The U.S. government announced six states on Monday that will develop test sites for drones, a critical next step for the march of the unmanned aircraft into American skies. Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia will ...
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With another year coming to a close, we look back with some relief that freight demand showed steady growth despite endless obstacles coming from Washington, D.C. As we detail throughout this issue, most economic indicators remained ...
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Editor's note: One of our Food Safety News Christmas traditions is to annually recognize those who have been "naughty" and those who have been "nice" – from a strictly food safety perspective, of course. This year, we've opted to ...
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The early morning highlights from the major news organizations examine today's deadline for enrolling for health insurance that would begin Jan. 1, as well as a variety of other health law stories and several articles on mental health ...
The budget deal that received overwhelmingly support from the House on Thursday includes language that would repeal the 2.3% medical device excise tax. In addition, the deal would give FDA access to user fees paid by the device industry in ...
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Some 170,000 U.S. veterans would no longer qualify for food stamps via a provision of a House of Representatives bill, a non-profit group says. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington said the House of Representatives' ...
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Proposals in Congress to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of U.S. telephone records would compromise the agency's ability to find and track terrorists, representatives of the intelligence community said Monday. The USA ...
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With Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a Changin" booming into the Marriott World Centre conference hall, American Trucking Associations president Bill Graves took to the stage this morning and addressed how change will transform the US ...
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ORLANDO, Fla -- The American Trucking Associations and the US trucking industry have long held an affinity for the Republican Party. Yet, as was foreshadowed by the playing of Bob Dylan's "The Times They are a Changin" as ATA president took ...
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U.S. crude-oil futures settled 1% lower Friday after the International Energy Agency warned that the U.S. fiscal crisis could harm demand and said supplies are rising faster than previously thought. Light, sweet crude oil for November ...
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The US Environmental Protection Agency has temporarily shut down the Energy Star program, impacting LED lighting, other lighting, and many other products and cancelled the annual Partners Meeting. The ongoing skirmish between the ...
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The U.S. government shutdown has taken a toll on Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program. Facing a funding lapse due to the shutdown, EPA decided to temporarily shutter the electronic energy certification program, ...
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Legislation proposed by three Republican state lawmakers, dubbed the most draconian ever introduced in the nation to restrict cyclist rights, has been effectively scuttled. More than 250 people filled a meeting room Tuesday night to voice ...
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ICE Cotton posted solid gains on the back of strong physical demand this week, with Z3 gaining over 200 pts to close at 86.69. The selling out of Australian cotton has shifted buyers towards the US, however due to the late crop and smaller ...
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Important decisions on financial policy are due in the USA in the coming weeks. Without the consent of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, the government can neither determine the budget for the coming fiscal year, ...