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on May 11, 2015 in World News

27 Russian firms among world’s most powerful companies

27 Russian firms among world’s most powerful companies Forbes has named 27 Russian companies, including those hit by Western sanctions, among the world’s largest and most powerful in its Global 2000 annual list. Energy giant Gazprom tops the list of Russia’s largest businesses, according to Forbes. The company is ranked 28th in the global rating with a market value of $62.5 billion. Also at the top of the list are two more energy companies, Rosneft (59) and Lukoil (109), and Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank (124). EU publishes Russia sanctions list: Energy, finance, defense targeted Russia’s energy firms – Gazprom, Rosneft,… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

​TPP trade deal ‘a disaster,’ other countries will ‘dupe’ US

​TPP trade deal ‘a disaster,’ other countries will ‘dupe’ US US real estate mogul and billionaire Donald Trump slammed the Obama administration over its Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, labeling it as disastrous and warning that it will encourage US companies to slash domestic jobs. “The new trade deal is a disaster,” The Hill quoted Trump as saying at the South Carolina Freedom Summit in Greenville, South Carolina. “They don’t talk about currency manipulation,” he said. “That’s the tool all these countries are using to beat us.” Trump stressed that the deal would encourage US companies to move their production… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Tories’ repeal of Human Rights Act will spark constitutional crisis

Tories’ repeal of Human Rights Act will spark constitutional crisis, erode civil liberties – experts Newly appointed Justice Secretary Michael Gove will push ahead with Conservative plans to repeal the Human Rights Act – a move experts warn could spark a constitutional crisis and blight Britain’s reputation on human rights worldwide. Conservative Party sources, fresh from last week’s general election victory, told the Guardian the human rights reforms are imminent. Civil liberty advocates warn the soon-to-be implemented measures would erode the right to life, the right to privacy, the right to a fair trial, the right to protest and the… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Texas bristles at Obama’s ‘invasion’

Texas bristles at Obama’s ‘invasion’ Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email [email protected] to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db150e22-f594-11e4-a018-00144feab7de.html#ixzz3Zr9V7EzK President Barack Obama plans to launch a military operation this summer that will see the special forces which killed Osama bin Laden team up with Walmart to take over Texas. The invasion will also target the Mormon stronghold of Utah and an “insurgent pocket” in California. But the main thrust will be… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Networks Fret as Ad Dollars Flow to Digital Media

Networks Fret as Ad Dollars Flow to Digital Media Beginning Monday, television networks will roll out the red carpet for marketers during the annual bazaar known as the upfronts, trying to lure them into committing tens of billions of ad dollars for the coming TV season. If things go well, the networks will sell as much as 75 percent of their advertising time in the negotiations that follow a week of flashy presentations and star-studded parties. But behind that lavish veneer, the mood at some television networks is nervous and the sales pitch urgent. That is because broadcast and cable… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Major SF Political Consultant Arrested on Child Porn Charges

Major SF Political Consultant Arrested on Child Porn Charges Usually political consultants like Enrique Pearce are charged with handling the scandals of their political clients, but this week it was the consultant in hot water for hundreds of disturbing child pornography images allegedly found in Pearce’s possession. Authorities say they found over 600 images of children engaged in sex or simulation, including sadism and masochism. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, police arrested 41-year-old Pearce Thursday for several charges including possessing and distributing the vulgar material. Bail was set at $215,000. Pearce is a well-established San Francisco political consultant. He… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Obama’s Pathetic Hypocrisy on Trade

Obama’s Pathetic Hypocrisy on Trade y now, it is beyond cliché to point out the many ways in which President Barack Obama abandons his former positions when they become politically inconvenient. His reversal on free trade, however, stands out because it is the one reversal that faces significant opposition from within his own party, and specifically from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) 12% . Recently Obama said that “Elizabeth is a politician just like everybody else.” That would, presumably, include Obama himself. In 2005, then-Sen. Obama voted against the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). He was proud enough of his… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Morgan Freeman on Marijuana: ‘I’ll Eat It, Drink It, Smoke It, Snort It’

Morgan Freeman on Marijuana: ‘I’ll Eat It, Drink It, Smoke It, Snort It’ Morgan Freeman loves marijuana, and he doesn’t care who knows it. In an interview with the Daily Beast, the venerable actor said he couldn’t understand why marijuana hasn’t already been legalized. “They used to say, ‘You smoke that stuff, boy, you get hooked!” Freeman told the Daily Beast‘s Marlow Stern. “My first wife got me into it many years ago. How do I take it? However it comes! I’ll eat it, drink it, smoke it, snort it! This movement is really a long time coming, and it’s… View Article

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