Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 29 2014 – 3:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. And thank you, Dr. Brantly, not just for the introduction, but for your extraordinary work to help save lives in Africa and here at home. As many of you know, I welcomed Kent and his wonderful wife[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Oct. 29, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2014 – 1:09 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Is there a game on tonight? MR. EARNEST: I’m sorry? Q Is there a game on tonight? MR. EARNEST: There is a game on tonight. I was hoping somebody would mention this today so I wouldn’t[Read More…]
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim to Visit Ghana for Talks on Global Response to the Ebola Crisis
ACCRA–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014— World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will arrive in Ghana on Thursday, October 30, 2014, for meetings with Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and other country officials. Dr. Kim will also meet with officials of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) to discuss the Ebola[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Oct. 28, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT BAHRAIN UNITED KINGDOM SYRIA/TURKEY/ISIL/IRAQ SYRIA ISIL/IRAQ INDONESIA NORTH KOREA JAPAN NORTH KOREA MIDDLE EAST PEACE WEST AFRICA/EBOLA ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN IRAQ ZIMBABWE SUDAN EGYPT HONG KONG TRANSCRIPT: 1:18 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Hi. QUESTION: Hello. MS. PSAKI: I have[Read More…]
FTC Says AT&T Has Misled Millions of Consumers with ‘Unlimited’ Data Promises
Company “Throttles” Many Consumers Who Had Signed Up for Unlimited Data Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. The Federal Trade Commission filed a federal court complaint against AT&T Mobility, LLC, charging that the company has misled millions of its smartphone customers by charging them for “unlimited” data plans while reducing their data[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Friend of Suspected Boston Marathon Bomber
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014. Following an eight-day trial, the jury convicted a college friend of alleged Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, for making false statements to investigators assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. The jury found Robel Phillipos, 21, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, guilty of making false statements during[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Oct. 27, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014 – 1:09 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. Let me do a quick announcement, and then we’ll get to questions. We discussed at some length on Friday the President’s meeting with the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee, so I thought I would bring a[Read More…]
St. Louis Cardinals Mourn Loss of Oscar Taveras
Outfielder killed in car accident in Dominican Republic Sunday ST. LOUIS –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. The St. Louis Cardinals offer condolences to the family of Oscar Taveras, the 22 year old Cardinals Outfielder, who was killed on Sunday in an automobile accident in the Dominican Republic. “We are all stunned and[Read More…]
U.S. Fails to Adequately Comply with Domestic Violence Recommendations Issued by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Groups Seek Justice for Domestic Violence Survivor and Policy Reforms at Hearing WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union and several other human rights groups appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today and presented testimony that detailed the United States’ failure to adequately implement[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Oct. 27, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing LEBANON ISIL CANADA EBOLA ISIL SYRIA ISRAEL CANADA UKRAINE ISRAEL TUNISIA CHINA/HONG KONG TURKEY INDONESIA RUSSIA IRAN EGYPT TRANSCRIPT: 1:37 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: That was a long two minutes. QUESTION: Yes. MS. PSAKI: My apologies. I apologize.[Read More…]
