GM to start processing ignition switch claims by Aug 1
GM chief executive Mary Barra testifies to Congress that victims' claims will begin by August 1 under a compensation fund overseen by Kenneth Feinberg with full authority to set eligibility and determine award levels. The issue has been linked to at least 13 deaths.
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Mary Barra
U.S. Congress
House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee
Barra
Kenneth Feinberg
Obama moves to expand ocean sanctuary and protections
President Obama announced a set of executive measures to shield oceans by creating a large central Pacific marine sanctuary and widening protection around the Pacific Remote Islands area from fishing and energy development. The plan targets pollution overfishing and acidification while drawing Republican criticism.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Central Pacific
Obama
State Department
House Natural Resources Committee
Doc Hastings
R-Wash
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Hawaii
George W. Bush
Howland, Baker, and
Jarvis Islands
Johnston
Wake
Palmyra
Kingman Reef
United States
Kenya president blames local networks for coast attacks
President Uhuru Kenyatta accused local political networks of orchestrating deadly coast attacks in Mpeketoni and nearby villages near Lamu. He stressed the violence was politically motivated and not an al Shabab act, while al Shabab claimed responsibility through an unnamed spokesman. Dozens were killed and women reportedly abducted amid ethnic tensions.
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Uhuru Kenyatta
al-Qaida
al-Shabab
Mpeketoni
Lamu
Kenyatta
Kenyan Red
Agence France-Presse
Cable boxes become major energy users in homes
The article notes set top cable and satellite boxes in about 224 million U S homes consume as much energy as four nuclear reactors, rivaling air conditioning. It cites Cheryl Williamson of Los Alamitos Calif discovering 500 watt ratings and a typical box using 35 watts plus storage of off and on power. The piece frames a conflict between cable industry and conservationists over efficiency.
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Los Alamitos
Calif
California
Williamson
Iran and six powers relaunch nuclear talks in Vienna
Iran and the six world powers resumed talks in Vienna coordinated by Catherine Ashton to salvage a July deadline. negotiators aim to bridge gaps over Iran’s nuclear program while avoiding a wider Middle East war and seek limits on enrichment before the July 20 deadline.
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Catherine Ashton
Laurent Fabius
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Ashton
Michael Mann
Mohammad Javad Zarif
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