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• Johansson severs ties with Oxfam over Israeli advertising deal - FT.com

  "“Scarlett Johansson has abandoned her reputation as a progressive celebrity in exchange for the cheque that accompanies becoming the new face of Israeli apartheid. Just like the few artists who played Sun City during South African apartheid, Johansson will be remembered for having stood on the wrong side of history.”"

  tags: apartheid bds palestine israel colonialism imperialism

• Obama’s ‘all of the above’ energy policy offends everyone - FT.com

  "President Barack Obama found himself assailed from all sides after sticking to an “all of the above” energy strategy – including fossil fuels, renewables and nuclear power – in his State of the Union speech. "

  tags: obama energy energypolicy energysecurity alternativeenergy renewableenergy

• Moscow puts Ukraine bailout on hold until new cabinet is formed - FT.com

  "Russia’s president Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Moscow would wait until Ukraine formed a new government before it fully implemented a $15bn bailout, potentially complicating efforts to resolve a two-month crisis that has brought Ukraine to the brink of civil conflict. "

  tags: ukraine moscow russia balanceofpower economics

• US farm bill to cut $23bn clears impasse - FT.com

  "The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping and controversial $956bn farm bill, in a defeat for conservative Republicans who had pushed for much bigger cuts in food stamps. "

  tags: congress house farmbill agriculture obama democrats republicans

• Energy price gap with the US to hurt Europe for ‘at least 20 years’ - FT.com

  "High gas and electricity prices will continue to plague Europe for at least 20 years, damaging the competitiveness of industries that employ almost 30m people, the world’s leading energy forecaster has warned. "

  tags: energy oil gas europe competitiveness

• Top Democrat puts Obama trade deals in doubt - FT.com

  "President Barack Obama’s push to strike trade deals with the European Union and 11 Pacific Rim nations was put in jeopardy after the top Democrat in Congress quashed the idea of giving the White House congressional approval to negotiate the pacts. "

  tags: reid senate obama democrats trade

• Texas Vies With Saudi Arabian Oil in California Shipments - Bloomberg

  "Texas is poised to join Saudi Arabia as a supplier of oil to California as the mounting glut of crude on the U.S. Gulf Coast makes the trade profitable. "

  tags: oil gas texas saudiarabia gcc california energy

• Egypt Presses Terrorist Charges Against Al Jazeera Staff - Bloomberg

  "Egypt’s authorities pressed charges of joining a terrorist group against 20 staff members of the Arab television channel Al Jazeera, including an Australian, two Britons and a Dutch citizen. "

  tags: egypt terrorism aljazeera authoritarianism middleeast news media revolution protest

• San Miguel Has $6.6 Billion Bids for Beer, Gin: Southeast Asia - Bloomberg

  "Ramon Ang, the billionaire chief of San Miguel Corp., said he’s received about $6.6 billion of offers for stakes in its brewery and gin units that will be considered should it need cash for an energy acquisition. "

  tags: sanmiguel beer alcohol gin beverages

• Indian Ambassador Says Buying U.S. Weapons Isn’t Easy - Bloomberg

  "India’s military modernization largely depends on U.S. equipment, even though the Defense Department’s rules for arms sales can be onerous, India’s new ambassador to the U.S., said today. "

  tags: india weapons military military-industrial asia

• US intel confirms NKorea nuke reactor restarted - Yahoo News

  " U.S. intelligence says North Korea has followed through on its threat to advance its nuclear weapons program. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Wednesday that the North has expanded the size of its uranium enrichment facility at its Nyongbyon nuclear complex and restarted a plutonium reactor that was shut down in 2007."

  tags: northkorea nuclear weapons atomic korea

• Pass or Fail? Draft beer jelly beans

  "In our big cache of WTF?! files, we’ve covered everything from frozen beer foam to spreadable beer jelly. Now, the candy connoisseurs at Jelly Belly Candy Co. have released an excellent addition to our Pass or Fail column — draft beer jelly beans. We’re pretty much ready to get out our big, old PASS stamp because of the effort Jelly Belly put into this idea. "

  tags: beer draft craftbrewing candy random

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