Retailer and Debt Collectors to Provide Over $2.5 Million in Consumer Relief for Illegal Lawsuits and Unauthorized Debits WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Attorneys General of North Carolina and Virginia took action today to protect military servicemembers from illegal debt collection practices.[Read More…]
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Department of Justice Takes Legal Action to Address Pattern and Practice of Excessive Force and Violence at NYC Jails on Rikers Island that Violates the Constitutional Rights of Young Male Inmates
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder, Acting Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta for the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York announced today that the United States has taken legal action to ensure that critically important reforms are put in[Read More…]
Human Rights Watch: Obama’s New Approach to Cuba
Old Policy Counterproductive for Human Rights New York–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. President Barack Obama’s historic decision to overhaul US policy toward Cuba is a crucial step toward removing a major obstacle to progress on human rights on the island, Human Rights Watch said today. Obama announced that the US would normalize[Read More…]
Senators Raise Concerns to USTR About Trans-Pacific Partnership Provisions That Could Make it Harder to Prevent Financial Crises
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. In a letter sent to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman on Wednesday, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) raised concerns about provisions that may be included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that would make it harder[Read More…]
NASA’s Kepler Reborn, Makes First Exoplanet Find of New Mission
The artistic concept shows NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft operating in a new mission profile called K2. Using publicly available data, astronomers have confirmed K2’s first exoplanet discovery proving Kepler can still find planets. Image Credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T Pyle Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft makes a comeback with[Read More…]
Rising Air and Sea Temperatures Continue to Trigger Changes in the Arctic
Arctic is warming at twice the rate of anywhere else on Earth Polar bears depend on sea ice for dens, food and mating. The loss of sea ice is affecting some polar bear populations and health. (Credit: Kathy Crane, NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. A new NOAA-led report shows that[Read More…]
New NOAA Spacecraft Readies for Launch Next Month
DSCOVR will ensure high accuracy space weather warnings DSCOVR mission logo. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), scheduled to launch in five weeks, will give forecasters more reliable measurements of solar wind speed, improving their ability to monitor harmful solar activity, and replace an[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Final Agreement for $900 Million Wanda Vista Hotel and Residence
Project Will Create Over 2,500 New Jobs; $900 Million Investment is Largest-Ever by a Chinese Company in Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today presided over the signing of an architect agreement between Beijing-based Wanda Group and Magellan Development Group to build an 88-story mixed-use hotel, condominium and retail[Read More…]
Wegmans Food Markets Recalls Moody Face Stress Balls Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. Gift Gallery Moody Face Stress Balls (assorted colors) Recall Summary Name of product: Gift Gallery Moody Face Stress Balls Hazard: These rubber stress balls can break into pieces when squeezed, posing a choking hazard to young children. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Wegmans consumer affairs[Read More…]
EPA Announces 2014 Annual Environmental Enforcement Results
WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its annual enforcement and compliance results reflecting a focus on large cases driving industry compliance and that have a high impact on protecting public health and the environment. “By taking on large, high impact enforcement cases, EPA[Read More…]
