Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015 – 12:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. This morning, I spoke with, and Vice President Biden spoke with, Mayor Joe Riley and other leaders of Charleston to express our deep sorrow over the senseless murders that took place last night. Michelle and I know[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds 90 Percent of Private Student Loan Borrowers Who Applied for Co-Signer Release Were Rejected
Industry Inquiry Reveals Problems for Consumers Seeking to Prevent Auto-Defaults WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman released a report finding high rates of consumers are being rejected for co-signer release on their private student loans, based on its review of industry[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Medical Debt Collector
Company Mishandled Consumer Credit Reporting Disputes, Prevented Consumers From Exercising Debt Collection Rights WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced an enforcement action against a medical debt collection company for mishandling consumer credit reporting disputes and preventing consumers from exercising important debt collection rights.[Read More…]
Summer Lunch Program at St. Irenaeus Church
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. St. Irenaeus Church, 78 Cherry St., Park Forest, will be providing free healthy and nutritious lunches this summer. Meals will be available June 22 through August 14 (Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s) from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. The Summer Lunch[Read More…]
UN Warns of ‘Record High’ 60 Million Displaced Amid Expanding Global Conflicts
Hundreds of refugees and migrants aboard a fishing boat moments before being rescued by the Italian Navy in June 2014. Photo: The Italian Coastguard/Massimo Sestini GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 June 2015 – The international community is experiencing a dramatic shift in the situation facing the world’s refugees as a global surge in war,[Read More…]
UN Chief Hails Papal Encyclical Spotlighting Climate Change as Critical ‘Moral Issue’
The impact of climate change is affecting Lesotho’s progress towards development in a number of areas, including agriculture, food security, water resources, public health and disaster risk management. Photo: FAO NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 June 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the release of Pope Francis’ Papal Encyclical in[Read More…]
Hot Lava Flows Discovered on Venus
Evidence for active volcanoes on Venus EU–(ENEWSPF)–18 June 2015. ESA’s Venus Express has found the best evidence yet for active volcanism on Earth’s neighbour planet. Seeing the planet’s surface is extremely difficult due to its thick atmosphere, but radar observations by previous missions to Venus have revealed it as a[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch Slams House Passage of Fast Track
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “Today, the Republican leadership rammed undemocratic stand-alone Fast Track legislation, also known as Trade Promotion Authority, through the House of Representatives. This bill puts transnational corporate interests ahead of the American people. Just last week, Congress[Read More…]
Colnago Recalls Bicycles and Frame Kits Due to Crash Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Colnago CF10 Recall Summary Name of product: Bicycles and bicycle frame kits Hazard: The front brakes can detach from fork during use, posing a crash hazard. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: Colnago America Inc. toll-free at (844) 265-6246 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT,[Read More…]
12 Charged In Chicago As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In History
CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in 17 districts, resulting in charges against 243 individuals, including 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals,[Read More…]
