Trump administration’s land conservation projects in limbo

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal land conservation projects around southern Idaho’s rivers and lakes, famous for rainbow trout and smallmouth bass, are in limbo along with dozens of conservation projects nationwide, according to advocates, who worry they may not be completed by President Donald Trump’s administration this year. The delays — caused by the…

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P&G selling China-made luxury ‘bumbum’ brand diapers as market share falters

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -Procter & Gamble is selling luxury aloe-infused “bumbum” brand diapers made in China at retailer Target as its top-selling Pampers and Luvs brands lose ground to a growing number of imported rivals touting similar features. The move is unusual for the Cincinnati-based consumer products maker, the biggest globally, because…

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Exclusive-Trump plans to make Cold War-era plutonium available for nuclear power

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to make available about 20 metric tons of Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to U.S. power companies as a potential fuel for reactors, according to a source familiar with the matter and a draft memo outlining the plan. Plutonium has previously only been converted…

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Exclusive-Trump plans to make Cold War-era plutonium available for nuclear power

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to make available about 20 metric tons of Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to U.S. power companies as a potential fuel for reactors, according to a source familiar with the matter and a draft memo outlining the plan. Plutonium has previously only been converted…

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Masimo sues US Customs over approval of Apple Watch imports

By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Medical monitoring technology company Masimo sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday over a decision by the agency that allowed Apple to import Apple Watches with blood-oxygen reading technology during a patent dispute between the companies. Masimo said in the lawsuit in Washington, D.C., federal court that Customs improperly…

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