Chevron fined 8.6B in Ecuador environmental ruling
An Ecuadorian judge ruled Chevron liable for oil contamination in the northern Amazon region and ordered 8.6 billion dollars in damages and cleanup costs. Plaintiffs include indigenous groups whose lands were harmed. recovery remains uncertain amid a lower payout than the expert's 27.3 billion figure.
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Obama unveils 2012 budget amid debt surge clash
President Obama proposes a 3.73 trillion dollar fiscal 2012 budget aiming to curb deficits but forecasts debt rising by almost 13 trillion over 10 years. The plan pits the White House against a Republican House over reforms while boosting education and infrastructure spending and cutting overall federal outlays by 90 billion. Analysts call the blueprint timid as debt climbs to 26.35 trillion in a decade.
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Obama Budget Resurrects Tax Increases on Wealthy and Firms
President Barack Obama reintroduces a budget plan raising taxes on oil gas and coal producers investment managers and U S based multinationals and allows Bush era tax cuts to expire for individuals earning over 200 000 and couples over 250 000. It would curb itemized deductions to raise 321 billion over a decade to shield over 20 million middle income taxpayers from the AMT for three years.
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Stabbing suspect had been troubled but not violent
New York police described Maksim Gelman as troubled yet not violent before the stabbing spree that killed four and wounded four. He had minor drug arrests and graffiti records, and a stepfather was killed during a 28 hour rampage ending in Times Square.
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Where you live drives wait time for new liver
Patients face wide regional liver transplant disparities as the MELD scoring system ranks the sickest first. Many wait longer in New York than in Ohio or other regions, prompting families to travel hours for shorter waits and raising concerns about access and cost.
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