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The digital ad disclosure reforms come after a 2016 presidential election that fueled concerns of social media meddling by Russia in an effort to inject fraudulent information into the political bloodstream.

Costco Wholesale's quarterly profit scraped past estimates, helped by a hike in membership fees, but a fall in gross margins fueled concerns of an intensifying grocer price war, sending shares down 3.6 percent in after - market trading.

LONDON, Oct 24 - The euro fell to a one - week low against the dollar on Wednesday after worse - than - expected German business activity and sentiment data fuelled concerns of weakness in the euro zone's largest economy.

The shooting death of a New York City police officer is fueling concerns of increased violence at an East Harlem housing project.

«All must understand that deep roots of distrust fuel the concern of the Black community toward the Justice System and confirmation that vital details related to the health and treatment of Mrs. Turner was overlooked while in custody heightens these concerns.

But the letters will further fuel the concern of critics that the plans were a backdoor route for schools to police immigration.

Second, more particular to the Blaine amendment, even though anti-Catholicism motivated many of the supporters of the Blaine amendment without doubt and unquestioningly colored the debates, that was not the only impulse that fueled the concern of the amendment.

And now we come to the biggest fossil fuel concern of all — global warming.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Qualcomm's appeal tapped into gathering concern among some congressional Republicans and the Trump administration about U.S. national security and competitiveness with China, especially in advanced technologies — sentiment that already was fueling an effort to expand the power of CFIUS.

The fossil fuel divestment campaign began on university campuses in 2011 but the new report reveals that concerns over investments in coal, oil and gas have now entered the financial mainstream, with more than 80 % of the funds now committed to divest being managed by commercial investment and pension funds.

Bitcoin slumped as South Korea's justice minister reiterated his proposal to ban local cryptocurrency exchanges, fueling concern that a government crackdown will erode one of the world's biggest sources of demand for digital currencies.

Environmentalists have raised concerns about his Cabinet picks for energy and interior secretaries — ex-Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, strong supporters of the fossil fuel industry.

BEIJING, March 5 - China on Monday unveiled its largest rise in defence spending in three years, setting a target of 8.1 percent growth over 2017, fuelling an ambitious military modernisation programme amid rising concerns over its security.

BEIJING, March 5 - China on Monday unveiled its largest rise in defense spending in three years, setting a target of 8.1 percent growth over 2017, fueling an ambitious military modernisation program amid rising concerns over its security.

He fires off a list of directives, concerns, and ideas related to the fuel tank: How many baffles are necessary?

But by the time the first aluminum F - 150s were produced in late 2014, gas prices were closer to $ 2 and fuel economy was less of a concern for consumers.

LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 30 (Reuters)- The term «demand destruction» is again entering the lexicon of the current crude oil market as the sharp rise in prices raises concerns about when do consumers start cutting back on their fuel consumption.

Instead of a world dominated by renewable sources of power like wind and solar — as people concerned about the dangers of climate change would hope — PE execs see gas, oil and even coal as a substantial component of electricity and fuel sources in 2039, according to recent interviews conducted by CNBC.com on the future of energy as part of CNBC's 25th anniversary.

«A lot of people are concerned if you get a GOP House and Senate, there will be changes to renewable fuel standards,» Clayton explained.

A series of smaller incidents, like the booting of a caucus member for raising concerns about health care in his riding, further fuelled the decline in support for the government.

Brent was on pace for its third week of gains, fueled by concern that the United States will reimpose sanctions on Iran and disrupt supply.

Contacted in 2011 by The Tyee, Dr. Carl E. Brown, research manager of Emergencies, Science and Technology Division at Environment Canada confirmed that «a concern with bitumen fuels is their density is quite high and chances are if those materials were spilled into the marine environment, those products might sink.»

March 10, 2016 - Climate Deception on Agenda at Fossil Fuel Company Annual Meetings - Union of Concerned Scientists

Beijing is trying to boost domestic liquidity in the hopes that this will generate stronger domestic demand, but expanding liquidity fuels capital outflows, and these put downward pressure on the currency, while increasing PBoC concerns about the monetary impact of money leaving the economy which, as an article in last week's FT argues, might be worse than we think.

This was not the bank regulators» concern — and bankers themselves saw their main business in lending to fuel real estate, not industry, given what the neoliberals did to Latvia's economy and that of the other Baltic states!

In that case any credit - fueled increase in investment would likely have resulted in a net improvement in China's debt servicing capacity, in which case, with government debt at well below 25 % of GDP, rising debt would not be a concern.

In the meantime, investors do not seem to be concerned by the interest rate warnings and continue to fuel the ETF market looking for the greatest amount of yield.

The mix of information — state level, anecdotal, federally collected, dating from two years ago to last week — is sure to fuel the country's evolving conversation and concern about the potential for violence in a divided America.

Furthermore, efforts at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell RDS.A, +0.62 % to move beyond fossil fuels into low - carbon energy is as much driven by the growth potential of alternative energy markets as a concern for global warming.

In a country where the unemployment rate is at a 20 - year low and industrial output is approaching historical highs, fueling inflation concerns, a 10 - year government bond yield of 1.5 % is totally inappropriate and will naturally spur people to buy real estate.

Investor concerns about the trends were fueled this month when WPP Plc, the largest ad group, lowered its long - term profit outlook, triggering sell - offs for peers including Publicis, Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group of Cos..

The statement comes after growing concern that increased demand for cobalt is fuelling exploitation of children and environmental destruction in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which accounts for 60 per cent of world supply.

Markets kicked off 2016 amid a flurry of perceived global concerns, fueling a selloff in risk assets and amplifying volatility.

In fact, either or both of the new national team or Axios partnership could be supplemental to Tronc's and the Times» current work — but it's the absence of any explanation that has fueled concerns about both.

One area that remains a major concern for the central bank is the growing share of uninsured mortgages, those with loan to value ratios at or below 80 per cent, which is being fuelled by higher Toronto and Vancouver home prices and tighter qualification rules for insured mortgages.

In fact, according to information from Global Workplace Analytics, 92 percent of employees were concerned with the high cost of fuel, and 80 percent specifically cited the cost of commuting to work.

The objective of ETHNews is to report on newsworthy events concerning Ethereum blockchain platform and the cryptocurrency that fuels it, Ether.

A small but growing number of countries now have legal requirements for institutional investors to report on how their investment policies and performance are affected by environmental factors, including South Africa and, prospectively, the EU.36 Concern about the risks of a «carbon bubble» — that highly valued fossil fuel assets and investments could be devalued or «stranded» under future, more stringent climate policies — prompted G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in April 2015 to ask the Financial Stability Board in Basel to convene an inquiry into how the financial sector can take account of climate - related issues.37

The commitment to an evangelical view of Scripture seems secure, but some of the other concerns that fueled the Controversy in the first place have surfaced again» and this time, with a vengeance.

But here, too, there is little that is actually new, although there is detail that confirms what shrewder observers of Vatican life pieced together after the events of early 2013: that Benedict XVI's poorly - planned 2012 visit to Mexico and Cuba convinced him that he could no longer travel; that he believed the Pope must be present at World Youth Day 2013 in Brazil, a conviction that became the terminus ad quem driving the timing of the abdication and what immediately preceded it; and that, contrary to speculations that have become more lurid over time, Benedict's concern about his increasingly frailty, which fuelled his concern that he would be increasingly unable to give the Church what she deserved from a pope, was the sole motive behind his decision to renounce the Oice of Peter — not Vatileaks, not concerns about financial and other corruptions inside the Leonine Wall, not blackmail.

Their acclamation fueled his sense of indispensability, and he allowed himself to become more and more identified with their concerns and increasingly alienated from the Weld administration, which resulted in his eventual failure as an appointee.

I think that the underlying message of this blog can be felt in almost every walk of life, not just concerning religion - our politics today are so fueled by hatred and the «Us vs. Them» mentality that we have brought our own nation to its knees.

They have been too little concerned with the simple technological changes needed for more efficient use of firewood as a fuel for cooking.

I'd like to think we did it because we didn't want to press our luck anymore, because repairs cost more than the Blue Book said you were worth, because you didn't have anti-lock brakes or passenger - side airbags, because we really couldn't have you breaking down on a late - night drive home from the airport or on a busy interstate, because of fuel economy and our deepening concern over climate change.

The obsessive interest in the history of the body has been fuelled by the AIDS epidemic; it also reflects the concerns of a secular and hedonistic age, preoccupied with physical health and instinctual gratification.

The NCC's concern for energy issues dates back to fall 1974 when the Division of Church and Society (DCS) asked Margaret Mead and René Dubos to chair a study of the implications of using plutonium as fuel in the nuclear cycle.

National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE) has accused the Government of fueling the decline in the subject, Ed Pawson, Chair, NATRE said: «While it's encouraging to see a continued increase in the number of students taking the full course GCSE in RS, the overall decline in the number of entries is a major concern.»

But it is not the exhaustion of fossil fuels that is the primary concern.

... [T] he rapid proliferation of uncertified shade coffee brands is fueling concerns across the industry regarding free - riding and even fraud.