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China Passes U.S. to Become World’s Biggest Trading Nation.
China surpassed the U.S. to become the world’s biggest trading nation last year as measured by the sum of exports and imports of goods, a milestone in the Asian nation’s challenge to the U.S. dominance...
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City council passes ordinance to fingerprint, photograph precious metal sellers.
The Houston City Council passed an ordinance meant to help track down criminals who try to resell stolen valuables. Gold-buying businesses will now be required to photograph and fingerprint sellers as...
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U.N. passes sweeping international arms regulation viewed by some as Second...
The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday signed off on a sweeping, first-of-its-kind treaty to regulate the international arms trade, brushing aside worries from U.S. gun rights advocates that...
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Pentagonâs Pivot to Asia â 33% of global crude oil and over 50% of global...
33 percent of global crude oil and over 50 percent of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes through the South China Sea each year. This is why the US navy has a huge base in Singapore and the...
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House passes Cispa cybersecurity bill despite warnings from White House.
White House advisers warned they’d recommend president veto legislation in face of increased privacy concerns WT news feed
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Unemployment in Spain passes six-million mark for the first time.
The ranks of the unemployed in Spain climbed above six million for the first time ever as the jobless rate hit an unprecedented 27 percent in the first quarter of the year, this despite an easing of...
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UK.Gov passes Instagram Act: All your pics belong to everyone now
Have you ever uploaded a photo to Facebook, Instagram or Flickr? If so, you’ll probably want to read this, because the rules on who can exploit your work have now changed radically, overnight. WT news...
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Senate passes internet sales tax bill amid opposition from conservatives.
Bill to overturn 1992 court decision has support of Obama, Amazon and Walmart — but its future in the House is uncertain WT news feed
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Carbon dioxide passes symbolic mark.
Daily measurements of CO2 at the authoritative “Keeling lab” on Hawaii have topped 400 parts per million for the first time. (And we are still alive, who would have guessed?) bertb news feed
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Connecticut passes first GMO food labeling law in US
The state of Connecticut has become the first to successfully enact a law requiring food containing genetically modified ingredients to be labeled as such, though it comes with the unusual requirement...
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N. Zealand govt passes NSA-style snooping bill
The new amendment bill gives the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) – New Zealand’s version of the NSA – powers to support the New Zealand police, Defense Force and the Security...
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Windows Phone Store passes 9 million daily transactions; targeted ads incoming
The Windows Phone Store might not be as big as Apple’s App Store or Google Play, but Redmond claims it’s showing decent growth. According to WP Store General Manager Todd Brix, the platform has...
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Senate defeats Cruz filibuster, passes bill that funds Obamacare
Washington Times | 79-19 vote saw 25 Republicans join with all Democrats to advance the bill. News 1 Stop
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Hawaiian City Council Passes Sweeping Restrictions on GMOs and Pesticides
“A milestone has just been achieved on the island in Kaua’i, where the city council passed measure 2491 which places unprecedented new restrictions on toxic agricultural chemicals frequently used in...
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Closed Senate committee passes bill that cements bulk NSA record collection
The bill, sponsored by committee chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), cements bulk phone metadata collection into the business records provision (Section 215) of the Patriot Act, strengthening NSA...
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Iran foreign minister says nuclear deal dead if U.S. passes new sanctions
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned that the Iranian nuclear deal would be dead if the U.S. Congress imposes new sanctions, even if they do not take effect for six months, Time Magazine said on...
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Will NSA cut it out if Congress passes no-bulk-spying bill? “Depends” | Ars...
Will NSA cut it out if Congress passes no-bulk-spying bill? “Depends” | Ars Technica: ‘via Blog this’ Interesting News Items
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Ukraine Passes Sweeping Legislation Against Acts of Protest
Pro-government lawmakers on Thursday pushed legislation through Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday that criminalized acts of protest, an apparent bid to undermine months of demonstrations against...
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House passes bill cutting $8 billion from ‘food stamps’ program
The US House approved a five-year, nearly $ 1 trillion farm bill Wednesday reforming the federal government’s crop subsidy system but cutting food stamps to pare the deficit. BlackListedNews.com
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