CFPB Backs Department of Defense Proposal to Broaden the Rules for Greater Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report highlighting how loopholes in the current Military Lending Act rules are racking up costs for servicemembers. According to the report, these gaps[Read More…]
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Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day 2015
Download New Year’s Day U.S. Population [JPG – <1.0 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2014. As our nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the United States population will be 320,090,857 on Jan. 1, 2015. This represents an increase of 2,334,187, or 0.73 percent,[Read More…]
University of Oregon and Florida State University Presidents Join Fight to End Fanconi Anemia, Challenge Fans to Donate
Dave Frohnmayer Rare but devastating disease connects universities EUGENE, Ore. –-(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2014 – The presidents of the University of Oregon and Florida State University have joined forces prior to the Rose Bowl Game to raise awareness and funds for research into a rare but devastating disease that has connected[Read More…]
Countries Affected by Ebola Lose $1.4 Billion Annually to Debt, Corruption and Tax Evasion
Outflows Dwarf Money in Health Care and Prevention Budgets Washington DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2014. New reports show that the Ebola-affected countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone lose an average of $1.4 billion each year to corruption, debt payments and tax evasion. Global Financial Integrity (GFI) calculates the three countries lost about $1.3[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Law that Allows Payment of Certain Traffic Fines Without Court Appearance
Legislation Follows “Sign and Drive” Law Signed this Summer CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday signed a new law that allows persons charged with certain minor traffic offenses to pay their fines or penalties without appearing in court. The legislation follows the “Sign and Drive” law recently signed[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Law to Protect Condominium Owners and Associations
Legislation Establishes State Ombudsperson to Educate Owners and Help Resolve Disputes CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law that will help protect condominium owners and associations across Illinois. The legislation creates a position within the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to help resolve disputes[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the End of the Combat Mission in Afghanistan
HAWAII—(ENEWSPF)—December 28, 2014. Today’s ceremony in Kabul marks a milestone for our country. For more than 13 years, ever since nearly 3,000 innocent lives were taken from us on 9/11, our nation has been at war in Afghanistan. Now, thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and women in[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 28, 2014. At the end of this year, as our Afghan partners assume responsibility for the security of their country, the United States officially concludes Operation Enduring Freedom. Our combat mission in Afghanistan, which began in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, will come to an[Read More…]
Signing of Trilateral Information Sharing Arrangement Concerning the Nuclear and Missile Threats Posed by North Korea
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 28, 2014. Today, the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Defense of Japan, and the Department of Defense of the United States of America finalized a trilateral information sharing arrangement concerning the nuclear and missile threats posed by North Korea. This arrangement[Read More…]
Rally in Chicago on Monday 12/29: Reparations for Victims of Police Torture
Protest police torture and demand reparations as a part of Black Youth Project 100’s #BlackHolidaze Kwanzaa Week. Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2014 – On Monday, December 29th at 1 p.m. a rally will be held in Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St., to protest police torture and to demand reparations as a[Read More…]
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