Payment on All Group A Claims Has Been Authorized Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya announced today that the VCF is once again accepting new claims using a new claim form that was redesigned following the Dec. 18, 2015, reauthorization of the[Read More…]
Month: August 2016
Cincinnati-Area Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, of Green Township, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to one count of attempting to kill government employees, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one count of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at 95th National Convention for Disabled American Veterans (Video)
Atlanta, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016 https://youtu.be/DeN7yuB9yw0 TRANSCRIPT 1:39 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, DAV! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Please, everybody, have a seat. What an honor to be with you today. (Applause.) Thank you. And thanks to Bobby. I’ll never forget the time Bobby came to the[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz aboard Air Force One, August 1, 2016
En Route Atlanta, Georgia–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016 – 12:10 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Welcome aboard Air Force One, everybody, en route to Atlanta, where the President will address the 95th Convention of Disabled American Veterans. This will mark his final major address to our nation’s veterans. So the President is looking[Read More…]
U.S. Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL in Sirte, Libya
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016 By: Terri Moon Cronl At the request of the Libyan Government of National Accord, the U.S. military conducted precision airstrikes today against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets in Sirte, Libya, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters in a news briefing. The airstrikes[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Leads U.S. In Foreign Direct Investment
Chicago Leads Nation for Third Year in a Row; Only North American City in the Top 20 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that, for the third year in a row, the Chicago metropolitan area leads the U.S. in foreign direct investment (FDI) according to the 2016 IBM[Read More…]
Statement from Senator John McCain Regarding the Khan Family
Phoenix, AZ– (ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. John McCain issued the following statement today regarding Donald Trump’s comments about Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004: “The Republican Party I know and love is the party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth: Drop in Veteran Homelessness is Important Milestone, Not the Finish Line
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Combat Veteran and Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today issued the following statement regarding the administration’s announcement that homelessness among Veterans has fallen nearly 50% since 2010: “Since I recovered at Walter Reed, I’ve made serving other Veterans my mission whether in Illinois, at the VA or[Read More…]
Tours and Lures at South Suburban College on Thursday, August 4
College Wide Open House and ‘Pokémon Go’ Campus Lure Party SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Players of the popular virtual reality mobile game “Pokémon Go” will have the opportunity to try and “catch ‘em all” at South Suburban College (SSC). A lure party will coincide with our 3rd[Read More…]
Trading Changes How Brain Processes Selling Decisions
Market experience leaves people less susceptible to economic bias, study finds A UChicago study found experienced traders had reduced activity in an area of the brain often associated with pain and negative emotions, thus mitigating the role of bias in economic decision-making. Copyright: M. Spencer Green/Associated Press CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016[Read More…]