Women and children have suffered devastating attacks in South Sudan’s Unity State. Photo: UNICEF/South Sudan/Sebastian Rich GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2015 – Almost two years since the eruption of the conflict in South Sudan, the situation continues to deteriorate with women and small children making up the majority of most recent casualties,[Read More…]
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Nearly 25,000 Flee Ramadi Amid ISIL Attacks and Heavy Fighting, Says UN Relief Wing
Iraqis displaced from Ramadi District in Anbar Governorate. Photo: UN Iraq GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 May 2015 – With stocks running low and funds running out, United Nations aid agencies are rushing humanitarian assistance to people fleeing the city of Ramadi in central Iraq for the second time this month, according to the[Read More…]
FTC, All 50 States and D.C. Charge Four Cancer Charities With Bilking Over $187 Million from Consumers
Complaint Alleges Defendants Falsely Claimed Donations Would Help Pay For Pain Medication, Hospice Care & Other Services; But Spent Donations on Cars, Trips, Sports Tickets, & Professional Fundraisers Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. The Federal Trade Commission and 58 law enforcement partners from every state and the District of Columbia have[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against PayPal for Illegally Signing Up Consumers for Unwanted Online Credit
PayPal to Refund $15 Million to Consumers and Pay $10 Million Fine WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a complaint and proposed consent order in federal court against PayPal, Inc. for illegally signing up consumers for its online credit product, PayPal Credit, formerly[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, May 18, 2015
En Route Camden, New Jersey–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015 – 12:30 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Welcome, everyone, aboard Air Force One en route to Camden, New Jersey, where we will continue to highlight the administration’s efforts to lift up what is working when it comes to building stronger communities. As part of[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry: An Open and Secure Internet — We Must Have Both
Seoul, South Korea–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Well, good afternoon, President Yeom. Thank you very much for a generous introduction. Distinguished guests, all, I’m delighted to be here and I want to thank the university, and particularly Park No-young, the Director of the Cyber Law Center, for inviting me[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Community Policing
Camden, New Jersey–(ENEWSPF)–May 18k 2015 – 2:42 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody! (Applause.) Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Well, thank you so much. It is good to be in Camden. (Applause.) I want to thank your Lieutenant[Read More…]
Senators Warren, Heitkamp and Colleagues Introduce Amendment to Stop Allowing Companies to Challenge U.S. Laws Outside U.S. Courts
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2015. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) today joined 13 of their colleagues to introduce an amendment that would prevent “Fast Track” authority from being used to pass trade deals that include Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). ISDS allows foreign companies to challenge[Read More…]
Senator Warren Releases Report Highlighting Decades of Broken Promises and Failures to Enforce Labor Standards in Trade Agreements
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released a report highlighting more than two decades of failed enforcement by the United States of labor and environmental standards included in past free trade agreements (FTAs), including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Central American Free[Read More…]
Burundi Refugees Exceed 105,000 – Over 70,000 in Tanzania Alone
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–18 May 2015. The number of refugees arriving in Tanzania has risen exponentially over the past week as people pour over Burundi’s borders, with new arrivals citing fear of violence and intimidation as primary reasons for leaving. Tens of thousands are in urgent need of clean water, health care, food[Read More…]
