Dragonfly Placer Mine Would Harm Wildlife, Irreplaceable Cultural Sites RIDGECREST, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Responding to environmental groups’ request for review, the California director of the Bureau of Land Management has overturned the agency’s approval for plans to develop the Dragonfly Placer gold mine in the Mojave Desert. In reversing the[Read More…]
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Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at the Department of Justice Cybersecurity Symposium
New Haven, CT–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Thank you, U.S. Attorney [Deirdre] Daly, for that very kind introduction, for your outstanding service to the people of Connecticut and for your critical leadership on the important matters we have come together to discuss. I also want to recognize Senators [Richard] Blumenthal and [Chris][Read More…]
Three Family Members Indicted for Participating in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Defraud Commercial Lenders and the U.S. Export-Import Bank
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Three family members were indicted for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud Miami-area lenders and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: President Obama Announces Final Rules to Better Protect Service Members from Financial Abuse on Fifth Anniversary of Signing Wall Street Reform into Law
Rules Mark Next Step in Historic Wall Street Reform Effort by Closing Loopholes in the Military Lending Act to Protect Service Members and Their Families from Predatory Lending Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Today, President Obama will announce that the Department of Defense (DOD) is finalizing updated Military Lending Act rules[Read More…]
White House Press Conference by Josh Earnest, July 20, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015 – 12:52 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. A lively bunch today. Let me do two quick announcements, and then I’ll go straight to your questions. The United States welcomes today’s historic opening of the embassy of the United States of America[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Response to START Trial Data Showing All People with HIV Should Be Treated Immediately
A man holds antiretroviral drugs in South Africa. Photo by: Stefan Heunis Vancouver–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015—The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières Borders (MSF) applauded the results of the Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment (START) trial, released today at the International AIDS Society Conference (IAS) in Vancouver, showing[Read More…]
Press Availability by Secretary of State Kerry With Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, July 20, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I am very, very pleased this afternoon to welcome to the State Department my colleague, Bruno Rodriguez, the foreign minister of Cuba. And I apologize for our being a little bit late, but we were downstairs – we had a lot[Read More…]
Statement by White House Press Secretary on Opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, and the Opening of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. The United States welcomes today’s historic opening of the Embassy of the United States of America in Havana, Cuba, and the opening of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. Today’s openings are the result of respectful dialogue between the United States and the Republic of Cuba[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and President Buhari of Nigeria Before Bilateral Meeting, July 20, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015 – 11:14 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it’s a great pleasure to welcome President Buhari and his delegation here to the Oval Office for his first visit since the historic election that took place. Nigeria is obviously one of the important countries in the world[Read More…]
Joint Press Conference with Secretary Carter and Minister of Defense Ya’alon in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 20, 2015
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon answer questions during a joint press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 20, 2015. Carter is on the first leg of a weeklong trip to the Middle East to discuss security concerns in Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. DoD[Read More…]
