WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Clean Energy Trust (CET) in Chicago, Illinois to help spur entrepreneurship and boost economic development. In 2014, Durbin wrote a[Read More…]
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Boko Haram ‘Weakened’ but Still Committing ‘Horrendous’ Acts, Says UN Regional Envoy
A wide view of the Security Council Chamber as Special Representative Mohammed Ibn Chambas (on screen), addresses the meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by the extremist group Boko Haram. UN Photo/Loey Felipe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2015 – As the Security Council met this morning to discuss[Read More…]
Deputy UN Chief Calls for ‘Hydro-diplomacy’ as World Faces Growing Water Shortages
Photo: UNICEF/Wathiq Khuzaie GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–30 March 2015 – The international community must gear up for a new era of “hydro-diplomacy” as the threat of water scarcity risks plunging the world into a period of geopolitical tension and stunted development, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson told delegates gathered at the General[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Joins Effort to Increase Nonprofit Security Grant Program Funding to Protect Synagogues, Temples from Violent Extremists
CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined over three dozen members of Congress writing the House Appropriations Committee to request $25 million for Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding. These funds would aid those who strive to secure Synagogues, Temples and other institutions from hateful attacks. Rep. Schakowsky released the[Read More…]
New Analysis of Breast Cancer Subtypes Could Lead to Better Risk Stratification
Annual Report to the Nation shows that mortality and incidence for most cancers continue to decline Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2015. For the first time, researchers have used national data to determine the incidence of the four major molecular subtypes of breast cancer by age, race/ethnicity, poverty level, and several other[Read More…]
Former Federal Agents Charged With Bitcoin Money Laundering and Wire Fraud
Agents Were Part of Baltimore’s Silk Road Task Force Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2015. Two former federal agents have been charged with wire fraud, money laundering and related offenses for stealing digital currency during their investigation of the Silk Road, an underground black market that allowed users to conduct illegal transactions[Read More…]
BSI SA of Lugano, Switzerland, is First Bank to Reach Resolution Under Justice Department’s Swiss Bank Program
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that BSI SA, one of the 10 largest private banks in Switzerland, is the first bank to reach a resolution under the Department of Justice’s Swiss Bank Program. “Because of the department’s continuing efforts to root out offshore tax evasion,[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging that Southeastern Oklahoma State University Discriminated Against Transgender Woman
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2015. The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit against Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Southeastern) and the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) for violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against a transgender employee on the basis of her[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute
Boston, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2015 – 12:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. To Vicki, Ted, Patrick, Curran, Caroline, Ambassador Smith, members of the Kennedy family — thank you so much for inviting me to speak today. Your Eminence, Cardinal O’Malley; Vice President Biden; Governor[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, March 30, 2015
En Route Boston, Massachusetts –(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2015 – 9:53 A.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Welcome aboard, everyone, on Air Force One. And we are en route to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, where we’ll celebrate the life and legacy of Senator Ted Kennedy and highlight the[Read More…]
