Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2014. We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council, and the President of the European Commission, join in expressing our grave concern about Russia’s continued actions to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence.[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Launches Nationwide Effort to Provide Financial Education and Tools to Low-income Consumers
CFPB Partners with National and Local Organizations to Train Social Services Staff With ‘Your Money, Your Goals’ Toolkit WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2014. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it is partnering with national and local organizations across the country to train social services staff to provide financial education[Read More…]
Federal Prosecutors will Seek to Bar Evidence of Sexual and Physical Torture in Politically Motivated Deportation Case of Palestinian American Community Leader
“Replace judge who donated millions to defendant’s torturers,” say Rasmea Odeh’s lawyers and supporters, while prosecutors push for 10-year jail sentence. DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2014. Defense and prosecution attorneys will square off in Detroit federal court on Thursday, July 31, for what is expected to be a heated status hearing in[Read More…]
Report: Court Denies Police Unions’ Late Attempt to Join Stop-and-Frisk Case, Approves Agreement to Proceed with Joint Remedial Plan
Court Monitor to Oversee Reforms for Minimum of Three Years New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Today, federal District Judge Analisa Torres rejected the attempts of several police unions to intervene in Floyd v. City of New York, the landmark stop-and-frisk class action lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel[Read More…]
New Jersey Train Derailment and Hazardous Material Release Caused by Lack of Crew Training to Identify Locked Bridge
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of a derailment at Paulsboro Bridge in New Jersey, which resulted in a hazardous material release. The derailment occurred because Consolidated Rail Corporation rules allowed the train to proceed past a red signal onto a movable bridge without the[Read More…]
Federal Highway Administration Announces $1.48 Million For Bridge Improvements in Five States
Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia to receive extra funding Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today awarded $1.48 million in grants to help five states – Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia – improve bridge construction and repair using cutting-edge technologies. “There are many benefits to[Read More…]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces More Than $3 Million for Federal Road Projects in Hawaii, Montana, Oregon and Tennessee
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Road projects on federal lands in four states will receive $3.04 million from the Federal Highway Administration to improve access to public lands, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced today. “The roads that carry America to and through its national forests and parks, tribal lands and other[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes New Regulation to Protect Motorcoach and Large Bus Passengers in Rollover Crashes
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today proposed a new federal motor vehicle safety standard to protect motorcoach and other large bus passengers in rollover crashes. The proposal aims to improve the structural design of large buses to ensure that passengers are better[Read More…]
Statement of Secretary Foxx on Senate Highway Trust Fund Vote
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Secretary Anthony Foxx of the US Department of Transportation issued the following statement on the US Senate’s bi-partisan Highway Trust Fund vote: "I applaud the Senate’s strong bipartisan vote, which sends a clear message that we need action on a long-term transportation bill this year, and reaffirms that[Read More…]
Average Airfare Decreases in First Quarter of 2014
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, BTS Air Fares, Origin and Destination Survey Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The average domestic air fare decreased to $381 in the first quarter of 2014, down 1.0 percent from the average fare of $384 in the first quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
