House approves funding to review Yucca Mountain license
The House voted 297 to 130 to boost funding for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to 20 million dollars to review a Yucca Mountain licensing application. The amended energy bill totals 45 million for Yucca Mountain activities and bars funds to shut down the program.
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Washington
House
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
Barack Obama
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Yucca
Energy and Interior Departments
Service for Karzai's brother bombed in Kandahar mosque
A bomber blew himself up inside the Sarra Jamai mosque in Kandahar during a memorial service for Ahmed Wali Karzai. At least five dead, including Hekmatullah Hekmat, head of the provincial clerical council. Karzai attended the prior funeral. no group claimed responsibility.
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Kandahar
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
Sarra Jamai
Ahmed Wali Karzai
Kabul
Hekmatullah Hekmat
Toorvalai Wesa
Signs of compromise emerge in debt ceiling talks
Washington reports tentative steps toward a deal to raise the debt limit amid warnings from Bernanke and Dimon. Senate leaders Reid and McConnell discuss Plan B giving Obama authority to borrow with possible spending cuts, while lawmakers weigh a consensus package and a weekend negotiating pace.
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Senate
Barack Obama
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Obama
White House
McConnell
Congressional
Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Jpmorgan Chase
Jaime Dimon
U.S
Moody’s Investor Service
America
Dagong Global Credit Rating Co
Hong Lei
Reid
Congress
Joe Biden
GOP
House
Majority
Carmageddon Looms as 405 Freeway Closes in L A
Los Angeles readies for a 10 mile 405 shutdown on July 16 and 17. Authorities warn drivers to avoid the area while public alerts and social media updates guide traffic conditions. Experts expect backups on alternate routes but not total gridlock.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Facebook
Greater
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Army finds Mexico's biggest marijuana plantation
Mexican soldiers uncovered a 300 acre marijuana plantation in the Baja California desert, four times larger than the previous record. The field used black screen cloth, with irrigation and wooden outbuildings, housing thousands of plants up to 2.5 yards tall. Officials estimate 60 workers fled when approached. no arrests at the scene. Troops will burn the fields as authorities note cartels rely on marijuana income.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Defense Department
Chihuahua
Baja California Desert
Tijuana
Alfonso Duarte
Duarte
Lawyer says man accused of killing may be mentally ill
Levi Aron, 35, charged with murder and kidnapping in the disappearance and death of 8 year old Lesby Kletzky, was ordered to a psychological evaluation after his lawyer said he hears voices and has hallucinations. He pleaded not guilty and is held without bail in New York.
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New York
Pierre Bazile
Levi Aron
Lesby Kletzky
Brooklyn
Lesby
Aron
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