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Amazon bans cheap USB-C cables in wake of Google engineers crusade
2016-03-30 19:58:40| Extremetech
Amazon has agreed to formally disallow the sale of cables that don't conform to the USB-C specification after one Google engineer found a number of faulty cables -- including cables that destroyed hardware. It's a small step, but an important one.
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South Africa bans leopard hunts due to uncertainty on numbers
2016-03-13 12:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For the first time in decades, hunters with deep pockets will not be able to shoot all of the big five game animals in South Africa after the government banned leopard hunts for the 2016 season. The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) recommended the temporary ban because it said leopard numbers could not be firmly established. There is uncertainty about the numbers and this is not a permanent ban, but we need more information to guide quotas, John Donaldson, SANBIs director...
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Bill requiring compensation for fracking bans dies
2016-02-24 16:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Durango Herald: Democrats in the state Legislature on Wednesday killed legislation that would have required local governments to compensate mineral-rights owners in the event of a ban on hydraulic fracturing. House Bill 1181 was sent to the controlling Democrats House bill committee. The House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee killed the measure on a 5-4 party-line vote. Similar legislation also died last year. Its very disappointing to see an unfounded ideology again defeat responsible...
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Indonesia Bans Tumblr, Because Porn
2016-02-18 22:01:57| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Indonesia doesn't tolerate adult content. Since Tumblr allows it, the ban comes as no surprise.
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H&M bans cotton from Turkmenistan and Syria
2016-02-18 11:30:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has placed a ban on sourcing cotton from Turkmenistan and Syria in a bid to eradicate forced labour from its supply chain.
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