Day: April 30, 2013

Alaska Native Communities Receive Technical Assistance for Local Clean Energy Development

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013.  As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to help Tribal communities across the country enhance their energy security and build a sustainable energy future, the Energy Department and the Denali Commission yesterday announced that five Alaska Native communities will receive technical expertise through the Strategic Technical Assistance[Read More…]

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Doctors Without Borders: Increased Mental Health Care Needed in Iraq

Iraq 2009 © Khalil Sayyad – Basra, where MSF established an international team in 2008 BAGHDAD/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–APRIL 30, 2013—The Iraqi Ministry of Health and its supporters should improve access to mental health care services for a population still reeling from decades of conflict, political instability, and social upheaval, the international[Read More…]

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ACLU Statement on President’s Guantánamo Comments

NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013.  At a press briefing today, President Obama restated his belief that the prison at Guantánamo should be closed. Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, responded to the president’s comments by detailing immediate actions the president could take. “We welcome the[Read More…]

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Pennsylvania Legislators Urge Repeal of Ordinance That Unfairly Targets Domestic Violence Victims

Innocent Tenants and Landlords Penalized for Reporting Abuse NORRISTOWN, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013.  Pennsylvania state representatives today urged the repeal of an unconstitutional municipal ordinance in the city of Norristown that punishes innocent tenants and their landlords for requesting police assistance. The ordinance was challenged last week by the American Civil[Read More…]

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Governor Quinn Announces Expansion of High-Speed Railcar Factory in Rochelle

Nippon Sharyo Will Build $54 Million Additional Facility and Create 80 Permanent Local Jobs, 200 Construction Jobs ROCHELLE–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Joseph Szabo and Nippon Sharyo Ltd. Chairman Katsuyuki Ikushima to announce the expansion of[Read More…]

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Revises Rule Protecting Consumers Sending Money Internationally

Revisions Will Help Facilitate Compliance With New Consumer Protections WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today revised its rule that creates certain protections for consumers who transfer money internationally. The revisions are intended to preserve the new consumer protections provided under the rule while facilitating industry’s[Read More…]

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International Jazz Day 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013.  April 30, 2013 marks the second annual International Jazz Day. This year’s commemoration will feature a daylong series of jazz events and a major evening performance in Istanbul, Turkey, this year’s host city. Activities will feature jazz greats including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, George Duke, Abdullah[Read More…]

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Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking the Identities of U.S. Taxpayers with Offshore Accounts at Cibc FirstCaribbean International Bank

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013.  The Justice Department announced that late yesterday a federal court in San Francisco entered an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a John Doe summons seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce FirstCaribbean International[Read More…]

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