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A Montana Senate agriculture committee's decision to shelve a biotech bill has sparked controversy, following revelations that several committee members had attended a private dinner with Monsanto representatives at a Helena club. The bill aimed to establish sampling and testing standards for biotech companies to prevent patent infringement
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Protesters, predominantly from anti-capitalist and anarchist groups, converged on London's financial district, known as "The City," ahead of the G-20 summit. The demonstrations, branded "Financial Fool's Day," drew over 4,000 participants, who clashed with riot police in central London. The protests
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STATS, the world's leading sports technology, data, and editorial company, has made a significant move by appointing David Hill, the Chairman and CEO of FOX Sports, to its board of directors. The addition of Hill, a broadcast industry icon, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the
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As he undergoes surgery to repair his broken collarbone, Lance Armstrong is working to stay on track with his plans to compete in the Giro d'Italia, which begins May 9. The seven-time Tour de France champion plans to ride in the Tour de France in July as well.
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The Seton Hall Sports Poll, powered by Five9's on-demand call center software, has gained national exposure through its results, cited by prominent media outlets such as ESPN, Bloomberg, and the Associated Press. The poll's findings provide insights into sports issues of general interest, including public funding
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Three major retailers, Starbucks Corp., Whole Foods Market Inc., and Costco Wholesale Corp., have unveiled an alternative proposal to the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill aimed at making it easier for workers to unionize. The retailers, opposed to certain aspects of the bill, hope to maintain management's
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Thousands of anti-war protesters took to the streets in Washington D.C. and San Francisco on Saturday to mark the sixth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, calling for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops. The peaceful demonstration in Washington, which began at the Lincoln Memorial and marched past
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American International Group has awarded its executives tens of millions of dollars in new bonuses despite receiving a massive taxpayer bailout of over $170 billion. The troubled insurance giant has agreed to meet the administration's demands to restrain future payments, but a deadline forced the company to meet
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House Republican leader John Boehner stated on Sunday that the party is hesitant to provide additional federal funding to General Motors unless the automaker develops a viable and long-term business model and can repay government loans. Boehner's comments come as GM and Chrysler LLC seek an additional $21.
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Investors fled Wall Street en masse on Thursday, driven by deepening concerns about the stability of the nation's major banks and the struggling General Motors Corp. The stock market ended at record lows, with the Dow Jones industrials plummeting 281 points, or 4.2%, to 6,443. Stocks
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A pilot struggling to control a Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet plane bypassed a safe landing opportunity at a coastal Navy base and instead attempted to land at an inland base, where the plane ultimately crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing four members of the same family, including two
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Shepard Fairey's iconic "Obama Hope" poster, created to support President Barack Obama's candidacy, has sparked a fair use dispute between the artist and the Associated Press (AP). The AP accused Fairey of infringing its copyrights, claiming that he used a photograph taken by Mannie
