US House panel to hold hearings on wildfire prevention
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation will hold on July 11 an oversight hearing on "Wildlife and Forest Management." The hearing will focus on the wildfire season and ways to reduce the risk of …
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Bus stab victim Christina Edkins honoured in sport award
… "to remember Christina for the happy things that happened in her life". A man from Walsall is currently detained at a secure mental health unit, accused of killing Christina. He will appear in court for a plea and case management hearing on 6 …
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Rep. Luis GutiƩrrez explains how immigration reform gets out of the House
So you mentioned that the details of the deal that have been released are only those that benefit the "management" side, so to speak. What are ….. How much are you hearing that kind of concern, and is that actually a plausible way that this can get done?
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SEC Finally Goes Right at Steven A. Cohen
Martoma was a portfolio manager at SAC's wholly owned subsidiary, CR Intrinsic investors, which has, or had, $ 2.8 billion under management. Michael Steinberg … The SEC demands a hearing on its order and gave Cohen 20 days to answer the allegations.
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New Bills now before parliament
Hearing into the Public Financial Management Bill 2013 ended last week. Chairman of the Bills and Legislation, Manasseh Sogavare at the opening of the hearing, reminded all stakeholders that they are protected under Parliamentary privileges that …
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WRAPUP 1-UBS Q2 profit beats forecasts despite US mortgage suit settlement
Last week 14 banks, including UBS, lost an attempt to have a U.S. appeals court intervene in their cases with the FHFA amid complaints by the banks about the judge hearing their cases. Analysts at Credit Suisse had previously estimated UBS faced a …
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Risk Management Hearing Highlights Crop Insurance