Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. Paul Ryan’s April Fools’ Day Budget Would Cut Medicare Dramatically On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released another Republican budget proposal – this one for the 2015 fiscal year – that would slash programs that benefit seniors in order to cut taxes for[Read More…]
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UN Deplores ‘Abhorrent’ Attack on International Journalists in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2014 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemned the “abhorrent” attack on two international journalists working for the Associated Press today which left one dead and the other wounded. Photographer Anja Niedringhaus and reporter Kathy Gannon were shot in the Tani district of Khost[Read More…]
Statement of Labor Secretary Perez on March 2014 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the March 2014 Employment Situation report released today: “Today’s report tells the story of a solid and steady economic recovery delivering more opportunity for more people. We saw 192,000 new jobs in the month of[Read More…]
NATO Deputy Secretary General Stresses Implications of Russia-Ukraine Crisis for Euro-atlantic Security
KRAKOW—(ENEWSPF)—4 April 2014. Addressing the conference Defence Matters – new challenges of the NATO and EU security policy in Krakow, Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said that Russia’s actions over the past few weeks put the NATO’s Summit in Wales in a very different light. He stressed that many of[Read More…]
NASA Hubble Team Finds Monster ‘El Gordo’ Galaxy Cluster Bigger Than Thought
This is a Hubble image of the most massive cluster of galaxies ever seen to exist when the universe was just half its current age of 13.8 billion years. The cluster contains several hundred galaxies. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Jee (University of California, Davis) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. [Read More…]
Koru Pacific Packaging Announces a Voluntary Recall for One Lot # AH!LASKA® Organic Cocoa Non-Dairy Chocolate Mix
Tracy, CA.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. KORU Pacific Packaging, today issued a voluntary recall of AH!LASKA®, because one lot (LOT# 3280 BEST BY APR/2015) of the product may contain milk, which is not labeled in the ingredients. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a[Read More…]
A Quarter of All Bumblebees At Risk in Europe
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. Habitat destruction, pesticide contamination, agricultural intensification and climate change threaten 24 percent of Europe’s bumblebees, according to research conducted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and funded by the European Commission. The study is part an ongoing project called European Red List of[Read More…]
Creating Energy-efficient Landscapes
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. After a long, cold winter, Spring has finally sprung. As flowers begin to bloom and trees sprout new leaves, we are finally seeing evidence of the changing season across most of the country. For a large majority of homeowners, that means it’s time to start thinking[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, April 4, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. Good morning. Chairman [Frank] Wolf, Ranking Member [Chaka] Fattah, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Budget for the U.S. Department of Justice – and to provide an overview[Read More…]
First Ever Extradition on Antitrust Charge
Former Marine Hose Executive Extradited from Germany to Face Charges of Participating in Worldwide Bid-Rigging Conspiracy Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. Romano Pisciotti, an Italian national, was extradited from Germany on a charge of participating in a conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by rigging bids, fixing prices and allocating market[Read More…]
