is scheduled to take place July 24 – 26, 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya. As with all large public events, there is the opportunity for criminal elements to target participants and other visitors. Large-scale[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates released the following statement after the clemency announcement made today by President Obama: “Last year, the President asked the Justice Department to develop criteria for identifying and recommending for executive clemency those non-violent, low-level offenders who received harsh sentences they[Read More…]

Children in the Khanke Camp near Dohuk city, Iraq, which mainly houses Yazidis fleeing from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Photo: UNAMI GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–13 July 2015 – The ongoing conflict in Iraq continues to exact a “terrible” and deadly toll on the country’s civilians, particularly in the[Read More…]

Obama to Address Mass Incarceration at NAACP Convention Tomorrow and Become First President to Visit a Prison on Thursday Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2015. Today, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 46 people incarcerated in federal prison. This follows the commutation of eight people incarcerated in federal prison for drug[Read More…]

Indianapolis, Indiana–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015.  Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning – and thank you for the opportunity to be here today.  I want to express my gratitude to Dr. [Cedric] Alexander for that kind introduction, and for his outstanding leadership of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.[Read More…]