Agreement Blocks Final Provisions of Anti-Immigrant Law, HB 56, Challenged in Courts MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Alabama will not publish a list of purportedly “unlawfully present” immigrants, according to an agreement announced today by civil rights groups that had sued to block publication on the grounds that it would violate[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Dedicates University of Illinois Electrical and Computer Engineering Building
State of the Art and Energy Efficient Facility Will Serve 2,500 Students and Help Prepare them for In-Demand Careers URBANA–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by University of Illinois President Robert Easter to dedicate the new Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Building on the University’s Urbana campus.[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces 500 New Jobs at Growing Technology Firm
Innovative Company Expanding in Chicago and Elk Grove Village CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that software development company SpringCM will accelerate its growth in Chicago and Elk Grove Village and hire an additional 500 people within five years. The announcement is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, Oct. 10, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing TURKEY/SYRIA IRAQ/TURKEY/SYRIA TURKEY/SYRIA HONG KONG/CHINA DEPARTMENT/INDIA/PAKISTAN INDIA/PAKISTAN EBOLA IRAN TRANSCRIPT: 12:18 p.m. EDT MS. HARF: Packed crowd today. Happy Friday, everyone. It’s been a while. And I’m on a little bit – I’m warning you at the top, on a little[Read More…]
Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a General Assembly Session on Ebola, October 10, 2014
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership, for convening this extremely timely meeting. And thank you to Deputy Secretary General Eliasson, Special Envoy Nabarro, and Special Representative Banbury for your work, for your briefings, for your clear call to action, and above all, for the dedicated[Read More…]
Liberty Reserve Founder Extradited from Spain
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2014. The founder of Liberty Reserve, a virtual currency used by cybercriminals around the world to launder proceeds of their illegal activity, was extradited from Spain and arrived in the United States this afternoon. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and[Read More…]
Taiwanese Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate U.S. Laws Preventing Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2014. A former resident of Taiwan, who the United States has linked to the supply of weapons manufacturing machinery to North Korea, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate U.S. regulations regarding the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, announced Assistant Attorney General John Carlin for the[Read More…]
Second Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Agrees to Relinquish More Than $30 Million of Assets Purchased with Corruption Proceeds
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2014. The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture cases against assets in the United States owned by the Second Vice President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue that he purchased with the proceeds of corruption. Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi Winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2014. On behalf of Michelle, myself and all Americans, I want to congratulate Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Today’s announcement is a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity of every human being. In recognizing Malala and Kailash, the[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a National Monument
San Dimas, California–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014 – 1:24 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Have a seat. Have a seat. Well, thank you, Secretary Vilsack, for that introduction — more importantly, all the work that you do every single day to make sure that rural America and all our natural[Read More…]
