Senate Passes DHS Funding As House GOP Kicks Can Down The Road
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved funding for the Department of Homeland Security on Friday morning, less than 24 hours before a shutdown. But the shutdown has not been averted quite…
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German Parliament Overwhelmingly Approves Greece’s 4-Month Bailout Extension
Germany’s Parliament overwhelmingly approved the four-month extension of Greece’s financial bailout on Friday, despite unease over the new government in Athens. Lawmakers voted 542-32 to back the bailout extension. There…
Judge OKs Deal To End Government’s 25-Year Anti-Corruption Oversight Of Teamsters
A judge in New York has approved an agreement between the Teamsters union and the Department of Justice that ends the government’s 25-year anti-corruption oversight of the 1.4 million-member union….
G.M.O. Apples Are Approved for Growing in the United States
The United States on Friday approved the commercial planting of genetically engineered apples that are resistant to turning brown when sliced or bruised. – Okanagan is still engaged in a…
Military Approves Hormone Treatment For Chelsea Manning
Defense Department officials say hormone treatment for gender reassignment has been approved for Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst convicted of espionage for sending classified documents to the WikiLeaks website….
Oklahoma House Approves Bill Allowing Ministers To Refuse To Perform Gay Marriages
The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday that would allow ministers to refuse to perform gay marriages, according to the AP. In January 2014, a federal judge…