Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015.  In a letter to the court-appointed consumer privacy ombudsman in the bankruptcy case of the electronics retailer RadioShack, Federal Trade Commission Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich recommended conditions the court could place on the sale of consumers’ personal information to protect their privacy. According to the[Read More…]

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015.  Indiana was the center of controversy when a cake company refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding. In response to that incident, Indiana passed a law that allows people to do just about whatever they want, discrimination included, so long as it’s in the name[Read More…]

On the eve of what should have been a historic expansion of deferred action to millions of workers, the labor movement continues pressing for immigrant workers’protections Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015 – At an event today, labor leaders, workers and community activists sent a clear and loud message: the labor movement[Read More…]

Seoul, South Korea–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) We’re now on. We would like to start this joint – with Foreign Minister Yun and Secretary Kerry, the speeches by both ministers, and also we would like to have a Q&A session later. First of all, I would like to listen[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. By: Megan Smith and Roy L. Austin, Jr. Today, the President is in Camden to talk about the promising progress that city is making in enhancing community policing. Last December, President Obama launched the Task Force on 21st Century Policing to better understand specific policing challenges and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2015 Hi, everybody. Everything we’ve done over the past six years has been in pursuit of one overarching goal: creating opportunity for all. What we’ve long understood, though, is that some communities have consistently had the odds stacked against them. That’s true of rural communities with chronic[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015.  The State Department alerts U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to Ethiopia of the upcoming elections scheduled for May 24, 2015. U.S. citizens are urged to exercise caution and remain abreast of the security situation throughout the electoral period. This Travel Alert expires on June 30, 2015.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015.  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on the sentencing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev coldly and callously perpetrated a terrorist attack that injured hundreds of Americans and ultimately took the lives of three individuals: Krystle Marie Campbell, a 29-year-old native of Medford; Lingzi[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015 – 11:16 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Please be seated.  Thank you, Chuck, for that kind introduction, for your years of proud service, not only as a police officer but for all the advocacy that you do on behalf of law enforcement[Read More…]

Bipartisan Resolution Kicks Off Summer Events to Encourage Children to Live Active Lifestyles Washington, DC  –(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015.  U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Cory Booker, D-N.J., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, today applauded the Senate’s passage of their resolution[Read More…]