Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 259,000 to 258,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
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White House Fact Sheet: Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of LGBT Persons June 2016 Update
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2016. Throughout the Obama Administration, the promotion and protection of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons has been a specific focus of our engagement around the world. U.S. diplomacy, foreign assistance and other activities abroad have all sought to advance this goal,[Read More…]
Intervention Dramatically Lowers Violent Crime Arrests for At-risk teens
Crime Lab study finds Becoming a Man program also boosts high school graduation The University of Chicago Crime Lab has studied the positive effects of Becoming a Man, a counseling/mentoring program in Chicago. Photo by: Robert Kozloff CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016 By: Mark Peters A school-based intervention for at-risk teenagers in[Read More…]
Beyond the Reckless Rhetoric, Trump’s Ideas on Trade Sound Oddly Familiar
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. Throughout this campaign, Trump’s statements on trade, like everything else he says, have been erratic and irresponsible, full of bluster and the promise of a reckless trade strategy that would put American jobs at risk. The divisive rhetoric in his today’s speech on trade was no[Read More…]
‘New Revelations’ From Benghazi Report Notably Old
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. Republican efforts to exploit the Benghazi tragedy to score political points against Hillary Clinton has been both disturbing and fruitless. Two years and $7 million after its inception, the taxpayer-funded partisan witch hunt known as the Benghazi Committee concluded quite fittingly: Republican members, who insisted in[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: Washington Post: Trump Promised Millions to Charity. We Found Less Than $10,000 Over 7 Years
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016 By: David A. Fahrenthold In May, under pressure from the news media, Donald Trump made good on a pledge he made four months earlier: He gave $1 million to a nonprofit group helping veterans’ families. Before that, however, when was the last time that Trump gave[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: Wall Street Journal: Study Sees Debt Jumping Under Trump, Staying Steady Under Clinton
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016 By David Harrison Donald Trump’s tax and spending proposals would greatly increase the national debt over the next 10 years, while Hillary Clinton’s combination of new revenue and new spending would have a nearly negligible effect on the country’s $14 trillion debt, according to a study[Read More…]
CDC: Changes In State Marijuana Laws Associated With National Decline In Teen Use Rates
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. The passage of statewide laws regulating the consumption of cannabis by adults and/or qualified patients is not associated with increased rates of teen marijuana use, according to a statistical analysis provided by the Centers for Disease Control. The federal health agency reports that the percentage of[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 18, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 259,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 277,000. The 4-week moving average was 267,000, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Fact Check: 15 Biggest Lies in Trump’s Speech Attacking Hillary Clinton
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. In his speech attacking Hillary Clinton Wednesday, Donald Trump — Politifact’s reigning ‘Liar of the Year’ — resorted to a litany of hypocritical attacks, nutty conspiracy theories and outright lies. Many of the most outrageous attacks were long ago discredited by independent fact checkers, but Trump[Read More…]
