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BP effort to shut down Gulf compensation program blocked by judge
2013-07-19 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A US judge refused Friday to temporarily shut down a multibillion-dollar settlement program for compensating victims of BP's 2010 Gulf oil spill, saying he has seen no evidence of widespread fraud among the tens of thousands of claims. The judge also said he was offended by what he saw as attempts to smear the lawyer administering the claims. BP argued that all payments to Gulf coast residents and businesses should be suspended while former FBI director Louis Freeh investigates alleged misconduct...
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Protestants attack Belfast cops over blocked march
2013-07-13 03:42:17| Electronics - Topix.net
The Army says it's responsible for the low-flying military helicopters with spotlights that buzzed around the small town of Port Angeles, Wash., late Thursday.
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Most Android security threats would be blocked if phones ran latest version
2013-06-26 16:11:40| InfoWorld: Top News
Over three quarters of Android threats are malicious apps that send SMS messages to premium rate numbers and could be mitigated by a protection feature present in Android 4.2, according to researchers from networking vendor Juniper Networks. However, because manufacturers and carriers fail to update Android end user devices in a timely fashion, only 4 percent of devices currently run Android 4.2, even though this version was released more than six months ago.
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Swiss bill on bank secrecy blocked
2013-06-18 14:51:34| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament rejects a bill that would allow Swiss banks to pass client information to the US tax authorities.
UN Global Warming Talks Blocked by Russia Set Back Six Months
2013-06-15 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The United Nations global warming talks have been set back by six months after Russia and its allies blocked progress at a group charged with implementing decisions of the 190 nations involved in the discussions. The Subsidiary Body for Implementation at the UN talks failed to complete any work at two weeks of meetings in Bonn that finished today because Russia, Ukraine and Belarus objected to the groups agenda. The delay means envoys will have to redouble efforts when they meet in November...
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