Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. The Advisory Committee of the Attorney General’s Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence released policy recommendations to the Justice Department today. The report recommends a significant rebuilding of the current services provided to Indian Country, through increased partnering and coordination[Read More…]
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Statement by President Obama on Attack in Jerusalem, November 18, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2014. I strongly condemn today’s terrorist attack on worshipers at a synagogue in Jerusalem, which killed four innocent people, including U.S. citizens Aryeh Kupinsky, Cary William Levine, and Mosheh Twersky, and injured several more. There is and can be no justification for such attacks against innocent civilians. [Read More…]
Ebola: DR Congo Declares End to Outbreak, as Top Footballers Join Global Fight Against Virus
Ebola treatment centre outside an Ebola virus disease (EVD) case management centre run by Médecins Sans Frontières in the town of Guéckédou, Guinea. Photo: UNICEF/Suzanne Beukes GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–17 November 2014 – The United Nations today praised the end of an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),[Read More…]
Chicago Named Host Site For 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional
Chicago to Serve as a Host for Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in 2016 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that Chicago has been named the host site for the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship regional. The NCAA made the announcement today on all sites for the tournament.[Read More…]
Tucson Premiere of Wolf Film ‘OR7: The Journey’ Set for December 3
Documentary About Famous Wandering Wolf to Be Screened at Loft Cinema TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity on Dec. 3 is hosting the Tucson premiere of the documentary “OR7: The Journey,” an inspiring film about the famous wolf who wandered hundreds of miles from northeast Oregon to[Read More…]
New Study: Alaskan Polar Bear Population Has Dropped by 40 Percent
Global Warming Threatens Polar Bears; Two-thirds Could be Gone by 2050 ANCHORAGE, Alaska—(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. l Global warming has driven a 40-percent decline in the number of polar bears in eastern Alaska and western Canada, a new study finds. The Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear population has dropped to just[Read More…]
With Senate Poised to Vote on Keystone XL, New Analysis Reveals Dangerous Toll of U.S. Pipelines
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. With the U.S. Senate poised to vote on the Keystone XL pipeline on Tuesday, a new analysis of federal records reveals the dangerous toll of pipelines in the United States. In just the past year and four months, there have been 372 oil and gas pipeline leaks,[Read More…]
Nurses Call on Federal OSHA, Other States to Follow California Mandate of Highest Ebola Safeguards
New Standards Respond to Worldwide Actions of 100,000 RNs Nurses to Hold Press Conference Tuesday in Washington on Next Steps Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. National Nurses United today called on the the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other states to follow the landmark mandatory safeguards established by[Read More…]
Missouri National Guard to Support Law Enforcement Efforts in the Event of Unrest in the St. Louis Region. Gov. Nixon Announces
Jefferson City, MO—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. Gov. Jay Nixon today signed an executive order activating the Missouri National Guard to support law enforcement during any period of unrest that might occur following the grand jury’s decision concerning the investigation into the death of Michael Brown. The Governor said the Guard will[Read More…]
AT&T Comes Out in Support of Stricter Standards for Police Cell Location Phone Tracking
MIAMI –-(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014. In a landmark move in the battle over privacy rights and new technologies, AT&T has filed a federal court brief arguing that courts must account for people’s Fourth Amendment rights before authorizing law enforcement to get phone location histories from their cell service companies. The company’s[Read More…]
