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US Agriculture Committee Approves National Labeling Bill For Bioengineered Foods
Mar 8, 2016The US Senate Agricultural Committee has passed a bill which paves the way for a single national labeling law for food made with genetically engineered ingredients, while doing away with state by state labeling. With this bill, which ...
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Crude Futures Fall After Iea Warns Glut Will Persist Into 2016
Dec 15, 2015Crude futures fell Friday after the International Energy Agency said global oil markets will remain oversupplied at least through 2016. NYMEX January crude settled $1.14 lower at $35.62/b. ICE January Brent settled down $1.80 at $37.93/b. ...
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European Parliament Rejects Draft Law Prohibiting Sale and Use of GMO Foods
Nov 2, 2015The European Parliament rejected a draft law which would have allowed EU member states to prohibit or restrict the sale and use of EU-approved GMO foods or feed on its territory. The EU members fear that the law might not be viable as ...
Tags: GMO Foods, European Parliament
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Young US Adults View China More Favorably
Oct 29, 2015A recent poll shows that a little more than a third of Americans hold increasingly favorable views of China. And among them are young adults who say the rise of China is something not to be taken lightly. New polling shows that a little ...
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Missouri's Agriculture and Food Sectors Urge National Labeling Standard for GMO Foods
Oct 15, 2015Representatives of Missouri's agriculture and food sectors came to Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge passage by Congress of a uniform, national labeling standard for foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). With Vermont set to ...
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Child Resistant Packaging Bill Is Passed
Apr 24, 2015The North Carolina Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that would make child-resistant packaging and warning labels mandatory for liquids used with electronic-cigarette vaporizers. Once approved, the law that would be effective from 1 ...
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A Report Looks at The Economic Effects Climate Change Likely to Bring tothe Midwest
Jan 26, 2015A group of bipartisan business and government leaders released a report Friday that looks at the economic effects climate change is likely to bring to the Midwest, including the region’s farmers, and concludes that in some of the ...
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Politicians From The Three Main Political Parties Had a Spirited Debate Last Night
Dec 5, 2014Politicians from the three main political parties had a spirited debate last night on the future of intellectual property policy after the General Election. Panellists from the political parties were Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative), Iain ...
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Jumbo Games Launched Three Wasgij Imagine Puzzles
Nov 6, 2014Each variation of the jigsaw puzzle will contain 1,000 pieces and the boxes will be colour coded to reflect the different political parties. Jumbo Games' next Wasgij Imagine… puzzle will be based around the possible fictitious ...
Tags: Wasgij Puzzles, General Election Toys, Toys
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Republican to Takeover in The Senate to Go with Control of The House
Oct 22, 2014With mid-term elections approaching and the odds generally favoring a Republican takeover in the Senate to go with control of the House, the new Congress is seen as having a good reason to move ahead on the Personal Health Investment Today ...
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Us Foreign Policy Was Affected by Midterm Elections
Oct 7, 2014When the U.S. is switching to midterm election time, the media's attention is usually focused on domestic issues. It is not that international affairs are not important, but comparatively the public that is overwhelmed by local issues often ...
Tags: Foreign Policy, Policy
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The House of Representatives Has Passed a Bill
Sep 25, 2014Posted in Medical Device Business by Qmed Staff on September 23, 2014 The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would repeal the medical device tax. The repeal was included within H.R. 4: Jobs for America Act, which the website ...
Tags: House, Tax Repeal
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Congress Has Checked out, and The American People Have Noticed
Aug 18, 2014WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has checked out, and the American people have noticed. Three-quarters of Americans doubt the federal government will address the important problems facing the country this year, according to a new Associated ...
Tags: US, Electrical, Electronics
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Medtronic Isn't The Only Medtech Company Facing Criticism
Aug 18, 2014Medtronic isn’t the only medtech company facing criticism over potentially moving its headquarters overseas. Hospira is also taking flak—even though it is only rumored so far to be in talks with French company Danone for a ...
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LeBron James Has Moved a Step Ahead of Michael Jordan to Become America's Sports Star
Aug 15, 2014With his celebrated decision to return to play for his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James has moved a step ahead of Michael Jordan to become America's favorite sports star, according to The Harris Poll. In the similar poll last ...
Tags: LeBron James, Sports Star, Sporting Goods
