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Drought tightens its grip across Australia
Sydney :: Australia | 18 days ago
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In recent months that's been termed severe and though for some areas rain has fallen, for many others a new drought is threatening. In the Climate Commission report Critical Decade: Extreme Weather released last month, a forecast for more extreme
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Government Transparency Demanded By Taxpayers
Toronto :: Canada | 18 days ago
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A survey released today by the Institute for Energy Research reflects growing sentiments among American voters that more transparency from the federal government is needed...Pyle released the following statement concerning the survey results: Rarely
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Maryland hospitals say rate vote means jobs cuts
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 18 days ago
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Hospitals sought a rate increase for the remainder of the 2013 fiscal year, which ends June 30, to help offset the Medicare cuts. Now, the state's hospitals will collectively lose about $7 million to $8 million a month in April, May and June, the
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New common core standards raise questions in Tenn.
Nashville :: TN :: USA | 19 days ago
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Tenn. (AP) Proponents of a new set of uniform benchmarks for math and reading say they're needed to better prepare students for college and the workforce, but critics of the measures contend they don't know enough about them and are concerned about
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Federal government joins lawsuit against drug giant Novartis over bribery, kickback schemes
Denver :: CO :: USA | 19 days ago
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A lawsuit originally filed by a former employee-turned-whistleblower of pharmaceutical giant Novartis is gaining new momentum following the announcement that the federal government has now joined on as a plaintiff. According to the suit, Novartis has
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Big renourishment projects on Venice and Anna Maria
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 19 days ago
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Restoring sand to Venice and Anna Maria beaches Published: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 6:37 p.m...Two of the region's severely eroded beaches are set to get major face-lifts, and local taxpayers will be spared the brunt of the $33 million cost. The
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For a Nova Scotia fishing village, there's danger of falling into the ocean
Toronto :: Canada | 20 days ago
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The Globe and Mail Last updated Monday, Apr. 29 2013, 11:41 PM EDT Gene Kersey, left, and Tim Menk walk along the damaged seawall in Gabarus, NS, on April 2, 2013. The 300-year-old fishing village of Gabarus, on the southeast coast of Cape Breton, is
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Atlantic premiers call for Harper to cancel changes to EI
Toronto :: Canada | 21 days ago
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Canada's Atlantic premiers want the Harper government to immediately suspend changes it made to employment insurance that targeted seasonal workers, arguing they were based on ideology and not fact. The suspension should continue until an evidence-
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Nigeria: NLC President Backs I-G's Request for N100,000 Monthly Salary for Police Constables
Nan :: Thailand | 21 days ago
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Abdulwaheed Omar, the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says it is his prayer that the Federal Government should agree to pay N100,000 as minimum monthly salary to police constables. Mr. Omar told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on
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Affordable housing no longer on political agenda, advocates say
Melbourne :: Australia | 21 days ago
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44 Neither major party is taking Australia's chronic shortage of affordable housing seriously in the run up to the federal election, the head of the Victorian Tenants Union has told the ABC's PM program. Mark O'Brien says the issue is not registering
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