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Metro Board Approves Bus, Rail Fare Increase
2014-05-25 00:06:17| Railroads - Topix.net
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board voted Thursday to increase bus and rail fares by 25 cents beginning in September, but agreed to temporarily hold off on additional increases that had been proposed for 2017 and 2020.
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U.S. FDA approves Durata's acute bacterial skin infection drug
2014-05-24 01:29:08| Biotech - Topix.net
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved a new drug to treat acute bacterial skin infections made by Durata Therapeutics Inc. Approval of the drug, Dalvance, follows a positive recommendation by the FDA's advisory committee, which also gave a favorable review to a rival product from Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. The FDA is ... (more)
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House approves weakened bill to limit NSA bulk collection
2014-05-22 20:00:37| InfoWorld: Top News
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would limit the National Security Agency's bulk collection of domestic phone records, even as several civil liberties and tech groups withdrew their support after last-minute changes. The amended version of the USA Freedom Act, approved by a 303-121 vote in the House Thursday, continues to give the NSA authority to collect telephone and other records from large groups of people because of a change in the definition of the search targets allowed, critics said.
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IMO approves new maritime regulations for navigation in polar areas
2014-05-21 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) said that the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) maritime safety committee (MSC) has approved new regulations for navigation in Arctic waters.
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UPDATE 1-U.S. approves deal that makes biggest flour miller even bigger
2014-05-21 00:06:29| Food - Topix.net
ConAgra Foods Inc, Cargill Inc and CHS Inc won U.S. antitrust approval on Tuesday to merge their North American flour mill operations after recently agreeing to sell four mills to a Japanese company.
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