WORLD-TYRANT WORLD a/o 03 31 14

WORLD-TYRANT WORLD a/o 03 31 14 

Mar 29, 12:21 AM EDT 

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GENERAL_MOTORS_RECALL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-29-00-21-40

2 MORE RECALLS PUSH GM TOTAL TO 4.8M IN A MONTH [Excerpts] 

General Motors announced two more recalls late Friday 

In all, GM has recalled 4.8 million vehicles since last month, two million more than the company sold last year in the U.S. [The World Tyrant]. 

Mar 28, 7:39 PM EDT 

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OIL_TRAINS_SAFETY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-28-19-39-00

US GOVERNMENT: INDUSTRY HAMPERING OIL TRAIN SAFETY [Excerpts] 

Department of Transportation officials told The Associated Press they have received only limited data on the characteristics of oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana despite requests lodged by Secretary Anthony Foxx *more than two months ago*. 

"The overall and ongoing lack of cooperation is disappointing, slows progress and certainly raises concerns," the agency said in a statement. 

"We still lack data we requested and that energy stakeholders agreed to produce *within 30 days*.” 

Mar 28, 9:22 PM EDT 

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_COAL_ASH_SPILL_NORTH_CAROLINA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-28-21-22-49

DUKE ENERGY SEEKS TO KEEP RECORDS FROM REGULATORS [Excerpts] 

Federal prosecutors have issued at least 23 subpoenas as part of a widening criminal probe triggered by the Feb. 2 spill at Duke's plant in Eden, which coated 70 miles of the Dan River in toxic sludge. 

Duke has received two of the subpoenas, which order the company to provide reams of documents to a grand jury that has convened in Raleigh. 

Federal investigators are looking at whether the company received preferential treatment from the state environmental agency. 

Duke has nearly three dozen other ash pits spread out at 14 coal-fired power plants across the state. 

Mar 29, 10:32 AM EDT 

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FOOD_AND_FARM_BIG_DATA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-29-10-32-19

AMERICAN FARMERS CONFRONT 'BIG DATA' REVOLUTION [Excerpts] 

[At the annual trek to Washington seeking action on the most important matters in American agriculture]. . .a new, more shadowy issue also emerged: growing unease about how the largest seed companies are gathering vast amount of data from *sensors on tractors, combines and other farm equipment*. 

The *increasingly* common sensors measure soil conditions, seeding rates, crop yields and many other variables, allowing companies to provide farmers with customized guidance on how to get the most out of their fields. 

The involvement of the American Farm Bureau, the nation's largest and most prominent farming organization, illustrates how agriculture is cautiously entering a new era in which raw planting data holds 

both the promise of higher yields and 

the peril that the information could be hacked or exploited by corporations or government agencies. 

Mar 28, 6:52 PM EDT 

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BLACKWATER_PROSECUTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-03-28-18-52-36

NEW DETAILS [?] EMERGE IN BLACKWATER SHOOTINGS CASE [Excerpts] 

Four Blackwater guards face charges of manslaughter, attempted manslaughter and gun violations in the Sept. 16, 2007, shootings at Nisoor Square in Baghdad.  The trial is scheduled to begin in June. 

"In the year leading up to the events of Sept. 16, 2007, several of the defendants harbored a low regard for and deep hostility toward the Iraqi *civilian* population, which they openly expressed to other Blackwater personnel and exhibited through their *deliberately* reckless actions," the Justice Department filing stated. 

"This evidence tends to establish that the defendants fired at innocent Iraqis not because they actually believed that they were in imminent danger of serious bodily injury. . .but rather that they unreasonably and recklessly fired at innocent Iraqi *civilians* because of their low regard for and hostility toward Iraqis," the filing added. 

Telephone conversation with US [World Tyrant] President Barack Obama 

29 March 2014, 00:35 

http://eng.news.kremlin.ru/news/6936/print

The two leaders continued exchanging views on the crisis in Ukraine. 

Vladimir Putin drew Barack Obama’s attention to [the] continued rampage of extremists who are committing acts of intimidation towards peaceful residents, government authorities and law enforcement agencies in various regions and in Kiev with impunity. 

In light of this, the President of Russia suggested examining possible steps the global community can take to help stabilise the situation.  The two presidents agreed that specific parameters for this joint work will be discussed by the Russian and US foreign ministers in the near future. 

Vladimir Putin also pointed out that Transnistria is essentially experiencing a blockade, which significantly complicates the living conditions for the region’s residents, impeding their movement and normal trade and economic activities. 

He stressed that Russia stands for the fair and comprehensive settlement of the Transnistria conflict and hopes for effective work in the existing 5+2 negotiation format.