Syrian American poet Amal Kassir recites her work during a gathering where immigrants spoke about their lives, Boulder, Colorado, April 2016. AP/Brennan Linsley Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. Today, the Center for American Progress and the Fiscal Policy Institute, or FPI, released a new joint analysis providing an overview of[Read More…]
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Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden on Rex Tillerson’s Nomination for Secretary of State
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden issued the following statement on the nomination of Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson to be the next secretary of state: President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be the next secretary[Read More…]
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on Coalition Strike Against ISIL External Attack Operatives
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016 A coalition precision airstrike conducted on Dec. 4 in Raqqa, Syria, resulted in the deaths of three ISIL leaders directly involved in facilitating external terror operations and recruiting foreign fighters. Two of those targeted – Salah Gourmat, and Sammy Djedou – were involved in facilitating the[Read More…]
Funding Study: U.S. Providing Just 3.5 Percent of What’s Needed to Recover Endangered Species
Report Urges Emergency ‘Extinction Prevention Programs’ for Butterflies, Southeast Mussels, Southwest Fish WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. The amount of money appropriated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for recovery of endangered species is just 3.5 percent of what is needed, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by the Center for Biological[Read More…]
Canada to Protect Declining Monarch Butterfly as Endangered Species
Photo by Collette Adkins, Center for Biological Diversity. Iconic Butterfly Has Declined by 80 Percent in Recent Decades WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada released a report yesterday recommending that the monarch butterfly be protected as an endangered species due to population decline[Read More…]
Trump’s Dangerous Foreign Policy Team: Discrimination, Domination, and Destruction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016. With the announcement of Rex Tillerson as President-Elect Trump’s choice for Secretary of State, Jewish Voice for Peace offers the following commentary on several foreign policy appointees who will impact our work towards a just peace for Palestinians and Israelis. Secretary of State: Rex Tillerson The[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Investigate Before Donating to Charitable Causes for the Holidays
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. With requests for charitable contributions filling up your mail and email inbox, Attorney General Lisa Madigan encourages residents to do some important research before making holiday donations to any of the more than 25,000 charitable organizations in Illinois working to help others this holiday season and[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Updates Algeria Travel Warning, Dec. 13, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to remote areas in southern and eastern Algeria, as well as isolated parts of the Kabylie region, due to a high threat of terrorist attacks and kidnapping. This replaces the Travel Warning for Algeria dated March,[Read More…]
Shocker: House Benghazi Committee is Done
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016 By Mark Sumner How did this ever happen? After the biggest, most outrageoust thing ever, which only happened 13 times during the Bush administration, and eight (count em’) separate investigations designed to last exactly as long as Hillary Clinton’s career, the House Benghazi committee has issued a final,[Read More…]
Brand Castle, LLC Recalls Limited Quantities of In The Mix® Monkey Bread Mix
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. Brand Castle, LLC of Bedford Heights, Ohio is voluntarily recalling limited quantities of our In The Mix® Monkey Bread Mix because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. This product is being recalled because an ingredient supplier (Valley Milk Products LLC) has issued[Read More…]
