Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2015. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali. We strongly warn against travel to the northern parts of the country and along the border with Mauritania because of ongoing military operations and threats of attacks and kidnappings targeting westerners. Mali[Read More…]
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Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue Ministerial, Jan. 13, 2015
Islamabad, Pakistan–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2015 Well, thank you, Sartaj. Assalamu alaikum and thank you very, very much for the generous welcome that you and the prime minister and your team have given to all of our team here. We’re very, very appreciative, and I appreciate the warmth and the breadth and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Before Meeting with Congressional Leadership, Jan. 13, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2015 – 11:13 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to welcome the congressional leadership here to the White House. Harry Reid is absent because he is still convalescing a little bit from the mishap in the gym, but I know he’ll be back strong next week[Read More…]
Egypt: 3-Year Sentence for Atheist
Convicted Under Blasphemy Laws New York –(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015. An Egyptian minor offenses court on January 10, 2015, sentenced a student accused of writing Facebook posts that insulted Islam to three years in prison. The sentence, one of several handed down on blasphemy charges in recent years, came amid a[Read More…]
Job Openings Little Changed at 5.0 Million in November 2014; Hires Steady and Separations Down
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 13, 2015. There were 5.0 million job openings on the last business day of November, little changed from 4.8 million in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.0 million) were little changed and separations (4.6 million) declined in November. Within separations, the quits rate[Read More…]
Challenge to NYPD Muslim Suspicionless Spying Program in Federal Court
Attorneys for Muslim Community Urge Appellate Court: Surveillance Based Only on Religion Is Unconstitutional Philadelphia PA –(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2015. Today, attorneys from Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reverse a federal district court’s dismissal of Hassan[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Announces New Partnership with Facebook and Bing to Expand Reach of AMBER Alert System
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2015. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that – as the nation observes National AMBER Alert Awareness Day – the Justice Department has partnered with Facebook and Bing to expand the reach of the AMBER Alert system. Facebook will begin sending alerts to its members in designated[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Jan. 12, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2015 – 1:30 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. We’ve got a full house today. Let me just do a quick statement at the top and then we’ll move to your questions. Obviously, a lot has happened since we all convened in this room[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Nearly Half of Borrowers Do Not Shop for a Mortgage
CFPB Releases “Owning a Home” Toolkit to Help Consumers Shopping for a Mortgage WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report finding that almost half of consumers do not shop around for a mortgage when purchasing a home. The report also found that[Read More…]
World Bank Says Ebola Puts Future Prosperity of Liberia, Sierra Leone ‘At High Risk’
Daily life in Monrovia, Liberia, where, along with Sierra Leone, The World Bank says the socio-economic impacts of Ebola are far-reaching and persistent. Photo: World Bank/Dominic Chavez NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 January 2015 – Job losses and food insecurity are among the far-reaching and persistent socio-economic impacts of Ebola in Liberia and[Read More…]
