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In blocking transactions, the bank mimics a highly controversial move by Visa earlier this year regarding cryptocurrency - based debit cards.

It was a bold and a controversial move by the mayor, who once was an activist member of the local teachers union.

Her inauguration to the Westminster animal kingdom follows PHammond's decision to move his dogs, Rex and Oscar, into Downing Street, and the more controversial move by chief whip Gavin Williamson, whose tarantula Cronus was at the centre of a media storm in recent weeks.

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«Such a controversial move could only be funded by cutting other vital priorities for our service members, mere weeks after the Department communicated its needs to the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee during omnibus appropriation negotiations,» Democratic Sens. Jack Reed and Dick Durbin wrote.

The move represents the first big reversal of the controversial dual class stock structure that has been embraced by tech executives from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to Snap's Evan Spiegel.

He could now move to redeem a controversial $ 3 bln bond sold by Goldman Sachs.

The move is likely to be controversial because investors have long assumed that the debts of the state - controlled airline were guaranteed by the government.

A final ironic and unintended economic consequence of the Trump immigration reform plan could be a «brain drain,» as educated and potentially wealthy liberals look to escape a controversial Trump presidency, namely by moving to Canada.

But when historian Jan Tomasz Gross saw the photo, he was moved to write Golden Harvest, a controversial new book in which he argues that many Poles enriched themselves during the war by exploiting Jews, from plundering mass graves to ferreting out Jews in hiding for reward.

Manchester United fans should be concerned by The Independent «s report that Jose Mourinho is targeting a # 25m move for controversial PSG defender Serge Aurier.

The north London giants have been hurt in the past by losing star players to their Premier League rivals, with the likes of Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Adebayor among those to leave them for City in the past, while Robin van Persie also recently made the controversial move to Manchester United.

After failing to impress since his # 16m summer move from AC Milan, Mario Balotelli could be quickly shipped out by Liverpool this month as Juventus emerge as the latest suitors for the controversial Italian international.

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As well as insisting that he feels as though he's been treated «like a criminal» by the club, it's been a controversial few weeks for the Spanish international who has made it clear that he wants to move on.

West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino appears to have struck a fatal blow to his career at the Midlands club, with reports suggesting that he has been ignored by teammates since a controversial interview in which he claimed he wanted to move to a bigger club.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Wednesday celebrated and defended the Trump administration's recent controversial move to relax some of the school - nutrition standards championed by former first lady Michelle Obama.

I get the impression that putting a younger baby in a separate room is far more taboo than bedsharing (anyone admitting on a parenting forum to moving a four month - old into its own bedroom is likely to be shouted down for playing Russian Roulette with their sweet baby's life, whereas bedsharing, although controversial, is routinely recommended as the solution to all sleep and / or feeding woes, including by one of my health visitors) yet both are contrary to official guidance, at least from the NHS.

A scheduled vote today by the Public Authorities Control Board on a controversial plan to move $ 511 million in clean water funds to the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project is being closely watched by federal regulators and lawmakers across the state.

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, who (thankfully) belongs to the early - risers club of which I am a card - carrying member, told me this morning that he has not been informed of a reported move by state Democratic leaders to oust controversial Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. from the party.

Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, who is none too pleased about being tossed the political hot potato on Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.'s future by the state Democratic Party, told me today there is «no certainty» the Bronx Dems will move to oust the controversial lawmaker.

«This reckless move, driven by ideology not evidence, risks locking the UK into an expensive polluting fossil fuel future — increasing our exposure to volatile gas prices and forcing controversial fracking developments onto communities before the full impact is understood.

Undeterred by resistance to this controversial merger, Mahoney is moving forward with the merger which is expected to be voted on by Sept. 15.

The controversial move has been criticised by Lord Harries» commission and prompted concerns from the Labour benches.

If the controversial school closings it has rubberstamped for the mayor wasn't enough to convince New Yorkers that the Panel for Educational Policy, dominated by mayoral appointees, is broken beyond repair, then perhaps its most recent move, approving a $ 120 million contract with Verizon, will be.

If the controversial school closings it has rubberstamped for the mayor — over the protests of countless community members — wasn't enough to convince New Yorkers that the Panel for Educational Policy, dominated by mayoral appointees, is broken beyond repair, then perhaps its most recent move, approving a $ 120 million contract with Verizon, will be.

Hudson Square moved a step closer today to getting more new housing when two City Council committees approved a controversial proposal by the property arm of Trinity Church to rezone the Lower Manhattan neighborhood, the New York Observer reported.

Hudson Square moved a step closer today to getting more new housing when two City Council committees approved a controversial proposal by the property...

In an unprecedented move UNISON and the NUT have joined forces to take legal action to protect school staff whose continued employment has been refused by the controversial, newly - formed Hawthorne's Free School.

Director Uli Edel made the harrowing Last Exit To Brooklyn in 1989, an adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr's cult novel and he moves the action along very adeptly here, helped by an excellent cast and a strong screenplay from Eichinger, no stranger to controversial subjects.

In order to avoid voting on a controversial gun bill during an election year — a move that no doubt would have further enraged their conservative allies who were still smarting over passage of the SAFE Act - the Senate Republicans moved the bill from the Codes Committee to the Rules Committee, which is controlled with an iron fist by the leadership.

A task force created to figure out what to do with controversial statues and monuments on New York City property — described by the mayor as «symbols of hate» — has recommended only one statue be moved: a monument to J. Marion Sims, a 19th century doctor who developed advances in gynecological surgery by conducting operations on black slave women.

Aqueduct Entertainment Group, which emerged late last month as the surprise — and controversial — winner of a drawn - out bidding process to develop the Queens racino, is moving to smooth things over with the public by cutting ties with Darryl Greene, the partner who pleaded guilty to stealing $ 500,000 from city agencies in the 1990s.

In his 2015 speech, Cuomo set a harsh tone by saying he wouldn't move forward with major increases in education aid unless lawmakers approve a controversial teacher evaluation plan.

In a highly controversial move, HMP Birmingham was finally handed over to the private operator G4S in October 2011, following a lengthy process beset by delays.

In the wake of the deadly neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville this month — which was spurred by that city's decision to remove a statue of confederate general Robert E. Lee and rename a park that bore his name — many other cities and states have moved to take down statues of confederate generals or other controversial symbols.

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Among the report's more controversial proposals is a plan to move spent fuel out of Indian Point in Buchanan along with 16 other power plants without direct access to railroad lines, by barge, down the Hudson River.

But the move would be highly controversial — it's based on a new reading of the Public Officers Law being pushed by Assemblyman Gianaris and good - government groups that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has already openly opposed.

Velazquez Calls for Community Input on Controversial Baychester Square Development In unprecedented move, Bronx Community Board 10 Executive Member Marjorie Velazquez urges board's inclusion in ULURP zoning process for proposed $ 200 million shopping center development under consideration by neighboring Community -LSB-...]

The move runs counter to public statements made by Mayor Bill de Blasio last month where he called plans to shut down the city's controversial central jail a «noble concept» that was unworkable because it would «cost many billions» to do.

While it has been a controversial issue, a poll shows voters approving of the move by a 2 - to - 1 margin.

The Chancellor has suggested that he will not reduce the top rate of income tax from 45p to 40p - a controversial move called for by some senior Conservatives, which would have been seen as a tax break for the rich.

An executive order signed by new County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, will forbid controversial firearm and knife shows on county - owned property — a move that a new Democratic majority hopes to eventually codify into law.

Anti-Corbyn MPs fear the controversial move would be used by the leader's supporters to purge them from the party.

Remarks by Griffo and labor representatives like Utilities Workers spokesman John Melia are emblematic of how controversial the move is turning out to be.

UPPER WEST SIDE — A controversial 400 - person homeless shelter that was supposed to move half its residents out by Saturday under a deal with elected officials will not meet its deadline — angering locals who have long fought to shutter the shelter.

A controversial Korean lab led by Woosuk Hwang is moving from cloning pets to endangered animals.

Now that climate change poses an even more urgent threat to the endangered tortoise, biologists have a controversial plan to safeguard its future — by moving it to new sites outside of its known historical range.

PARIS — Scientists at France's Pasteur Institute are elated by a report from British mediator John Skehel that has scuttled a controversial plan to move part of the institute to a commercial site outside Paris.

The controversial and sexual drama stars Michael Fassbender as a 30 - something living in New York City who can't control his sex life and sexual desire, and things get thrown out of whack when his «fragile» sister, played by Carey Mulligan, moves into his apartment.