Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Monday, at a press conference in Raleigh, NC, the Human Rights Campaign, Equality NC, the North Carolina Association of Educators, and Campus Pride blasted Governor Pat McCrory for filing a lawsuit defending his deeply discriminatory HB2. “There’s been bipartisan opposition to bills like HB2 for good reason. It is[Read More…]
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty: 1st Lt. David A. Bauders, of Seattle, Wash.
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. 1st Lt. David A. Bauders, of Seattle, Wash., died May 6, on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. Bauders was assigned to 176th Engineer Company, Snohomish, Wash.
DoD Releases FY15 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On May 5, the Department of Defense released its Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. Overall, sexual assault reporting remained consistent with the high levels seen in recent years. The department received a total of 6,083 reports of sexual assault for allegations[Read More…]
Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For: Army Cpl. David J. Wishon Jr. of Baltimore
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman missing from the Korean War have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. David J. Wishon Jr. of Baltimore will be buried May 6 in[Read More…]
Weekly Address: Happy Mother’s Day From President Obama
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Hello, everybody. In our house, everybody knows that President is only the third-most important job in the family. So this weekend, I’m going to take a little extra time to say thank you to Michelle for the remarkable way she does the most important job: being a mom. And[Read More…]
Brighter Era Depends on Advancing Sustainable Development while Empowering Women, Young People, Secretary-General Tells University Event in Mauritius
New York-(ENEWSPF)- Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the University of Mauritius, in Port Louis today: Mo bien contente visite sa jolie paie Maurice et surout joine banne jeunes de Universite de Maurice. [I’m happy to be in beautiful Mauritius and with the young people[Read More…]
Joint Investigative Mechanism for Syria Visits Damascus
New York-(ENEWSPF)- The investigators of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, mandated to identify those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria, pursuant to Security Council resolution 2235 (2015), visited Damascus last week. They met with Syrian authorities and reviewed information related to the nine cases that were identified for in-depth[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Asked to Revoke Oklahoma Oil, Gas Leases
Oklahoma City-(ENEWSPF)- The Center for Biological Diversity today requested that the Bureau of Land Management pull 11 public fossil fuel leases sold last month in Oklahoma and Kansas over concerns that fracking and underground injection of oil wastewater could increase the risk of earthquakes in these areas, threatening the physical[Read More…]
Justice Department Permanently Shuts Down International “Psychic” Mail Fraud Scheme
Fraudsters Allegedly Scammed Victims Out of More Than $180 Million Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a consent decree on Friday that permanently barred eight individuals and entities from operating an alleged international multi-million dollar mail-fraud scheme in the name of alleged psychics[Read More…]
Let’s Talk Health, Inc. Issues Alert on Undeclared Milk and Soy in Energizer Drink Mix
Silver Springs, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Let’s Talk Health, Inc., is recalling its 15 packet jars of “Energizer Drink Mix,” Agua Vitae Liquid Multi-Vitamin, Agua Vitae Kids Liquid Multi-Vitamin and Tox-Elim because they contain an undeclared milk and soy allergen from Whey Protein. People who have allergies to soy and milk run the[Read More…]
