Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. I am proud to be here to help launch the Community Relations Service’s Transgender Law Enforcement Training, which we will debut in just a few minutes. I want to thank CRS Director Grande Lum for your leadership on this issue, as well as the other community[Read More…]
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Houston Man Charged with Threatening to Bomb Synagogues, March 27, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced today that a federal grand jury in Houston returned a six count indictment charging Dante Phearse, 33, with calling in bomb threats to two Houston synagogues, a[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Sairam Enterprises Inc. for Discriminating Against Disabled Veteran with Service Animal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Sairam Enterprises Inc. LLC alleging that it discriminated against Jeffrey Crockett and his family on the basis of disability in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Sairam Enterprises owns and operates the Days[Read More…]
Five Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain Union Job for Organized Crime Underboss
Former New York Post Driver Also Charged with Having “No Show” Job Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. Five men have been charged in the Eastern District of New York with conspiring to defraud the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers’ Union (NMDU) and Hudson News newsstands to obtain a union card and employment[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Renzi of Italy in Joint Press Conference, March 27, 2014
Rome, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014 – 4:18 P.M. CET PRIME MINISTER RENZI: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you so much. And obviously, thank you so much, President Obama, because for me it’s a very great pleasure to host here in Villa Madama President Obama. All Italian journalists know very well President Obama[Read More…]
President Obama Travels to Italy, Meets with Pope Francis
President Barack Obama meets with Pope Francis for a private audience in Vatican City, Italy, March 27, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) ITALY–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Today, President Obama headed to Italy, continuing his five-country trip across Europe and Saudi Arabia. The President started off the day at[Read More…]
Southeast Michigan Receives Two EPA Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure Grants
DETROIT—(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling $1.25 million to fund green infrastructure projects in Southeast Michigan to improve water quality in the Great Lakes. EPA Region 5 Administrator / Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Health Care Navigators Announcing that 6 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Health Insurance
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. This afternoon, while traveling in Italy, President Obama convened a conference call with health care navigators and volunteers helping with enrollment efforts and announced that more than 6 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance plans through the federal and state Marketplaces since[Read More…]
CDC Estimates 1 in 68 Children Has Been Identified With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Latest snapshot shows proportion of children with autism and higher IQ on the rise Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 68 children (or 14.7 per 1,000 eight-year-olds) in multiple communities in the United States has been identified with autism spectrum[Read More…]
CDC Reports More Cases of Heartland Virus Disease
New virus infects six more people and found in second state Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with health officials in Missouri and Tennessee have identified six new cases of people sick with Heartland virus: five in Missouri and one in Tennessee.[Read More…]
