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Obama talks tough, shows no rush to act on Syria chemical arms evidence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned Syria on Friday that its use of chemical weapons would be a “game changer” for the United States but made clear he was in no rush to intervene in the civil war there … Continue reading
Syria chemical evidence growing – UK
There is “limited but growing” evidence that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, PM David Cameron says.
Is the evidence for austerity based on an Excel spreadsheet error?
One of the most influential studies used to justify austerity has come in for an extensive new critique. And one of the problems found? An Excel coding error. The paper in question is Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff’s famous 2010 … Continue reading
More evidence for “obesity paradox”
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a review of almost 100 past studies covering nearly three million people, researchers found that being overweight or slightly obese was linked to about a 6 percent lower risk of dying, compared to people … Continue reading
UPDATE 5-Police find ‘good evidence’ on motive for Connecticut school massacre
NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec 15 (Reuters) – Investigators assembled “some very good evidence” to explain what drove a 20-year-old gunman to slaughter 20 children and six adults at an elementary school, police said on Saturday, a day after one of the … Continue reading
No evidence that Iran’s drone claim is true – White House
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The United States has no evidence that Iranian claims that it captured a U.S. drone are accurate, the White House said on Tuesday.
Evidence shows months of plotting ahead of Colorado shooting: police
AURORA, Colo. (Reuters) – Deliveries received by the man accused of committing a movie house massacre at a Denver-area premiere of the new “Batman” film suggest months of “calculation and deliberation” leading up to the shooting rampage that killed 12 … Continue reading
Geithner did not show evidence of rigged Libor, British bank official says
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers Tuesday that the central bank did all it was required to do after learning in 2008 of the manipulation of the Libor interest rate, including notifying counterparts in Britain. Read full article … Continue reading
No evidence of White House cover-up in gun case: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The congressman heading an investigation into a botched gun-trafficking case said on Sunday he had no evidence the White House was involved in a cover-up about the operation or in providing misleading information to Congress.
No evidence of White House cover-up in gun case: lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The congressman heading an investigation into a botched gun-trafficking case said on Sunday he had no evidence the White House was involved in a cover-up about the operation or in providing misleading information to Congress.