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Analysis U.S. farm bill, a year overdue, still rolling on slow track | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S. farm bill, already a year behind schedule, is on the congressional equivalent of a slow freight train - rolling from acrimony to limbo with a layover in stalemate. And Washington's disputes over the federal budget and national debt could mean further delays. |
Black men in pain need help | | Michaela Angela Davis says the case of Aaron Alexis shows how we need to pay more attention to the inner lives of black men. |
Taking food from poor cruel | | Donna Brazile says Americans are known to lend a hand to those who are in trouble. Food stamp cuts just kick people when they're down. |
EU stands firm on aviation emissions position | | MONTREAL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe cannot accept a global deal to curb the growth of aviation emissions through a markets-based scheme starting in 2020 unless it allows for regional measures to operate in the interim, its top climate change official said Friday. |
The harm that casinos do | | David Frum says casinos are more than an entertaining diversion. They extract money from those least able to afford it. |
Researchers predict violent response to global warming | | Sept. 26 - Researchers in California say climate change could spur an increase in global violence by as much as 50 percent over the next 40 years if current temperature trends continue. The UC Berkeley study links climatic shifts to historical outbreaks of violence, such as wars and riots, and says the trend is on an upward trajectory. Ben Gruber reports. |
Swift Movement Is Seen on Syria After U.N. Action | | The full Security Council approved a resolution to ensure Syrian compliance on chemical weapons, and the organization responsible for destroying those weapons announced a timetable that starts on Tuesday. |
The top films at the North American box office | | July 21 - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 19, led by "The Conjuring," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) The Conjuring..........................$ 41.5 million 2 (1) Despicable Me 2........................$ 25.1 million 3 (*) Turbo..................................$ 21.5 million 4 (2) Grown Ups 2............................$ 20.0 million 5 (*) Red 2..................................$ 18.5 mill |
Swift Movement Is Seen on Syria After U.N. Action | | The full Security Council approved a resolution to ensure Syrian compliance on chemical weapons, and the organization responsible for destroying those weapons announced a timetable that starts on Tuesday. |
Miss World | | Demeaning, exploitative, degrading. Beauty pageants have been called lots of things. |
Alicia Keys Let's fight HIV together | | Bernadette's father died from AIDS complications when she was a child. Her mother never even knew he had HIV until she and her daughter tested positive years later. |
Republican infighting on full display on U.S. Senate floor | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican infighting took a nasty turn in the U.S. Senate on Thursday with Senator Bob Corker accusing fellow conservative Ted Cruz of using the looming fiscal deadline for self-promotion and to endear himself further with Tea Party groups. |
Rooftop algae a growth industry in Bangkok | | Sept. 23 - Urban algae farming is gaining a foothold in Bangkok with the rooftop of one big hotel supporting a small but flourishing algae industry. Algae is well known as a source of biofuel, but the species being cultivated on the roof of the Novotel produces Spirulina, a vitamin-rich, so-called "superfood". Tara Cleary reports. |
A Peaceful Voyage | | The artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, with the help of schoolchildren, launch a boat/art installation inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks. |
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