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Colorado regulators OK bigger buffer zone for oil, gas drilling near schools

Six weeks after Colorado voters rejected stricter buffers for oil and gas drilling, state regulators approved a bigger setback between wells and school property.




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Sen. Michael Bennet wants San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act included in year-end public lands package

Sen. Michael Bennet earlier this year took up the baton in a long effort to secure federal protection for 61,000 acres of wilderness in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. On Tuesday, the Democrat pleaded his case to Senate leadership as to why his San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act bill should be included in a year-end public lands deal now being considered.





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Criminal justice bill passes Senate; House approval expected

The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nation's war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society.




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Michael Flynn hoped cooperating would keep him out of prison. Here’s why he may face five years.

After months of cooperation and more than a dozen meetings, special counsel Robert Mueller argued this month that Michael Flynn should receive no prison time for his substantial assistance in the Russia investigation.




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Denver plans new red-light cameras, but not on Federal Boulevard — where it actually wants them

When city officials decided to install new photo systems to catch red-light runners, they were naturally interested in busy roads such as Federal Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. But the city’s newest cameras won’t be on those notorious roads. Instead, Denver is set to install cameras at three new locations.




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Trump appears to back off his demand for $5B for border wall

Congress on Wednesday headed toward a short-term budget measure to keep the government open after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his demand for $5 billion for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. But facing criticism from supporters, Trump continued to argue the wall would be built.




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Judge strikes down Trump administration effort to deny asylum for migrants fleeing gang violence, domestic abuse

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration policies that prevented immigrants who suffered gang violence in their home countries or domestic violence from seeking asylum.




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“A moral disaster”: AP reveals scope of United States’ migrant kids program

Decades after the U.S. stopped institutionalizing kids because large and crowded orphanages were causing lasting trauma, it is happening again. The federal government has placed most of the 14,300 migrant toddlers, children and teens in its care in detention centers and residential facilities packed with hundreds, or thousands, of children.





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December 19 Bonds Commentary: Todd Colvin

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Waiver politics

The agenda of loan waivers that the Congress party is pursuing is in no way beneficial to the economy as a whole (Page 1, “We will not let PM sleep ti




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Released

The report, “Hamid Ansari back in India after six years” (Page 1, December 19), made for happy reading. However, it, once again, highlights the plight




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Rights, revised: on the Transgender Persons Bill, 2018

Lok Sabha has passed a new Bill to protect transgender persons, but concerns remain




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Metropolis of the mind: how Delhi has become a shadow of its old self

Delhi is fast becoming a lost city to its inhabitants, a hazy shadow of its old glorious self




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Between rhetoric and reality: the conviction of Sajjan Kumar

What the conviction of Sajjan Kumar says about the Congress




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Change in Mizoram

The MNF faces the task of upgrading infrastructure and diversifying the economy




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Path to justice

The conviction of Sajjan Kumar by the Delhi High Court must have brought tremendous relief not only to the families of the victims but also to every m




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For balance

The Hindu, endorsed by everyone as unbiased and objective in its reporting and news presentation, appears to becoming a political marketing agent. The




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Travel rule

The recent move by the Ministry of Railways to introduce new technology, where Travelling Ticket Examiners on board the Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi




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A river running dry

The Ganga basin will become more fragile if more and more hydropower projects come up




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We are not subjects of the state

In a democracy, citizens have the freedom to criticise laws that violate their idea of dignity




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Befriend thy neighbour

How India can develop deep collaborations with China, bypassing the West





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What is 'J-curve effect' in Economics?

This refers to a phenomenon wherein the trade balance of a country worsens following the depreciation of its currency before it improves. Generally, a




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Chasing peace in Yemen

The events that led to the Stockholm peace agreement and the way forward




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Opinion | How to smell like a pure vegetarian

Young descendents of Jagannadha Rao have acquired a smell-free, history-free framework of vegetarianism in India




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Opinion | India’s shadow-bank risks put even China in the shade

China’s shadow banking may be a lot bigger than India’s, but India’s is already too big to fail




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Opinion| Tracking global trends on human rights violation

South-East Asian countries continue to be violators of human rights in every aspect




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Review: Oreo Crispy Tiramisu

This version of Oreos from Japan followed the ultra-thin shape of the American Oreos branded as Thins, using the standard black cookies, though in a flavor that we've not seen in Thins or any other kind of Oreo before, with a light brown-colored filling. ...




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Secure-24 Successfully Completes Fall SOC Evaluation

Secure-24, an NTT Communications Company, and a leading global provider of comprehensive managed cloud services, IT operations, applications hosting, and managed security services, today announced the successful completion of the Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 amp;amp; 3 evaluation in compliance with the newest American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) guidelines.




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Avtex Brings InteractionSync To Microsoft Channel Integration Framework

Avtex is pleased to announce they have partnered with Microsoft to bring their InteractionSync solution into the Dynamics 365 Unified Interface using the Dynamics 365 Channel Integration Framework (CIF).




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More than half of Americans (53 percent) donamp;rsquo;t know that their data and personal information is not protected even if they enable privacy settings on social media apps or websites, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) brand Nortonamp;trade; LifeLockamp;trade;. In fact, once information is shared online, itamp;rsquo;s no longer private amp;ndash; and, it can fall into the wrong hands whether itamp;rsquo;s compromised through a data breach, email scam or even someone familiar.




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E-commerce Fraud Costs Persist For E-tailers, According To 2018 LexisNexis Risk Solutions True Cost Of Fraud Study

LexisNexisamp;reg; Risk Solutions, a part of RELX Group , today released its 2018 True Cost of FraudSM study for the e-commerce sector. The study finds that fraud has risen 35 percent, year over year, among mid to large-size ($10M+ in sales) e-tailers, a significant increase. According to the LexisNexis Fraud Multiplieramp;trade;, the cost of fraud for mid to large-size companies remains higher than for smaller companies.




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Jaybird Tarah review: Cheapest Jaybird headphones may have everything you need - CNET

Jaybird's entry-level wireless sports headphone has seen some discounts. At its sale price it's a good value.




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Why Maoists waltzed in

Of late, mainstream political parties have been keeping away from micro issues, thus giving ample space for small political outfits to waltz in at will.




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Peacemaker das has an arduous task ahead

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das assumed charge amid arguments and outrage over the central bank’s waning credibility, autonomy and independence.




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[사이언스프리즘] 수소차 시대 열리나

최근 현대자동차가 수소연료전지자동차(FCEV·이하 수소차)에 앞으로 10년간 7조원을 투자하겠다고 발표하면서 세간의 관심이 쏠리고 있다. 가솔린차는 이산화탄소를 내뿜는 것에 비해 수소차는 수소를 에너지원으로 사용해 지구 온난화와 매연 문제를 해결하는 중요 운송수단으로 각광을 받고 있는 것이다.가솔린차는 석유를 태우면서 얻어지는 에너지를 이용한다




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[다문화칼럼함께하는세상] 다문화 가정도 저출산하는 이유는…

2017년 태어난 신생아 중 5.2%는 다문화가족 자녀로 사상 최고 수준을 기록했다. 통계청의 ‘2017 다문화 인구동태 통계’ 자료에 따르면, 다문화가족 출생아 수는 1만8440명으로 전년보다 991명 감소했다. 한국인과 외국인 간 국제결혼 건수가 준 데다 산모의 출산 연령이 높고 첫째아이 출산 비율도 낮다. 다만 둘째아이와 셋째아이




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[특파원리포트] ‘체어맨 김’과 ‘김정은’의 차이

올해가 보름도 남지 않았는데 미국 백악관과 의회 분위기가 심상치 않다. 이유는 여러 가지인데, 모두 도널드 트럼프 대통령의 입지를 좁게 만들 것 같다는 점에서 걱정스럽다.트럼프 대통령은 백악관 참모들 만류에도 북한과의 협상을 ‘톱 다운’ 방식으로 주도해 왔다. 북한도 ‘덜 까다로운’ 트럼프 대통령을 협상 상대로 선




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[세계포럼] 개혁·개방 40년 中의 현주소

1978년 12월 18일 중국 베이징에서 중국공산당 11기 3차 중앙위원회 전체회의(11기 3중전회)가 개막했다. 중국 현대사의 큰 전환점이었다. 22일까지 계속된 회의에서 덩샤오핑은 개혁·개방 노선을 공식 천명했다. 2년 전인 1976년 9월 마오쩌둥이 사망하고, 린뱌오(林彪) 사후 중국을 주름잡던 4인방(四人幇)도 몰락했다. 흑묘백묘론(黑猫




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[설왕설래] 미군 우주사령부

“오래전 멀고 먼 은하계에….” 1977년 선보인 영화 ‘스타워즈’가 시작될 때 화면에 뜨는 문구다. 문학평론가 김성곤은 저서 ‘영화 속의 문화’에서 “지금 지구상에서 일어나고 있는 각종 제국주의와 식민주의의 충돌과 갈등, 정치적 억압과 해방 투쟁, 그리고 종교전쟁과 이




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[사설] 강릉 펜션 사고에 수능관리대책, 이것이 뒷북 땜질의 전형

유은혜 부총리 겸 교육부 장관은 어제 강릉 펜션 고교생 참사와 관련해 학생안전 매뉴얼·규정을 재점검하고, 시도교육청에 가급적 체험학습 자제를 당부했다. 그는 “대학수학능력시험(수능) 이후 마땅한 교육 프로그램이 없어 고3 학생들이 방치되고 있지 않은지, 체험학습 명목으로 고교생끼리 장기 투숙하는 여행이 있는지 점검하겠다”고




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[사설] 전 정권 비리에 메스 대면서 자신의 의혹엔 왜 둔감한가

청와대가 어제 특별감찰반원으로 일할 당시 감찰한 내용을 언론에 제보한 김태우 수사관을 검찰에 고발했다. 고발자는 임종석 대통령 비서실장이고 혐의는 공무상 비밀 누설이다. 허위 사실을 언론에 유포하고, 공무상 취득한 자료를 배포하는 등 위법한 행위를 지속하고 있다는 것이다. 청와대는 전날 국가공무원법에 따라 법무부에 김 수사관에 대한 추가 징계를 요청한 바




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[사설] 3기 신도시 주택 공급… 반시장 정책 전환 출발점 되길

정부가 어제 부동산 시장을 안정시키기 위해 수도권에 12만2000가구 규모의 3기 신도시를 건설하기로 했다. 새로 조성될 신도시는 남양주 왕숙(6만6000가구), 하남 교산(3만2000가구), 인천 계양(1만7000가구) 등 세 곳이다. 과천에는 7000가구가 들어설 택지를 조성하기로 했다. 서울과의 접근성을 강화하기 위해 수도권광역철도(GTX), 간선급행





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The cost of F1 revealed: How much teams spent in 2018 – part one | RacingLines

How much did it cost to run a midfield Formula 1 team in 2018? The first part of RaceFans' exclusive analysis reveals what McLaren, Williams, Force India, Sauber and Toro Rosso spent.





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F1 must address B-teams after ‘questionable on-track activities’ – Brown | 2021 F1 season

Tackling the growth of 'B-teams' in Formula 1 should address is a "critical" priority for the sport following a series of "questionable" on-track incidents during 2018, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.




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Building games with Ethereum smart contracts

Cryptocurrencies are a source of much speculation. While Bitcoin is the most widely known form of cryptocurrency, Ethereum is operating in a similar space. Here, two veteran actors in the field, Kedar Iyer and Chris