Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 321,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains were widespread, led by growth in professional and business services, retail trade, health care, and manufacturing. Household Survey[Read More…]
Day: December 5, 2014
Statement by Secretary Hagel on the Nomination of Ashton Carter
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2014. Earlier today, President Obama announced that he will nominate Ashton Carter to succeed me as secretary of defense. Ash is a patriot and a leader. I strongly support his nomination. Over a distinguished career of public service, Ash has served eleven secretaries of defense. He has[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Nominating Ashton Carter as Secretary of Defense
Ashton B. Carter offers remarks after President Barack Obama nominated him to serve as the next defense secretary during an event at the White House, Dec. 5, 2014. Source: defense.gov Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2014 – 10:24 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. It is wonderful[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, Dec. 4, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Matthew R. Ammerman, 29, of Noblesville, Indiana, died Dec. 3, in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire while conducting a clearing operation. He[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the 2014 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, Marian Robinson and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell participate in the National Christmas Tree lighting on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014 – 6:12 P.M. EST THE[Read More…]
Survey: Physicians Endorse Cannabis Therapy For Epilepsy
Los Angeles, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Most general physicians and nurses, but not a majority of epileptologists and general neurologists, support the option of cannabis therapy for patients with severe refractory epilepsy, according to survey data published in the journal Epilepsia. Investigators from the University of California, Los Angeles reviewed survey[Read More…]
Members Of Congress Introduce Measure To Allow VA Docs To Recommend Medical Cannabis
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer, along with eleven co-sponsors, has introduced legislation in Congress to allow physicians at the US Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend cannabis therapy. H.R. 5762, the Veterans Equal Access Act, authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs health care practitioners to provide recommendations and[Read More…]
UN Secretary General Ban: United States Should Respond to Public Demands for Greater Police Accountability
Protestors in New York City demonstrate in the wake of the verdict in the case of the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown (24 November 2014). Photo: Jacques Baudrier NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 December 2014 – In the wake of a grand jury decision in New York yesterday not to indict[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Second Round Results of CHIdeas, City’s Online Community Forum
City Will Implement Three Ideas Submitted by Residents to Support Small Businesses, Urban Agriculture, and Family Nutrition; Four New Discussion Topics Launched CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the results of the second round of CHIdeas, the online community forum launched this fall to engage Chicago residents and[Read More…]
Alderman’s Former Chief Of Staff Pleads Guilty To Accepting $7,500 Bribe In Exchange For Letters Of Support For Liquor License
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. A former chief of staff for an unnamed Chicago alderman pleaded guilty today to accepting a $7,500 cash bribe in exchange for obtaining the alderman’s letters of support for a license to sell alcohol in the alderman’s ward. The defendant, CURTIS V. THOMPSON, JR., accepted the[Read More…]
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