A two-year old child is fed an infusion of neem tree leaves in Rumbek, South Sudan. Photo: UNHCR/Rocco Nuri GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–1 April 2017 – Warning of increasing risk of mass deaths from starvation in many countries in Africa and in Yemen due to worsening drought and conflict, the United Nations refugee[Read More…]
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A Government Shutdown Could Delay Billions of Dollars in Tax Refunds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017 By Alex Rowell and Harry Stein A 1040 tax form appears on display in New York. AP/Mark Lennihan Two key deadlines approach this month: Americans must file their taxes by April 18, and Congress and President Donald Trump must pass legislation to fund the government by[Read More…]
Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq, April 11, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 31 strikes consisting of 99 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, April 10, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Staff Sgt. Mark R. De Alencar, 37, of Edgewood, Maryland, died April 8 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Charts Explosive Growth of Hateful Memes and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories Against Jared Kushner
Presidential Advisor Jared Kushner (Photo: cnn.com) New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017 … An anti-Semitic social media trolling campaign aimed at presidential advisor Jared Kushner has escalated from a series of tweets into a full-bore assault perpetrated primarily by white supremacists and anti-Semites of various stripes, according to an online analysis[Read More…]
Urgent Action Needed to Stave ‘Hunger Crisis’ in Iraq – UN Food Relief Agency
Children carrying jars of cooking oil at an IDP camp on the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq. (file) Photo: WFP/Mohammed Al Bahbahani IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2017 – Warning that deepening food insecurity in Iraq could leave more than half the population facing “unprecedented levels” of vulnerability, the United Nations emergency food relief[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, April 10, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2017. On April 9, Coalition military forces conducted 27 strikes consisting of 89 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes consisting of 35 engagements against ISIS targets. Near Tabqah, 14 strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed five[Read More…]
Carl Vinson Strike Group Departs Singapore for Western Pacific
USS Carl Vinson and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships steam in formation at the conclusion of a bilateral exercise to increase proficiency in basic maritime skills and improve response capabilities, Mar. 29, 2017. The Carl Vinson is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo USS[Read More…]
Syria: As United States Responds Militarily to Chemical Attack, UN Urges Restraint to Avoid Escalation
Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Violaine Martin (file) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 April 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today urged restraint to avoid any escalation of the situation in Syria, after the United States responded militarily to an alleged chemical weapons attack earlier this week. “I continue to follow the situation[Read More…]
Unemployment Rate Declines to 4.5 Percent in March 2017; Payroll Employment Edges Up by Only 98,000
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2017. The unemployment rate declined to 4.5 percent in March, and total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 98,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services and in mining, while retail trade lost jobs. Household Survey Data The unemployment[Read More…]
