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Microsoft, Google to Block Prenatal Gender Selection Ads in India
2016-09-21 03:02:14| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Google will also warn users that gender selection is illegal in India.
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US Congress members look to block ICANN handover
2016-09-14 08:56:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) A group of US Congressmen has made a last attempt to halt the planned transition of ICANN to an independent organisation, outside US government control. The handover is expected to take effect from 01 October, but four Congressional chairmen have asked the Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Attorney General Loretta Lynch to stop the process. They are concerned that the new ICANN organisation lacks accountability, and claim the government should have sought Congress' approval before handing over the contract to manage the internet naming system. In response, leading tech companies including Amazon, Google, Facebook and Twitter sent their own letter to Congressional leaders, The Register reports. They want the transition to proceed and called on Congress not to intervene. By 15 September, the US is contractually obliged to informa ICANN whether it will go ahead with the transition. According to opinions from the US Government Accountability Office, President Barack Obama may take he decision to sign off on handing over ICANN's management.
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US judge refuses to block oil pipeline near tribal lands
2016-09-09 21:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The US government has stepped into a dispute over an oil pipeline in North Dakota, blocking its construction on federal tribal lands. It also asked the company behind it to "pause" action on a wider stretch held sacred by a Native American tribe. The government order came shortly after a district judge denied a request to halt construction on the pipeline. The Dakota Access Pipeline is opposed by over 200 Native American groups who fear its impact on waterways. The $3.7bn (2.8bn) project...
ROW - NW 3rd Ave and NW Couch block
2016-09-09 21:25:36| PortlandOnline
Operation Overcoat - Block Party and Concert 9/24 PDF Document, 366kbCategory: Northwest and Inner Southwest Portland (NWNW)
TPP and TTIP passage reach stumbling block
2016-09-09 21:03:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council NPPC is working on two key trade agreements - TTP and TTIP- that would increase market opportunities for U.S. pork. Yet, both free trade agreements have hit roadblocks. read more
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