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NFU Alarmed by House Passage of Tax Reform Bill: Organization Scored the Vote, Now Urging a No Vote on Senate Version
2017-11-16 20:58:19| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives today voted 227-205 to approve the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a bill that would provide tax cuts and breaks to corporations and wealthy Americans at an estimated cost of $1.5 trillion. National Farmers Union (NFU), a […]
Agri ministry alarmed at Westmoreland cane fires, 39,000 tonnes affected
2016-02-24 07:57:13| Sugar Industry News
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries says it is alarmed at reports emerging from Westmoreland of a spate of cane fires at Frome over the weekend which reportedly affected some 39,000 tonnes of sugar cane.
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Muslim activists alarmed by FBI's 'game-like' counter-terror program for kids
2015-11-04 02:11:20| Real Estate - Topix.net
Washington: A game-style website about extremism designed by the FBI to help teachers and students spot and prevent radicalisation of youth has hit trouble before it is even launched, with Muslim and Arab advocacy groups who were briefed by the agency saying they fear it will foment discrimination against Muslims. Some members of the handful of Muslim and Arab advocacy groups said the program, which they believe to be the first aimed at the nation's schools, frames violent extremism heavily through the lens of Islam and that they had complained strongly.
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Pope Francis & climate change: Why Catholic skeptics are so alarmed
2015-04-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: With Pope Francis poised to issue a full-throated call to address the looming threats of climate change this year, conservative Catholic skeptics are crying foul. The pope has already prepared a major encyclical or moral guide for the globes 1.2 billion Catholics which later this year will stress the imperative of addressing human-caused global warming. And on Tuesday, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and other organizations hosted a summit at the Vatican called Protect the Earth, Dignify...
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Why Investors Shouldn't Be Alarmed by the American Airlines Pilot Raises
2015-02-08 16:33:04| Airlines - Topix.net
There is a tendency among many investors to fear wage increases as negatives to the bottom line, and the recent contract approved at American Airlines Group ( While the wage increase percentage being reported looks high, it's necessary to dig deeper to understand what it really means for the airline. A big raise... or is it? The recently approved contract by American Airlines Group's pilots contains something many of us would like to see at our own jobs: a 23% raise followed by 3% raises each year afterward.
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