Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, many being women with children. Photo: UNFPA Ukraine/Olena Kulyk NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is alarmed by what seems to be a “dangerous escalation” in the crisis in Ukraine with[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT/SECRETARY TRAVEL/TERRI SUTTON RETIREMENT UKRAINE/RUSSIA/REGION SYRIA/REGION MIDDLE EAST PEACE LIBYA/REGION NORTH KOREA AFGHANISTAN AZERBAIJAN EQUATORIAL GUINEA IRAQ PAKISTAN / REGION TRANSCRIPT:   1:40 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. So I just have two items for all of you at the top.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 298,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 298,000 to 299,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]

A young girl walks through a severely damaged street in Gaza. Photo: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed today’s announcement of an open-ended ceasefire for Gaza, brokered under Egyptian auspices, and said he hopes this will lead to a political process aimed at[Read More…]

Charlotte, North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014 – 12:07 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Please, everybody, have a seat.  Hello, Legionnaires! AUDIENCE:  Hello! THE PRESIDENT:  I want to thank Commander Dellinger for the introduction, but more importantly, for your service in the Army.  And as you conclude your tenure[Read More…]

Police Arrest Three NLG Legal Observers Thursday Ferguson, MO—(ENEWSPF)—August 26, 2014. At approximately 10:30 PM on August 21, St. Louis County Police arrested three National Lawyers Guild (NLG)-trained Legal Observers during a demonstration in Ferguson, Mo. protesting the fatal police shooting of unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown. All three volunteers[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014 – 1:31 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody. Q    Congratulations. MR. EARNEST:  Thank you.  Appreciate that. Q    Personnel announcements? Q    Sleep deprived? MR. EARNEST:  That’s probably true.  It’s been a couple weeks since we gathered in this room, so I’m glad to welcome you all[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing GEORGIA/RUSSIA LIBYA/EGYPT/UAE THEO CURTIS/SYRIA/QATAR ISIL/SYRIA/IRAQ CHINA UKRAINE/RUSSIA JAPAN UKRAINE/RUSSIA/ASSISTANCE BAHRAIN/MCGOVERN UNITED KINGDOM/JAMES FOLEY SYRIA UNITED KINGDOM/TWITTER CHINA JAPAN/OKINAWA LIBYA TRANSCRIPT:   2:10 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Thank you. I’ve been gone for a long time. QUESTION: Are you[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. The Justice Department today announced the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan’s termination of the consent judgment relating to the Detroit Police Department’s (DPD) use of force and arrest and witness detention practices.  The Justice Department and the city of Detroit jointly sought[Read More…]

Tens of Thousands of People Could Find it Harder to Vote As Kansas and Arizona Seek to Impose Strict Proof of Citizenship Requirements Denver, CO –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. With Congress’ power to protect voters in federal elections in jeopardy, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver will hear oral[Read More…]