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Native American Tribes To Receive Millions In Reimbursements From US Government

(MintPress) – The United States Supreme Court has ordered the U.S. government to reimburse Native American tribes, including the Navajo Indians among others, for withholding funds after the federal government placed a cap on programs provided to the tribes, including education, environmental protection and security. While a set amount has not been announced, the deal is […]

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Duane Marin Sr., right, argues his case with Oglala Sioux Tribe Police Chief James Twiss, Thursday, June 28, 2007, at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, S.D. (AP Photo/Carson Walker)

(MintPress) – The United States Supreme Court has ordered the U.S. government to reimburse Native American tribes, including the Navajo Indians among others, for withholding funds after the federal government placed a cap on programs provided to the tribes, including education, environmental protection and security. While a set amount has not been

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$36M Of BP Oil Spill Settlement Will Go Toward Providing Mental Health Care

(MintPress) – A $36 million award has been set aside for four universities in states affected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 to bring mental health counselors to the affected regions. The award is part of the larger $7.8 billion settlement BP reached with plaintiffs in May. The awarded […]

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In this Saturday, March 3, 2012 photo, Nicole Maurer stacks boxes of medicine and medical devices on her kitchen counter in Boothville, La. Maurer believes the illnesses of she and her family are related to the Gulf oil spill. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

(MintPress) – A $36 million award has been set aside for four universities in states affected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 to bring mental health counselors to the affected regions. The award is part of the larger $7.8 billion settlement BP reached with plaintiffs in May. The awarded money will go to the Louisiana State

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GMO Labeling Put To Referendum On Calif. State Ballot

(MintPress) – The California Secretary of State office has announced that voters in California will have the final say whether genetically engineered foods will require special labeling or not, following suit of Japan, China and all the countries in Europe. If the referendum passes, California will be the first state to pass a law that would require companies to […]

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This Oct. 2, 2002, file photo shows labeling stating no genetically engineered ingredients on a box of Erewhon Crispy Brown Rice Cereal in San Francisco. A referendum proposed in California to require labeling of genetically modified foods has a new group of supporters this year. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

(MintPress) – The California Secretary of State office has announced that voters in California will have the final say whether genetically engineered foods will require special labeling or not, following suit of Japan, China and all the countries in Europe. If the referendum passes, California will be the first state to pass a law that

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Plastics Company Receives Environmental Awards, Fined $1M By EPA For Air Pollution Violations

(MintPress) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a 15-count federal complaint against global plastics producer SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC,  fining the company $1 million in penalties just months after it received several environmental awards. SABIC, a global producer of polymers and thermoplastics, will pay the fines after the EPA found that the company was violating […]

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SABIC, a global producer of plastics, and winner of four environmental awards since 2011, is still polluting and was fined $1 million by the EPA for violating air pollution rules. (AP/Greg Baker)

(MintPress) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a 15-count federal complaint against global plastics producer SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC,  fining the company $1 million in penalties just months after it received several environmental awards. SABIC, a global producer of polymers and thermoplastics, will pay the fines after

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WAR: US Gov’t Sues Fla. Over Voter Practices, Fla. Sues US Gov’t For Withholding Data

(MintPress) – As voter fraud becomes an increasingly debated issue in Florida, the state and federal governments have filed lawsuits against each other, each claiming the other side is using information improperly discouraging more than 182,000 people from voting, most of whom are minorities and the disenfranchised. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter to […]

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By Muna Hassan
Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks with reporters of the Associated Press in Miami, Fla. Friday Aug. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

(MintPress) – As voter fraud becomes an increasingly debated issue in Florida, the state and federal governments have filed lawsuits against each other, each claiming the other side is using information improperly discouraging more than 182,000 people from voting, most of whom are minorities and the disenfranchised. The U.S. Department of

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J&J pays $2.2B to stop settle government inquiry, No Plans To Change Misleading Practices

(MintPress) – After Johnson & Johnson downplayed and concealed the risks associated with the antipsychotic drug Risperdal often distributed in nursing homes, the company plans to make an announcement saying it will pay $2.2 billion after a major U.S. probe was pushed into the marketing strategies of the drug, according to a report released by Bloomberg. Two people […]

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Neil Costanzo, a technician at Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, works in a "sterile filling" room at the plant in Raritan, N.J., Monday, July 17, 2006. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

(MintPress) - After Johnson & Johnson downplayed and concealed the risks associated with the antipsychotic drug Risperdal often distributed in nursing homes, the company plans to make an announcement saying it will pay $2.2 billion after a major U.S. probe was pushed into the marketing strategies of the drug, according to a report released by

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Bank Fraud, Embezzlement – Financial Misdoing Plagues Washington D.C.

(MintPress) – District of Columbia Council chairman, and one of the most influential politicians in the region, Kwame Brown, resigned Wednesday after he was charged with bank fraud for allegedly providing falsified documents indicating a higher income on loan documents in order to obtain larger loans than he was qualified for. An investigation concluded that the falsified records […]

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By Muna Hassan
In this May 12, 2011 file photo, Washington D.C. City Council Chairman Kwame Brown testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brown was charged Wednesday with lying about his income on loan applications, becoming the second person on the panel in the last six months to face accusations of criminal wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)

(MintPress) – District of Columbia Council chairman, and one of the most influential politicians in the region, Kwame Brown, resigned Wednesday after he was charged with bank fraud for allegedly providing falsified documents indicating a higher income on loan documents in order to obtain larger loans than he was qualified for. An investigation

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