Awardees Recognized for Groundbreaking Work to End the War on Drugs; Other Winners Include Seattle Police Department, Global Commission on Drug Policy, and More DENVER—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2013. The Service Intervention in Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies (SICAD) and its general director Dr. João Castel-Branco Goulão will receive the Norman E. Zinberg Award[Read More…]

An ad hoc settlement for people displaced from Al Safira in Syria’s Aleepo province by recent bombings. Syria 2013 © MSF PARIS/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–OCTOBER 25, 2013 – More than 100,000 people have fled the district of Al Safira in Syria’s Aleppo province, where dozens of people have been killed and hundreds[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry Remarks at Center for American Progress Conference Under Secretary Sherman Meeting with Damas de Blanco Spokesperson Soler to Discuss Human Rights in Cuba NIGERIA Reports of Two U.S. Citizens Kidnapped on Vessel / Monitoring Situation GERMANY Monitoring of Communications[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013 – 12:47 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon.  Thanks, everyone, for being here.  I have a couple things.  First, I wanted to note that this evening, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, both the White House North Portico and Naval Observatory Anchor will be lit[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. Thank you very much. Thank you. Neera, thank you very, very much. Thank you all. It’s wonderful for me to be here. Neera and I come from the same part of the country and share many of the same values, but none more important than our[Read More…]

DALLAS, Oct. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-(ENEWSPF)- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) (the "Company") today reported its third quarter 2013 results:  Record third quarter net income, excluding special items*, of $241 million, or $.34 per diluted share, compared to third quarter 2012 net income, excluding special items, of $97 million, or $.13 per diluted share. This was in line with the First[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013 – 10:47 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Please have a seat, everybody.  Good morning, and welcome to the White House.  Today I’m here with leaders from business, from labor, from faith communities who are united around one goal — finishing the job of[Read More…]

Company Funneled Kickbacks Through Network of Shell Companies WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against a Kentucky law firm, Borders & Borders, PLC, and its principals, for illegally paying kickbacks for real estate settlement referrals through a network of[Read More…]

NAACP, ACLU, Faith Groups Say NYPD Is Engaging in Religious Discrimination NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013.  A coalition of 125 religious, racial justice, civil rights, and community-based organizations sent a letter to the Justice Department today urging it to open a civil rights investigation into the New York City Police Department[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 350,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 362,000. The 4-week moving average was 348,250, an increase of 10,750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]