TOKYO: A major website for pirated Japanese anime has shut down after Chinese authorities arrested four people accused of involvement, according to a Tokyo-based lobby group that hailed the move as ...

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Single supplier procurements the norm in lobby-linked tech contracts

Government officials approached only one supplier in $472 million worth of technology procurements tainted by a developing lobbying scandal. Many of these were marked as “open tender” despite only one ...

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Florida food distribution nonprofits lobby lawmakers to ensure children get more to eat

Many Floridians are experiencing symptoms of food insecurity -- 41 percent in the last year, according to a recent poll commissioned by the support group No Kid Hungry Florida. The same survey found ...

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Alewife lobby reopens weeks after garage crash damaged roof, left car dangling over ledge

Crews constructed a temporary shoring tower to reinforce the station’s roof and allow the lobby to reopen Monday, the MBTA said.

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Greens, gas lobby both claim climate policy will prevent new gas projects

Although Adam Bandt and industry disagree on the need for new gas, they agree the beefed-up safeguard mechanism will stop new projects as the energy regulator warns of shortfalls.

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