NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. The New England Patriots were notified today of the following discipline that has been imposed for violations of the NFL Policy on Integrity of the Game and Enforcement of Competitive Rules relating to the use of under-inflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game of this past[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama at Global Entrepreneurship Event
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015 – 3:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. We have more than 20 countries represented here today. So to those of you visiting for the first time, welcome to[Read More…]
Rep. Blumenauer: Swift Action Must Be Taken on Looming Transportation Funding Crisis
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Today, the first day of Infrastructure Week, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) highlighted the importance of infrastructure to our communities and the urgent need for Congress to find a long-term solution to the looming transportation funding crisis. “Investing in our roads and bridges creates good jobs and[Read More…]
Justice Department Announces Missoula Police Department Has Fully Implemented Agreement to Improve Response to Reports of Sexual Assault
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that the Missoula, Montana, Police Department (MPD) has fully implemented the requirements of its agreement with the department to improve the MPD’s response to reports of sexual assault. The agreement, which was entered into in May 2013, resolved part of[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Lynch on Officer Shootings in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Washington, DC–(ENE$WSPF)–May 11, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on the death of two officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi: “The shocking assault on law enforcement officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, struck at the heart of that great city. The Department of Justice stands ready to offer any possible[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Nationwide Biweekly for Luring Consumers with False Promises of Mortgage Savings
Consumers Paid $49 Million in Fees for Deceptive Mortgage Payment Program WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit in federal district court against Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc., Loan Payment Administration LLC, and the companies’ owner, Daniel Lipsky, alleging that Nationwide misrepresents the[Read More…]
Colombian President Calls for the Suspension of Aerial Spraying Of Illicit Crops
Call Comes After World Health Organization Research Arm Exposes Health Risks of Herbicide Used in Colombia NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. On Saturday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called for the suspension of Colombia’s aerial spraying program to eradicate illicit crop cultivation. This came after the recent release of a study[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Honoring the 70th Anniversary of V-E Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2015 Hello, everybody. Today marks an historic anniversary—70 years since the Allied victory in Europe during World War II. On V-E Day after the Nazi surrender, people swarmed the streets of London and Paris and Moscow, and the cloud of fear that had hung for so many[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Trade, May 8, 2015
Beaverton, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2015 – 9:44 A.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Oregon! (Applause.) Well, who arranged this day? (Applause.) Every time I come to Oregon this is what it looks like. (Laughter.) Yeah! It never rains in Oregon, does it? AUDIENCE: No! THE PRESIDENT: Never. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Don’t come to[Read More…]
Congress: House Members Re-Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Prevent Federal Prosecutions Of State-Compliant Marijuana Activities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2015. California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, along with five other Republicans and six Democrats, has reintroduced legislation to prevent the federal government from criminally prosecuting individuals and/or businesses who engage in state-sanctioned activities specific to marijuana. HR 1094 states, “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of[Read More…]
