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Palestine is latest GOP offensive in climate change wars
2016-04-23 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Senate Republicans think theyve found a powerful way to hobble President Obama's participation in international climate diplomacy through the decades old Israel-Palestine conflict. More than two dozen GOP senators told the Obama administration this week it has to cut off the hundreds of millions in contributions to the United Nations Green Climate Fund. They are also demanding that the administration cut off its $10 million annual contribution to the UNs Framework Convention on Climate Change...
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Disney princesses, Star Wars propel Hasbro results
2016-04-18 16:23:44| Toys - Topix.net
Hasbro Inc , the No. 2 U.S. toymaker, reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue, driven by strong demand for "Star Wars" action figures and the addition of Disney Princess dolls to its basket of toys.
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Water Wars Threaten America's Most Endangered Rivers
2016-04-12 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Conflict over water is intensifying, as shown by these 10 rivers at risk. Some solutions are in sight. The Apalachicola River is part of a drainage basin in the Southeast that is taxed by a growing population and conflict between states. What do two rivers in the Southeast and California have in common? Both are threatened by battles over their water. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Basin in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida tops a new list as the most endangered river in the U.S. this...
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The State Of Systemically Important Things: Dealer Bank And Exchange Wars
2016-04-10 10:05:20| Paper - Topix.net
By asking the SEC for the right to steal an IEX innovation, the NYSE has embarrassed the SEC as well. The New York Times reports the latest twist in saga of the big dealer bank's regulatory game.
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Barbie wars: toy industry dismisses link between gendered toys and domestic violence
2016-04-05 09:38:34| Toys - Topix.net
The Australian toy industry has rejected suggestions there is a connection between the types of toys boys and girls are encouraged to play with and domestic violence. In a tough-talking submission to a Senate inquiry, the Australian Toy Association said it "strongly rejects any links" between toys and the "ongoing problem[s] of domestic violence and gender inequality".
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