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Peru police arrest mayor who led mine protests
World NowPeruvian police detain a mayor who supported protests against a mine in defiance of state of emergency... -
Study finds wealthy donors lean toward centrist candidates
WASHINGTON -- Ever since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010 struck down restrictions on the ability of corporations to spend money in political campaigns, Democrats have been warning their followers that a tidal wave of...
Tags: Vanderbilt University , George Soros, Sheldon Adelson, Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance
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Peru declares state of emergency after violence at mine protests
World NowThe Peruvian government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in a southeastern province after eight days of protests over a proposed expansion of a huge copper mine left at least two residents dead and 70 police injured.... -
Digging into history, hoping to turn up gold
David Badner rushed from his car, shook hands and immediately started talking. He's from Brooklyn, he's rich, he has a condo in Miami Beach, he's married to a "hot Peruvian." And when it comes to business, he can always pick a winner. "I'm either...
Tags: Auction Service, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Gold and Precious Material, Mining, World War II (1939-1945)
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Researchers find fossil of a turtle that was size of a Smart car
Excavating in a coal mine in Colombia, paleontologists have discovered the fossil of the world's largest turtle, a 60-million-year-old specimen nearly 8 feet long -- the size of a Smart car. Thriving in a lake about 5 million years after the demise of the...
Tags: University of Florida, Science and Technology, North Carolina State University, Colombia, Paleontology
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Pebble mine could devastate Alaska rivers, streams, EPA says
SEATTLE -- The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that plans for a massive mine in the hills above Bristol Bay in Alaska — home of the biggest sockeye salmon fishery in the world — could have devastating consequences for rivers and...
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Republican Party, Science and Technology, Darrell E Issa, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Biden: 'Romney seems to want it both ways' on auto bailout credit
MARTINS FERRY, Ohio -- Joe Biden on Thursday mocked Mitt Romney for attempting to claim credit for the rebound of the American auto industry, linking the GOP hopeful's past criticism of the Obama administration's rescue plan with his role as the head of...Tags: Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Bain Capital, LLC, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), Mining
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Bank of America CEO faces shareholder ire as protests swirl
Four people were arrested Wednesday as they tried to force their way into the annual Bank of America Corp. shareholders' meeting in Charlotte, N.C. Police used a new ordinance to impose restrictions on the gathering.
Hundreds of people gathered on the...Tags: Barclays Plc, Financial Markets, Career and Workplace, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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In rural Ohio, the presidential campaign feels far away
MINGO JUNCTION, Ohio — Hope has been absent for so long from Appalachian Ohio that many people have forgotten what it's like.
Idle steel mills run the length of several city blocks, empty and rusting on the thickly wooded banks of the Ohio River,...Tags: Mitt Romney, Career and Workplace, Politics, White House, Health
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Same Titanic but brand-new, built from scratch, billionaire says
What’s more exciting than James Cameron re-releasing “Titanic” in 3-D? When an even richer man – Australia’s Clive Palmer – tries to bring the ill-fated ship to life. By building a modern replica of it. The mining...
Tags: Richard Branson, Shipbuilding, Bill Gates, Kylie Minogue, Australia
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L.A. coastal waters dramatically cleaner, study finds
L.A. NOWMetal contaminants in Southern California coastal waters have plummeted over the last four decades, according to a new study that attributes the cleaner water to 1970s environmental regulations. Water samples by USC researchers found a 100-fold drop in... -
Study finds dramatic drops in L.A. beach pollution since 1970s
Metal contaminants in Southern California coastal waters have plummeted over the last four decades, according to a new study that attributes the cleaner water to 1970s environmental regulations.
The improvements are so dramatic that, in some spots, USC...Tags: Metal, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Water Pollution
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