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Judge rules NSA's phone data collection program is legal, tosses ACLU suit
2013-12-28 02:03:07| InfoWorld: Top News
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. National Security Agency's bulk phone record metadata collection efforts are legal, turning aside a lawsuit the American Civil Liberties Union brought against the agency. Although the collection program "vacuums up information about virtually every call to, from, or within the United States," it also allows the NSA to "detect relationship so attenuated and ephemeral they would otherwise escape notice," Judge William Pauley III wrote in his 54-page decision filed today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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TCEQ rules BRA must adhere to SB 3
2013-12-26 17:05:56| Waste Management - Topix.net
The State Office of Administrative Hearings submitted four certified questions to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the Brazos River Authority request for additional water rights.
Five years after Tennessee coal-slurry disaster, EPA has produced no new rules
2013-12-26 12:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Five years ago, in the dead of night, a torrent of more than a million gallons of slurry broke free from its holding place at a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant in Tennessee. The toxic stew of coal fly ash, which is produced when coal is burned, polluted waterways and 300 acres of land. The disaster triggered anger from residents and promises from the EPA to introduce new rules to prevent such accidents. The anger is still there. But the government promises appear to have been broken. The...
Real estate industry wary ahead of new mortgage rules
2013-12-25 08:35:03| Real Estate - Topix.net
Phil Mahoney, president and CEO of American Security Mortgage. The Charlotte-area real estate industry is bracing for new mortgage rules that take effect Jan. 10. Many in the industry worry the rules will make it harder for borrowers to obtain loans.
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FCC Ready to Scotch Sports Blackout Rules
2013-12-21 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld
The Federal Communications Commission this week released a proposal that could significantly change the sports blackout rules that can prevent local TV broadcasts of games when a stadium doesn't sell out. The rules regarding blackouts were adopted in 1975, when the majority of National Football League teams' revenue came from ticket sales, the proposal notes.
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