Monday, 20 May 2013

North America

  • Comment period ends in mid-June for proposed uranium mine

    09:00 | 20/5/13
    Las Cruces Sun-News
    Strathmore Minerals Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. of Japan - known as the Roca Honda Resources LLC Joint Venture - propose to sink one or two shafts to depths of 2,000 feet or more below three sections of Forest Service and state lands, about 22 miles ... more»

  • Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads

    08:39 | 20/5/13
    Pekin Daily Times
    The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer. AT&T ... "I think we all understand ... more»

  • Comment period ends in mid-June for proposed mine

    08:31 | 20/5/13
    KOB.com
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service expects to close its public comment period in mid-June on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Roca Honda uranium mine near Mount Taylor. Strathmore Minerals Corp. and Sumitomo Corp ... more»
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    08:15 | 20/5/13
    New Zealand Herald
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  • President Obama's Morehouse commencement speech

    08:02 | 20/5/13
    Atlanta Journal Constitution
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    08:01 | 20/5/13
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  • More wealthy Chinese buy Seattle-area real estate

    07:51 | 20/5/13
    The Wenatchee World Online
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  • British business: We need to stay in the EU or risk losing up to £92bn a year

    07:16 | 20/5/13
    The Independent
    In a letter to The Independent, the group issues a trenchant riposte to politicians who have argued that Britain's economic interest would be better served outside the EU. more»

  • The Silent Company Killer

    06:49 | 20/5/13
    Forbes
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  • Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians

    06:43 | 20/5/13
    MiamiHerald.com
    "In my opinion, there is nothing more dangerous than the idea of a bi-national state." At the same time, though, Lapid, like Netanyahu, rejects a full withdrawal to Israel's 1967 lines. more»

  • Class of 2013 Encourged to Get a Job

    06:04 | 20/5/13
    WCN (WestminsterCollege Network)
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  • Abbott backs $75bn in cuts

    05:53 | 20/5/13
    The Australian Financial Review
    On Sunday, Prime Minister Julia Gillard nominated this decision as her front-line battle between now and the September federal election, saying Mr Abbott would cost schools $16.2 billion in extra state and Commonwealth funding over six years from ... more»

  • Chinese truck manufacturing firm may open plant in Calabar

    05:48 | 20/5/13
    The Guardian Nigeria
    A CHINESE trade delegation on a visit to Cross River State has made known its intention to open a truck manufacturing plant within Calabar Free Trade Zone. more»

  • NH company helps OSV

    05:37 | 20/5/13
    Worcester Telegram
    Jewett Construction is a construction management firm specializing in commercial and industrial projects throughout the Northeast. more»

  • Shopping center in Spencer sold

    05:37 | 20/5/13
    Worcester Telegram
    Joseph French, senior director of the national retail group at Marcus & Millichap in its White Plains, N.Y., office, said all five of the tenants at Spencer Shopper's Village have existing leases. more»

  • Cuccinelli says attorney general's office is exempt from Virginia public ...

    05:35 | 20/5/13
    Washington Post
    In the 2011 case, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that because the State Corporation Commission is created in the Virginia Constitution and does not derive its authority from the legislature, it is not a “public body” and is exempt from FOIA law. more»
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