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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Treating the elderly didn't drive the U.S. increase in healthcare cost from 2000; 91 percent was from professional services, drugs and devices, researchers say. Dr. Hamilton Moses III of the Alerion Institute in North Garden, Va., and the ...
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Health insurance has long been one of the biggest obstacles to early retirement, but the Affordable Care Act may solve that, U.S. retirement experts say. The Employee Benefit Research Institute says only 18 percent of current ...
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The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of India approved Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)’s proposal to open 50 stores in India. The proposal to set up 50 single-brand stores at an investment of Rs 7.2 ...
Intertape Polymer Group reported revenue for the third quarter of 2013. The Company reported revenue for the third quarter of 2013 of $199.9 million, an increase of 0.7% compared to $198.5 million for the third quarter of 2012 and an ...
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Crude oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) remained broadly unchanged at 29.93 million barrels per day (b/d) in October following production of 29.91 million b/d in September, a just-released ...
A pioneering consortium aimed at helping developing and emerging nations improve the efficiency of their oil & gas and renewables’ industries was launched at a United Nations Association Scotland (UNAS) charity dinner in Edinburgh on ...
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The Youth Committee of the JSC TATNEFT's petrochemical complex won the first place in the contest "Best youth association of enterprises and organizations of the Republic of Tatarstan". Results of the contest have been summed up at the ...
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The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) announced Tuesday the selection of Richard Chriss as its new Executive Director, replacing David Phelps, who is retiring. Phelps served as the Institute's Executive Director and later ...
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Agria Corporation, an international agricultural company with operations in China, South America, New Zealand and Australia, announced that it has entered an agreement to establish the China National (Yangling) Plant Variety Rights Trading ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have agreed on the details of specific financial assistance they will provide to installers of charging stations for electric ...
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A new poll released today shows a large gap between parents’ perceptions of their children’s weight and expert definitions. According to their parents, 15% of children are a little or very overweight, while national data suggest ...
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In January, when the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a meta-analysis of 100 studies that probed the relationship between body mass index and mortality — studies that found slightly overweight people have ...
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EDF has concluded negotiations with government on the strike price for electricity generated by Hinkley Point C. The financing system will be put to the European Commission this week, said government. The team in place to build and ...
BIOQuébec and Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) have joined forces in order to improve networking opportunities and develop partnerships that will lead to the discovery of the next generation of life-saving ...
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