Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Hate has once again been let loose in an American community. And the senseless actions of a coward have once again cut short so many lives with so much promise. Our hearts ache with sorrow with the entire Emanuel AME Church family as they seek solace and[Read More…]
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Statement by President Obama on the Shooting in Charleston, South Carolina
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015 – 12:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. This morning, I spoke with, and Vice President Biden spoke with, Mayor Joe Riley and other leaders of Charleston to express our deep sorrow over the senseless murders that took place last night. Michelle and I know[Read More…]
UN Warns of ‘Record High’ 60 Million Displaced Amid Expanding Global Conflicts
Hundreds of refugees and migrants aboard a fishing boat moments before being rescued by the Italian Navy in June 2014. Photo: The Italian Coastguard/Massimo Sestini GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 June 2015 – The international community is experiencing a dramatic shift in the situation facing the world’s refugees as a global surge in war,[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 13, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 267,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 279,000. The 4-week moving average was 276,750, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, June 17, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 17, 2015 – 12:48 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I do not have any announcements to make at the top, so we can go straight to questions. Darlene, do you want to go first? Q Thank you. A question[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Sudan Travel Warning, June 15, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Sudan. We urge U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the Darfur region of Sudan, and to Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states, and advise U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of[Read More…]
In Geneva, UN Secretary General Ban Says International Community has ‘Obligation to Act’ for Yemen Peace
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the press at UN Headquarters in Geneva following meetings on Yemen. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–15 June 2015 – The international community has not a moment to lose if it is to help end the fighting in Yemen and broker a lasting peace for the country,[Read More…]
UN General Assembly Elects Former Danish Foreign Minister as President of 70th Session
Sam Kutesa (right), President of the 69th session of the General Assembly, meets with Mogens Lykketoft, Speaker of the Parliament of Denmark and President-designate of the General Assembly’s 70th session. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 June 2015 – The United Nations General Assembly has elected by acclamation Mogens Lykketoft of[Read More…]
NAACP Statement on the Resignation of Rachel Dolezal
BALTIMORE, Md. –-(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. Rachel Dolezal, president of the NAACP’s Spokane, Washington Branch, has resigned. As a result, the NAACP has released the following statement. From Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President & CEO: “The NAACP is not concerned with the racial identity of our leadership but the institutional integrity[Read More…]
Statement from Archbishop Nienstedt Regarding the Future of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. From Archbishop John C. Nienstedt, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: In order to give the Archdiocese a new beginning amidst the many challenges we face, I have submitted my resignation as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to our Holy Father, Pope Francis, and I have[Read More…]
