Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Thank you for inviting me today. That renowned philosopher from the Garden State of New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen, once said, “I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream.” For the past few years, we have all been judging that[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases New Tools as Part of Know Before You Owe Mortgage Initiative
Tools Provide Additional Shopping Help for Consumers as New Mortgage Disclosure Rule Takes Effect WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing new online tools as part of its Know Before You Owe initiative aimed at helping consumers navigate the mortgage process. The tools[Read More…]
Black Youth Project 100 Statement in Response to IPRA Recommendation to Fire Chicago Police Detective Servin
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2015. On September 16, 2015, the Chicago Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) recommended that Dante Servin be fired from the Chicago Police Department (CPD); a recommendation that should have been made five months, if not three years ago. This recommendation marks only the second of its kind since[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly Calls For Re-evaluation of Quarry Plans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2015. U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly today asked federal and Indiana officials to re-evaluate plans for a proposed quarry in Indiana near the Illinois state line and called for more research into potential impacts the quarry could have on the Kankakee River eco-system in both states. Many Illinois[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Libya Travel Warning, Sept. 16, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Libya and recommends that U.S. citizens currently in Libya depart immediately. On July 26, 2014, the U.S. Embassy suspended all embassy operations in Libya and relocated staff outside of the country because of ongoing violence between[Read More…]
Court Authorizes IRS to Issue Summonses to Discover U.S. Taxpayers with Offshore Bank Accounts at Belize Bank International Limited and Belize Bank Limited
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. A federal court in Miami entered an order yesterday authorizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a “John Doe” summons seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts at Belize Bank International Limited (BBIL) or Belize Bank Limited (BBL), the Justice Department announced[Read More…]
Justice Department Will Not Challenge Expedia’s Acquisition of Orbitz
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division released the following statement yesterday on the division’s decision to close its investigation into Expedia’s $1.3 billion acquisition of Orbitz: “We know online travel booking is important to U.S. consumers and to the airlines, car[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Sept. 12, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 264,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 275,000. The 4-week moving average was 272,500, a decrease of 3,250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama to the Business Roundtable, Sept. 16, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2015 – 11:24 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Randall, and thank you to everybody here at the Business Roundtable for having me today. I’m just going to say a few words and then hopefully spend a lot of time taking your questions. Seven years[Read More…]
Thursday, Sept. 17: Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) to Rally to Demand Superintendent McCarthy and Police Board Fire Detective Servin
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2015. On Thursday, September 17th at 7 p.m., theBlack Youth Project 100 (BYP100) Chicago Chapter in coordination with Black Lives Matter Chicago, We Charge Genocide, and Rekia Boyd’s family, will lead a public rally outside of Chicago Police Department (CPD) Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave., to demand[Read More…]
