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Canada plans C$50/ton carbon tax by 2022 to meet climate goals
- October 09, 2016
The policy change will demand that Canada's provinces and territories either put a direct tax on carbon emissions or else adopt a cap-and-trade system. Wall calls it "one of the largest national tax increases in Canadian history" and says Saskatchewan will investigate "all options" to mitigate the impact. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
The policy change will demand that Canada's provinces and territories either put a direct tax on carbon emissions or else adopt a cap-and-trade system. Wall calls it "one of the largest national tax increases in Canadian history" and says Saskatchewan will investigate "all options" to mitigate the impact. (more...)
Yahoo Accused Of Letting Government Spy On Emails
- October 09, 2016
In a Reuters exclusive report published on Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter told the British media that the us company has searched hundreds of millions of customers' email accounts since last April at the request of the National Security Agency (NSA) or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). (more...)
- October 09, 2016
In a Reuters exclusive report published on Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter told the British media that the us company has searched hundreds of millions of customers' email accounts since last April at the request of the National Security Agency (NSA) or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). (more...)
Hundreds Line Street Outside Church To Support Crutcher Family
- October 09, 2016
She has been on paid administrative leave since the incident. Although some racial justice advocates may be encouraged by the news of Shelby's arrest in the Tulsa shooting, Phillips said he doubts justice will be served in the end. In a court filing, the Tulsa district attorney's chief investigator Doug Campbell said Mr Crutcher was shot when he was reaching into his car's driver-side front window. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
She has been on paid administrative leave since the incident. Although some racial justice advocates may be encouraged by the news of Shelby's arrest in the Tulsa shooting, Phillips said he doubts justice will be served in the end. In a court filing, the Tulsa district attorney's chief investigator Doug Campbell said Mr Crutcher was shot when he was reaching into his car's driver-side front window. (more...)
Lancaster Sheriff's Deputy Steve Owen Killed in a Burglary/ Hostage Situation
- October 09, 2016
One of Los Angeles' finest, Steve Owen, was killed on Wednesday as he responded to a burglary call and the suspect shot him down, stole his patrol auto and crashed it into another deputy's vehicle. Sgt. Steve Owen was one the best-known deputies throughout the entire Antelope Valley region. "He was one of the guys I knew for a fact supported everybody. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
One of Los Angeles' finest, Steve Owen, was killed on Wednesday as he responded to a burglary call and the suspect shot him down, stole his patrol auto and crashed it into another deputy's vehicle. Sgt. Steve Owen was one the best-known deputies throughout the entire Antelope Valley region. "He was one of the guys I knew for a fact supported everybody. (more...)
Maria Sharapova wins appeal, doping ban reduced to 15 months
- October 09, 2016
Now, she can start practicing for her epic return to the court! The world governing body for tennis slapped the ban on her after she tested positive for meldonium during this year's Australian Open. Sharapova openly admitted she had been taking meldonium for 10 years to help treat illnesses, a heart issue and a magnesium deficiency. A study conducted at the European Games in June 2015 and later published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found 66 of 762 athletes taking meldonium, ... (more...)
- October 09, 2016
Now, she can start practicing for her epic return to the court! The world governing body for tennis slapped the ban on her after she tested positive for meldonium during this year's Australian Open. Sharapova openly admitted she had been taking meldonium for 10 years to help treat illnesses, a heart issue and a magnesium deficiency. A study conducted at the European Games in June 2015 and later published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found 66 of 762 athletes taking meldonium, ... (more...)
RIP Rod Temperton, songwriter for Michael Jackson, has died at 66
- October 09, 2016
Temperton's funeral has already taken place and was a private affair, Platt revealed. Temperton wrote the band's two biggest hits " Boogie Nights " and the ballad "Always and Forever ". Despite all of his other successes, " Thriller " is the track for which Temperton is best remembered. Music veteran Rod Temperton has passed away at the age of 66. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
Temperton's funeral has already taken place and was a private affair, Platt revealed. Temperton wrote the band's two biggest hits " Boogie Nights " and the ballad "Always and Forever ". Despite all of his other successes, " Thriller " is the track for which Temperton is best remembered. Music veteran Rod Temperton has passed away at the age of 66. (more...)
India gives Pak evidence of its involvement in Uri terror attack
- October 09, 2016
The treaty provides specific design criteria for any hydroelectric power plants to be built by the parties. The World Bank has committed itself to "timely fulfilling its obligations" under the Indus Waters Treaty after Islamabad approached the worldwide lender following reports that India may revoke the 56-year-old deal, Pakistan claimed on 28 September. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
The treaty provides specific design criteria for any hydroelectric power plants to be built by the parties. The World Bank has committed itself to "timely fulfilling its obligations" under the Indus Waters Treaty after Islamabad approached the worldwide lender following reports that India may revoke the 56-year-old deal, Pakistan claimed on 28 September. (more...)
Corbyn rallies Labour to take on Tories in well-received speech
- October 09, 2016
Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite, said Mr Corbyn was determined to rebuild trust in politics. Corbyn's calls for unity are repeated publicly by nearly all in his party, but privately many centrist Labour lawmakers say they fear his win will serve to cement his authority and drive the party further left, ceding the center ground from where Tony Blair won three consecutive elections from 1997 to 2005. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite, said Mr Corbyn was determined to rebuild trust in politics. Corbyn's calls for unity are repeated publicly by nearly all in his party, but privately many centrist Labour lawmakers say they fear his win will serve to cement his authority and drive the party further left, ceding the center ground from where Tony Blair won three consecutive elections from 1997 to 2005. (more...)
SC threatens to dismiss BCCI top office-bearers
- October 09, 2016
The court asked the BCCI's legal counsel Kapil Sibal to check with the board and respond by October 7; Sibal is understood to have asked for more time but the court refused. The bench, which will pronounce the order tomorrow, said the BCCI can not pass the buck and allow state bodies to defy reforms, adding there should be "immediate stoppage of flow of funds to them" as these were "public money" and there must be complete transparency on "how the money is being spent". (more...)
- October 09, 2016
The court asked the BCCI's legal counsel Kapil Sibal to check with the board and respond by October 7; Sibal is understood to have asked for more time but the court refused. The bench, which will pronounce the order tomorrow, said the BCCI can not pass the buck and allow state bodies to defy reforms, adding there should be "immediate stoppage of flow of funds to them" as these were "public money" and there must be complete transparency on "how the money is being spent". (more...)
Israel Attacks Women's Boat to Gaza
- October 09, 2016
Its aim , organizers said, was to "challenge Israel's blockade of Gaza" and "show solidarity with the Palestinian people". In 2010, Israel intercepted the Turkish Mavi Marmara flotilla bound for Gaza, killing 10 Turkish nationals. It considers Hamas, an armed group sworn to Israel's destruction, a terrorist group, and the sides have fought three wars since the Hamas takeover. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
Its aim , organizers said, was to "challenge Israel's blockade of Gaza" and "show solidarity with the Palestinian people". In 2010, Israel intercepted the Turkish Mavi Marmara flotilla bound for Gaza, killing 10 Turkish nationals. It considers Hamas, an armed group sworn to Israel's destruction, a terrorist group, and the sides have fought three wars since the Hamas takeover. (more...)
32 people missing in China landslides following typhoon
- October 09, 2016
Xia Baolong, secretary of the provincial committee of the Communist Party of China, arrived at the village on Friday morning for rescue command and to comfort the affected residents and rescuers. A village in eastern China was slammed by a landslide caused by rainstorms yesterday as Typhoon Megi battered the region. Video published by the official Xinhua News Agency shows fast flood waters carrying rocks and debris down a mountain and into the adjacent hamlet, destroying homes and sending ... (more...)
- October 09, 2016
Xia Baolong, secretary of the provincial committee of the Communist Party of China, arrived at the village on Friday morning for rescue command and to comfort the affected residents and rescuers. A village in eastern China was slammed by a landslide caused by rainstorms yesterday as Typhoon Megi battered the region. Video published by the official Xinhua News Agency shows fast flood waters carrying rocks and debris down a mountain and into the adjacent hamlet, destroying homes and sending ... (more...)
British pound continues to weaken as Chinese yuan strengthens
- October 09, 2016
British Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled yesterday what she called a new "vision" for the ruling Conservatives, to serve the country by spreading wealth more evenly and becoming the party for "ordinary working-class people". "Unlike a lot of them, though, my argument was not that Britain needed Europe but that Europe needed Britain", he said. She had said that the United Kingdom would start negotiations on leaving the EU by April 2017 - also suggesting that she preferred a "hard Brexit" to ... (more...)
- October 09, 2016
British Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled yesterday what she called a new "vision" for the ruling Conservatives, to serve the country by spreading wealth more evenly and becoming the party for "ordinary working-class people". "Unlike a lot of them, though, my argument was not that Britain needed Europe but that Europe needed Britain", he said. She had said that the United Kingdom would start negotiations on leaving the EU by April 2017 - also suggesting that she preferred a "hard Brexit" to ... (more...)
Iran calls for non-OPEC support to boost oil prices
- October 09, 2016
BMI Research forecasts decline in Saudi Arabia of about 360,000 barrels a day between August and November. "If the (EIA) can confirm the API statistics and help crude oil break away from the resistance of the high of August, then crude oil will have to start targeting the high of June", said Olivier Jakob, analyst at Petromatrix. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
BMI Research forecasts decline in Saudi Arabia of about 360,000 barrels a day between August and November. "If the (EIA) can confirm the API statistics and help crude oil break away from the resistance of the high of August, then crude oil will have to start targeting the high of June", said Olivier Jakob, analyst at Petromatrix. (more...)
Russian Federation proposes 48-hour 'humanitarian pause' in Aleppo
- October 09, 2016
On Wednesday, U.S. officials told Reuters President Barack Obama's administration had begun to consider tougher responses - including military options - to the Russian-backed Syrian government's assault on Aleppo, the country's largest city. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
On Wednesday, U.S. officials told Reuters President Barack Obama's administration had begun to consider tougher responses - including military options - to the Russian-backed Syrian government's assault on Aleppo, the country's largest city. (more...)
UN official decries 'calamity' in Syria's Aleppo
- October 09, 2016
But Kerry says the U.S.is outraged that Russian Federation has turned a blind eye to the Syrian government's use of chlorine gas and barrel bombs. Rebels said they inflicted losses on pro-government fighters after hours of clashes on the fringe of Sheikh Saed district, at the southern edge of the rebel-held eastern half of Aleppo city. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
But Kerry says the U.S.is outraged that Russian Federation has turned a blind eye to the Syrian government's use of chlorine gas and barrel bombs. Rebels said they inflicted losses on pro-government fighters after hours of clashes on the fringe of Sheikh Saed district, at the southern edge of the rebel-held eastern half of Aleppo city. (more...)
Video suggests police drove at California man they then shot
- October 09, 2016
The anguished mother of a man killed by police in a San Diego suburb said she could not believe her family left violence-wracked Uganda only to have her son shot to death in the United States. Possessed by rage, and bent on trampling Mann, the officers get out and shoot him. The officers fired 18 shots at Mann and hit him 14 times. Both Lozoya and Tennis are now on a " modified duty ". (more...)
- October 09, 2016
The anguished mother of a man killed by police in a San Diego suburb said she could not believe her family left violence-wracked Uganda only to have her son shot to death in the United States. Possessed by rage, and bent on trampling Mann, the officers get out and shoot him. The officers fired 18 shots at Mann and hit him 14 times. Both Lozoya and Tennis are now on a " modified duty ". (more...)
Corbyn victory leaves little resolved for UK Labour Party
- October 09, 2016
In the aftermath of his triumph, Corbyn has promised to reach out to MPs but he has also made clear that he wants to give party members more say in policymaking. And London Mayor Sadiq Khan told the Sunday Times: "We know from history - the Gang of Four in the 1980s - that when the Labour Party splits, we are out of power for a generation". (more...)
- October 09, 2016
In the aftermath of his triumph, Corbyn has promised to reach out to MPs but he has also made clear that he wants to give party members more say in policymaking. And London Mayor Sadiq Khan told the Sunday Times: "We know from history - the Gang of Four in the 1980s - that when the Labour Party splits, we are out of power for a generation". (more...)
3 held, including teen, in triple killings in California
- October 09, 2016
Family members who came to lay flowers and light candles outside the home turned memorial said, they knew Katlynn as a typical teenager and her mom and stepdad as loving parents. Responding police officers found the victims dead at the home with "significant trauma". They were unharmed. A young half-sister of the once-missing teen was the one who called authorities, according to reports. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
Family members who came to lay flowers and light candles outside the home turned memorial said, they knew Katlynn as a typical teenager and her mom and stepdad as loving parents. Responding police officers found the victims dead at the home with "significant trauma". They were unharmed. A young half-sister of the once-missing teen was the one who called authorities, according to reports. (more...)
Ricciardo backs 'harmless' Budgie Nine
- October 09, 2016
The young men, who appeared in Sepang Magistrates Court on Thursday handcuffed to each other, were told their behaviour was "totally inappropriate" before they were cautioned and discharged. "But I'm sure - well, I'm hoping - the Malaysians will understand that I don't think there's any real malice in it. Stupidity?" The Aussies revealed their tight briefs - colloquially known as "budgie smugglers" - after Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Sepang Formula 1 Grand Prix. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
The young men, who appeared in Sepang Magistrates Court on Thursday handcuffed to each other, were told their behaviour was "totally inappropriate" before they were cautioned and discharged. "But I'm sure - well, I'm hoping - the Malaysians will understand that I don't think there's any real malice in it. Stupidity?" The Aussies revealed their tight briefs - colloquially known as "budgie smugglers" - after Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Sepang Formula 1 Grand Prix. (more...)
Michelle Obama Throws Shade at Trump in North Carolina
- October 09, 2016
She didn't mention Donald Trump by name, but Michelle Obama had some fun at the Republican presidential nominee's expense during a campaign event for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Michelle Obama is scheduled to campaign at noon in Uptown Charlotte's Convention Center and then move on to Raleigh. Barack Obama won the state by 5,000 votes in 2008, which Michelle Obama said was only two votes in each precinct. (more...)
- October 09, 2016
She didn't mention Donald Trump by name, but Michelle Obama had some fun at the Republican presidential nominee's expense during a campaign event for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Michelle Obama is scheduled to campaign at noon in Uptown Charlotte's Convention Center and then move on to Raleigh. Barack Obama won the state by 5,000 votes in 2008, which Michelle Obama said was only two votes in each precinct. (more...)
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