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Senate GOP leader clashes again with de Blasio
2015-10-01 04:47:46| Railroads - Topix.net
The state's top Republican and the city's progressive mayor are heading toward another round of head-butting, ideological warfare and political brinkmanship. From mayoral control of schools to property taxes to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Mayor Bill de Blasio appear to be on a crash course, judging from Mr. Flanagan's comments during a forum Wednesday hosted by Crain's .
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Almond Prices Start to Look Nutty as Demand Clashes With Drought
2015-07-06 08:50:09| Food - Topix.net
Though criticized for being a water-thirsty crop grown mostly in California, almonds are more popular than ever. And spreads made from the tree nut are increasingly supplanting peanut butter in U.S. lunch boxes and pantries.
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Pope Clashes With Republicans Over Climate Change And Poor
2015-07-06 00:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquisitr: Leaders in the Roman Catholic Church urged Republican presidential candidates to follow the edicts of Pope Francis and focus their attention on climate change and income inequality. Last weeks announcement from Iowa bishops is the first time a U.S. Catholic bishop has pressed politicians to listen to Pope Francis`s edicts, according to the Business Insider. He has called on political leaders to have "profound political courage." Although the Pope agrees with the traditional Republican stance...
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German govt clashes with Bavaria over nuclear storage site plan
2015-06-19 17:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The German government presented a plan on Friday for four interim storage sites to host nuclear waste now piled up at plants in France and Britain, but the move drew criticism from Bavaria, which wants none of the material. After Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, Germany decided to shut all of its nuclear plants by 2022, but still has to work out how to handle tonnes of highly radioactive waste. Original plans to turn an interim nuclear waste storage site in salt formations in Lower Saxony's...
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Police injured during clashes at Ukraine Pride march
2015-06-08 02:58:27| IT Services - Topix.net
A Ukrainian nationalist attacks a police officer on June 6, 2015, during an LGBT Pride march in Kiev, Ukraine. Ten people were injured on Saturday during clashes that broke out at an LGBT Pride march in the Ukrainian capital.
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