In Jérémie, Haiti, children play at the Église Chrétienne Nan Lindy. Hundreds of people have sought temporary shelter at the church after countless homes were destroyed by Hurricane Matthew. Photo: UNICEF/UN035877/LeMoyne GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–9 December 2016 – As the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of its[Read More…]
Day: December 9, 2016
FTC Providing Over $88 Million in Refunds to AT&T Customers Who Were Subjected to Mobile Cramming
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. The Federal Trade Commission is providing over $88 million in refunds to more than 2.7 million AT&T customers who had third-party charges added to their mobile bills without their consent, a tactic known as “mobile cramming.” The refunds to consumers relate to 2014 settlements with[Read More…]
U.S. Raises Bar on Seafood Imports to Further Curb Illegal Fishing, Fraud
Program will trace specific fish and fish products from harvest to entry into U.S. commerce Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Yesterday, the U.S. established additional protections for the national economy, global food security, and the sustainability of our shared ocean resources. NOAA Fisheries will administer the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to[Read More…]
Stonewall Kitchen Recalls Limited Quantities of Cinnamon Apple, Orange Cranberry and Toasted Coconut Pancake & Waffle Mixes
One of the Stonewall Kitchen products being recalled. See complete list of recalled products below. Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine is voluntarily recalling limited quantities of Stonewall Kitchen Cinnamon Apple, Orange Cranberry and Toasted Coconut Pancake & Waffle Mixes, after the FDA found traces of[Read More…]
Former Chicago Police Sergeant Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Passing Government Information to Store Clerk in Exchange for Cash
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. A former sergeant in the Chicago Police Department was sentenced today to six months in federal prison for taking cash payments from a liquor store clerk in exchange for disclosing government information. RAY M. RAMIREZ served as a sergeant in the 12th Police District on the[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Andrew Puzder Unfit for Labor Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Today, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to appoint fast food CEO Andrew Puzderas the head of the U.S. Department of Labor. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “Andrew Puzder and Donald Trump are trying to pull one[Read More…]
New Report Establishes Benchmarks for Comprehensive LGBTQ Rights Legislation
Gerald MacDonald places his hand over his heart as he and others recite the pledge of allegiance during the National LGBT 50th Anniversary Ceremony, July 4, 2015, in Philadelphia. AP/Matt Rourke Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Despite several high-profile efforts to codify discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer,[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice New Report: 39 Percent of Prisoners Are Unnecessarily Behind Bars
Groundbreaking Analysis Proposes New Evidence-Based Sentences that Prioritize Public Safety NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. prison population — 576,000 people — are behind bars with no compelling public safety reason, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Trump Grossly Out of Touch With What Working America Needs, Labor Nominee Puzder Dead Wrong for America’s Working Families
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement on President-elect Trump’s intended nomination of Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, to be Secretary of Labor: “With the intended nomination of Andrew Puzder for Secretary of Labor, President-elect Trump has once again shown how[Read More…]
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Blasts Trump’s Anti-Jobs, Anti-Family, and Anti-Worker Labor Secretary Pick
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate the anti-family, anti-worker, and anti-jobs CEO of a fast food chain, Andy Puzder, to lead the Department[Read More…]
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