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Should You Invest In Gold or Silver, Neither or Both? | munKNEE dot ...

?It?s not unreasonable that gold and silver (along with platinum) are often lumped together in the precious metal basket?but it?s important to distinguish between silver and gold rather than assume that the two metals are interchangeable. Words: 385

So writes Russ Koesterich (www.BlackRockBlog.com) in edited excerpts from his original article* entitled Three Reasons Silver is Not The Same as Gold.

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Koesterich goes on to say in further edited, and in some instances paraphrased, excerpts:

While silver shares many characteristics with gold, here are three important differences between the metals.

1. Silver tends to be more sensitive to economic variables, while gold is often more sensitive to monetary variables

Industrial uses make up?40% of silver demand?[while,] in contrast, gold demand is driven almost exclusively by investment and jewelry demand. [Given the aforementioned]?silver tends to be far more sensitive to economic variables, such as industrial production and manufacturing demand, than gold is. At the same time, gold tends to have a higher correlation with monetary variables such as real interest rates, inflation and changes in the value of the dollar. For example, based on annual data over the past fifty years, gold prices have had a 0.5 correlation with inflation, while the correlation between silver and inflation is around 0.35. [In addition,] there is a high correlation between gold?s returns and real interest rates. While the same relationship holds for silver, it is less strong.

2. Silver and gold come from different production sources, which can have an important bearing on their prices.

The majority of silver is produced as a by-product of lead, zinc, copper and gold production. As such, there is not as tight a relationship between silver production and silver prices as there is between gold prices and gold production.

3. Silver prices can be more volatile than gold prices, partly owing to silver?s lower ounce value and smaller market size. This volatility can make silver less attractive than gold to some investors from a portfolio construction perspective.

So where does understanding these differences leave investors?

Whether investors should consider exposure to silver or gold, or both, partly depends on why they are allocating to precious metals in the first place.

Those investors that view their position in precious metals primarily as an inflation hedge may want to consider gold, which, at least historically, has done a better job of hedging portfolios against rising prices.
Those investors that are looking to play a cyclical rebound in the global economy may want to consider silver because silver prices are likely to benefit more from an uptick in manufacturing.

[Editor?s Note: The author?s views and conclusions in the above article are unaltered and no personal comments have been included to maintain the integrity of the original post. Furthermore, the views, conclusions and any recommendations offered in this article are not to be construed as an endorsement of such by the editor.]

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Coalition tensions rise ahead of pro-Berlusconi rally in Rome

By Naomi O'Leary

ROME, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Tensions in Italy's squabbling coalition heightened ahead of a rally by supporters of Silvio Berlusconi in Rome on Sunday in protest at a tax fraud conviction that threatens his future in politics and the fragile government.

Berlusconi's centre-right People of Freedom (PDL) party called the rally outside his palace in central Rome to protest the jail sentence, which has shaken the already fraught coalition with traditional rivals, the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).

The strife has further dimmed hopes for reforms to drag the euro zone's third largest economy out of its longest post-war recession, the aim of Prime Minister Enrico Letta when he formed the government three months ago.

Defence minister Mario Mauro told online newspaper Il Sussidario there was an awareness within the government that the delicate coalition risked breakdown.

"The factor that determines whether the coalition can prevail or not is whether the conditions exist to pass reforms," said Mauro, who belongs to the centrist Civic Choice movement, adding that if the coalition were to fall, "one option would be early elections".

However, there is little expectation of an immediate government crisis as parliament prepares to go into recess and millions of Italians head off for their sacrosanct August summer holidays.

Berlusconi also has reason to support the government for now, as he cannot begin to serve his sentence while he remains a member of the Senate and the verdict may exclude him from running as a candidate if an election is called.

On Friday he called on his party to push for a reform of the justice system, which he maintains convicted him because of political bias.

His allies reacted with fury to the conviction, with one senior party figure saying the verdict "risks a sort of civil war".

The PDL has been lobbying hard for President Giorgio Napolitano to pardon Berlusconi, an idea the president has rejected in the past and which some legal experts say would be impossible as Berlusconi is still awaiting a verdict in an appeal against a conviction for paying for sex with a minor.

But one of Berlusconi's most loyal allies, PDL deputy Daniela Santanche, threatened a mass resignation of centre-right lawmakers unless Napolitano issued a pardon, which she said was Berlusconi's right.

"We are in a dictatorship. There is a power that has overruled democracy (the judiciary)," Santanche told daily Il Fatto Quotidiano.

"Berlusconi's conviction deserves a revolution."

(Reporting by Naomi O'Leary; editing by Andrew Roche)

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TRS chief says no to Hyderabad as union territory

Hyderabad, Aug 4, 2013 (IANS):

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao Sunday ruled out accepting Hyderabad as union territory or a permanent joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

He said his party had no objection if Andhra Pradesh government functioned from here for 10 years as announced by the central government. He, however, made it clear that the Telangana government would run the administration of Hyderabad.

With the protests in Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and Andhra regions) continuing against the decision to carve out a Telangana state and many leaders from those regions demanding union territory status to Hyderabad, TRS leader said this was not acceptable to people of Telangana.

KCR, as Rao is popularly known, was speaking at a meet the press programme organized by Telangana Journalists Forum.

Asked about the protests in Seemandhra, the TRS president said he was not bothered about it as it was for their government to deal with it.

"For us Telangana state has already been formed and this has already been made clear by Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh," he said.

The MP said he never asked employees of Seemandhra to leave and blamed a section of media for misinterpretation.

"I merely said they will have to work for Andhra government while Telangana employees will work for Telangana government," he said.

KCR said he was not asking anybody to leave as people from all regions of the country were settled in Telangana for centuries.

"We need investment. We will welcome whoever comes here for making investment," he said. He made it clear that the Telugu film industry would not only remain in Hyderabad but would be developed further.

Lauding the role of various sections of people in achieving the separate state, he called for rebuilding Telangana with the same spirit.

Unveiling his vision of Telangana, he said he want to see a smile on the face of people of Telangana who suffered injustice since its merger with Andhra State in 1956.

"People of Telangana suffered injustice in all spheres of life and nobody can dispute this. Their resources were taken away, they were denied employment opportunities. Now they will get justice, their due share and will be able to live a respectable life," he added.

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Vietnam orders recall of Fonterra milk powder

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has ordered an immediate recall and halt of circulation of a milk powder manufactured by Fonterra after New Zealand authorities said some of the protein concentrate produced there was found to be contaminated.

Abbott Laboratories S.A office in Vietnam, the owner of the milk powder manufactured by Fonterra in New Zealand, will conduct the recall and report the result by August 9, the Health Ministry-run Vietnam Foodstuff Safety Department said in a statement on its website (vfa.gov.vn).

Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter, said it had sold New Zealand-made whey protein concentrate contaminated with Clostridium Botulinum to importers in six countries for possible use in infant formula, body building powder, and other products.

(Compiled by Ho Binh Minh; Editing by Martin Petty)

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

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Honduras' 24 prisons are controlled by inmates because the state has abandoned its role in rehabilitating people convicted of crimes, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said in a report released Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 2, 2012 file photo, inmates peer from inside their cell at the San Pedro Sula Central Corrections Facility in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Honduras' 24 prisons are controlled by inmates because the state has abandoned its role in rehabilitating people convicted of crimes, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said in a report released Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)" border="0" /></a>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) ? Honduras' 24 prisons are controlled by inmates because the state has abandoned its role in rehabilitating people convicted of crimes, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said in a report released Friday. DA: Death of potential witness unrelated to Bulger<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/da-death-potential-witness-unrelated-bulger-000836152.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pukaaZgBdnADfgbPIK5KKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc28324fd8c75c19390f6a7067001dba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial, was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. Rakes' body was found July 17 in the woods in suburban Boston the day after he learned he would not be called to testify. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial, was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. Rakes' body was found July 17 in the woods in suburban Boston the day after he learned he would not be called to testify. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" border="0" /></a>WOBURN, Mass. (AP) ? Cyanide-laced iced coffee led to the death of a man who'd just found out he wouldn't get to testify against reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, authorities said Friday, but linked the man's death to a business associate who owed him money, not to Bulger. http://news.yahoo.com/da-death-potential-witness-unrelated-bulger-000836152.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 20:40:37 -0400Associated Pressda-death-potential-witness-unrelated-bulger-000836152<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/da-death-potential-witness-unrelated-bulger-000836152.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pukaaZgBdnADfgbPIK5KKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc28324fd8c75c19390f6a7067001dba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial, was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. Rakes' body was found July 17 in the woods in suburban Boston the day after he learned he would not be called to testify. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial, was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. Rakes' body was found July 17 in the woods in suburban Boston the day after he learned he would not be called to testify. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" border="0" /></a>WOBURN, Mass. (AP) ? Cyanide-laced iced coffee led to the death of a man who'd just found out he wouldn't get to testify against reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, authorities said Friday, but linked the man's death to a business associate who owed him money, not to Bulger. Time Warner Cable drops CBS in NY, LA, Dallas<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/time-warner-cable-drops-cbs-ny-la-dallas-212652573.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xeAyPhU11pZ9FDjq6g15BQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c03acc06d9185d19390f6a7067004b3b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A television screen shows the CBS channel with an announcement by Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles on Friday, Aug. 2,2013. Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas are losing the CBS channel, as the cable provider says it is dropping the network in a dispute over fees. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" align="left" title="A television screen shows the CBS channel with an announcement by Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles on Friday, Aug. 2,2013. Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas are losing the CBS channel, as the cable provider says it is dropping the network in a dispute over fees. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas lost access to CBS programming in a fee dispute Friday, threatening their ability to watch popular shows like "Under the Dome" or see Tiger Woods pursue his 8th win at the Firestone Country Club. http://news.yahoo.com/time-warner-cable-drops-cbs-ny-la-dallas-212652573.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 20:35:25 -0400Associated Presstime-warner-cable-drops-cbs-ny-la-dallas-212652573<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/time-warner-cable-drops-cbs-ny-la-dallas-212652573.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xeAyPhU11pZ9FDjq6g15BQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c03acc06d9185d19390f6a7067004b3b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A television screen shows the CBS channel with an announcement by Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles on Friday, Aug. 2,2013. Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas are losing the CBS channel, as the cable provider says it is dropping the network in a dispute over fees. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" align="left" title="A television screen shows the CBS channel with an announcement by Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles on Friday, Aug. 2,2013. Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas are losing the CBS channel, as the cable provider says it is dropping the network in a dispute over fees. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas lost access to CBS programming in a fee dispute Friday, threatening their ability to watch popular shows like "Under the Dome" or see Tiger Woods pursue his 8th win at the Firestone Country Club. China's tallest building nears finish in Shanghai<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tallest-building-nears-finish-shanghai-053442291.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GpvfZSwJWfTI0ritTWUgZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/904a912df3dc6219390f6a7067003d4e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Shanghai Tower is seen prior to the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The Shanghai Tower is set to become the tallest building in China which is planned to be complete in 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" align="left" title="The Shanghai Tower is seen prior to the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The Shanghai Tower is set to become the tallest building in China which is planned to be complete in 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>SHANGHAI (AP) ? A topping out ceremony was held Saturday for China's tallest building in the financial hub of Shanghai. http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tallest-building-nears-finish-shanghai-053442291.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 01:34:42 -0400Associated Presschinas-tallest-building-nears-finish-shanghai-053442291<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tallest-building-nears-finish-shanghai-053442291.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GpvfZSwJWfTI0ritTWUgZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/904a912df3dc6219390f6a7067003d4e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Shanghai Tower is seen prior to the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The Shanghai Tower is set to become the tallest building in China which is planned to be complete in 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" align="left" title="The Shanghai Tower is seen prior to the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The Shanghai Tower is set to become the tallest building in China which is planned to be complete in 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>SHANGHAI (AP) ? A topping out ceremony was held Saturday for China's tallest building in the financial hub of Shanghai. A-Rod homers with drug penalties likely Monday<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-drug-penalties-likely-monday-003657874.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dn1QavQ30g0lPegEINvkJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f197d5faf3626019390f6a706700e054.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A fan holds a sign that reads "CHEATER," as New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is surrounded by members of the media while singing autographs before the start of a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" align="left" title="A fan holds a sign that reads "CHEATER," as New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is surrounded by members of the media while singing autographs before the start of a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Alex Rodriguez was back with the Trenton Thunder on Friday and hit what might be his last home run in a while. http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-drug-penalties-likely-monday-003657874.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 01:03:20 -0400Associated Pressrod-homers-drug-penalties-likely-monday-003657874<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-drug-penalties-likely-monday-003657874.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dn1QavQ30g0lPegEINvkJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f197d5faf3626019390f6a706700e054.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A fan holds a sign that reads "CHEATER," as New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is surrounded by members of the media while singing autographs before the start of a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" align="left" title="A fan holds a sign that reads "CHEATER," as New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is surrounded by members of the media while singing autographs before the start of a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Alex Rodriguez was back with the Trenton Thunder on Friday and hit what might be his last home run in a while. Michael Ansara, who played original Klingon, dies<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-ansara-played-original-klingon-dies-232127505.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yRSfLHHU5vwUcta77Y5L0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/08fae823d9795f19390f6a706700242c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This 1960 photo shows actor Michael Ansara on location for the TV series, "Law of the Plainsman." A longtime friend and spokesman for Ansara says the actor died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at his home in California after a long illness. He was 91. (AP Photo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This 1960 photo shows actor Michael Ansara on location for the TV series, "Law of the Plainsman." A longtime friend and spokesman for Ansara says the actor died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at his home in California after a long illness. He was 91. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The actor who played the original Klingon on TV's "Star Trek" has died. http://news.yahoo.com/michael-ansara-played-original-klingon-dies-232127505.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 21:51:41 -0400Associated Pressmichael-ansara-played-original-klingon-dies-232127505<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-ansara-played-original-klingon-dies-232127505.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yRSfLHHU5vwUcta77Y5L0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/08fae823d9795f19390f6a706700242c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This 1960 photo shows actor Michael Ansara on location for the TV series, "Law of the Plainsman." A longtime friend and spokesman for Ansara says the actor died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at his home in California after a long illness. He was 91. (AP Photo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This 1960 photo shows actor Michael Ansara on location for the TV series, "Law of the Plainsman." A longtime friend and spokesman for Ansara says the actor died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at his home in California after a long illness. He was 91. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The actor who played the original Klingon on TV's "Star Trek" has died. Cruz seeks grassroots move against health care lawNEW ORLEANS (AP) ? A grassroots effort against President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could persuade skittish Republicans to deny money for the law and overcome arguments that any resulting shutdown of the government would be the GOP's fault, Sen. Ted Cruz said Friday.http://news.yahoo.com/cruz-seeks-grassroots-move-against-health-care-law-224432091.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 18:58:22 -0400Associated Presscruz-seeks-grassroots-move-against-health-care-law-224432091Senate seeks numbers from NSA on phone collection<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-seeks-numbers-nsa-phone-collection-173839165.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7BtxeMLfpxeo4fyptplpnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5306455ed4824819390f6a706700689b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 10, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Struggling to salvage a massive surveillance program, Obama faced congressional critics of the National Security Agency's collection of Americans' telephone records Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, as snowballing concerns made new limitations on the intelligence effort appear increasingly likely. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 10, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Struggling to salvage a massive surveillance program, Obama faced congressional critics of the National Security Agency's collection of Americans' telephone records Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, as snowballing concerns made new limitations on the intelligence effort appear increasingly likely. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Exactly how many phone records of Americans does the National Security Agency collect in its massive surveillance program? http://news.yahoo.com/senate-seeks-numbers-nsa-phone-collection-173839165.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 15:55:27 -0400Associated Presssenate-seeks-numbers-nsa-phone-collection-173839165<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-seeks-numbers-nsa-phone-collection-173839165.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7BtxeMLfpxeo4fyptplpnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5306455ed4824819390f6a706700689b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 10, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Struggling to salvage a massive surveillance program, Obama faced congressional critics of the National Security Agency's collection of Americans' telephone records Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, as snowballing concerns made new limitations on the intelligence effort appear increasingly likely. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 10, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Struggling to salvage a massive surveillance program, Obama faced congressional critics of the National Security Agency's collection of Americans' telephone records Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, as snowballing concerns made new limitations on the intelligence effort appear increasingly likely. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Exactly how many phone records of Americans does the National Security Agency collect in its massive surveillance program? Tiger Woods makes run at 59 at Bridgestone<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tiger-woods-makes-run-59-bridgestone-210354111.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0BnRF8V5O_tEyf4KS1c4Rg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fbcd86a3d8f65d19390f6a7067006a37.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Woods tied a course record with a round of 9-under par 61 and leads the tournament at 13-under. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)" align="left" title="Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Woods tied a course record with a round of 9-under par 61 and leads the tournament at 13-under. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)" border="0" /></a>AKRON, Ohio (AP) ? Tiger Woods had a shot at making history with a magical 59. http://news.yahoo.com/tiger-woods-makes-run-59-bridgestone-210354111.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 18:09:06 -0400Associated Presstiger-woods-makes-run-59-bridgestone-210354111<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tiger-woods-makes-run-59-bridgestone-210354111.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0BnRF8V5O_tEyf4KS1c4Rg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fbcd86a3d8f65d19390f6a7067006a37.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Woods tied a course record with a round of 9-under par 61 and leads the tournament at 13-under. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)" align="left" title="Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Woods tied a course record with a round of 9-under par 61 and leads the tournament at 13-under. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)" border="0" /></a>AKRON, Ohio (AP) ? Tiger Woods had a shot at making history with a magical 59. Jack White denies threatening estranged wife<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jack-white-denies-threatening-estranged-wife-225208428.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ytDTSkd9UrxfvEHq3ZB.jg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/faf7fe38d9175d19390f6a706700b039.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2008 file photo, musician Jack White, left, and Karen Elson arrive on the red carpet for the Royal World Premiere of the 22nd James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace" in London. White denies making any threats against his estranged wife, who got a temporary restraining order against him in their contentious divorce case. British singer and model Karen Elson filed for divorce from White last year and recently got a temporary restraining order against him, which is pending an upcoming court hearing. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2008 file photo, musician Jack White, left, and Karen Elson arrive on the red carpet for the Royal World Premiere of the 22nd James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace" in London. White denies making any threats against his estranged wife, who got a temporary restraining order against him in their contentious divorce case. British singer and model Karen Elson filed for divorce from White last year and recently got a temporary restraining order against him, which is pending an upcoming court hearing. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)" border="0" /></a>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ? Jack White denies making any threats against his estranged wife in a court filing Friday that responds to her request for a temporary restraining order. http://news.yahoo.com/jack-white-denies-threatening-estranged-wife-225208428.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 19:14:47 -0400Associated Pressjack-white-denies-threatening-estranged-wife-225208428<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jack-white-denies-threatening-estranged-wife-225208428.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ytDTSkd9UrxfvEHq3ZB.jg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/faf7fe38d9175d19390f6a706700b039.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2008 file photo, musician Jack White, left, and Karen Elson arrive on the red carpet for the Royal World Premiere of the 22nd James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace" in London. White denies making any threats against his estranged wife, who got a temporary restraining order against him in their contentious divorce case. British singer and model Karen Elson filed for divorce from White last year and recently got a temporary restraining order against him, which is pending an upcoming court hearing. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2008 file photo, musician Jack White, left, and Karen Elson arrive on the red carpet for the Royal World Premiere of the 22nd James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace" in London. White denies making any threats against his estranged wife, who got a temporary restraining order against him in their contentious divorce case. British singer and model Karen Elson filed for divorce from White last year and recently got a temporary restraining order against him, which is pending an upcoming court hearing. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)" border="0" /></a>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ? Jack White denies making any threats against his estranged wife in a court filing Friday that responds to her request for a temporary restraining order. Suspect in Mass. poisoning pleads not guilty<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suspect-mass-poisoning-pleads-not-guilty-203043332.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pukaaZgBdnADfgbPIK5KKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc28324fd8c75c19390f6a7067001dba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial, was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. Rakes' body was found July 17 in the woods in suburban Boston the day after he learned he would not be called to testify. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial, was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. Rakes' body was found July 17 in the woods in suburban Boston the day after he learned he would not be called to testify. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" border="0" /></a>WOBURN, Mass. (AP) ? A man who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, and a Massachusetts man was charged with attempted murder in his death. http://news.yahoo.com/suspect-mass-poisoning-pleads-not-guilty-203043332.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 16:52:10 -0400Associated Presssuspect-mass-poisoning-pleads-not-guilty-203043332<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suspect-mass-poisoning-pleads-not-guilty-203043332.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pukaaZgBdnADfgbPIK5KKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc28324fd8c75c19390f6a7067001dba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial, was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. Rakes' body was found July 17 in the woods in suburban Boston the day after he learned he would not be called to testify. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 6, 2013 photo, Stephen Rakes smiles outside the liquor store he once owned in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Rakes, who said he had been extorted by James "Whitey" Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial, was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that killed him, authorities said Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, and that 69-year-old William Camuti, of Sudbury, is charged with attempted murder in his death. 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Too many classified papers at Pentagon? Time for a secrecy audit.

Auditors plan to review how the Pentagon decides if documents should be kept secret. At the heart of the matter is the right balance between national security and transparency for the public.

By Anna Mulrine,?Staff writer / August 2, 2013

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (l.), accompanied by Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Adm. James Winnefeld, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on July 31. Separately, the Government Accountability Office announced it will conduct a secrecy audit of the Department of Defense.

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Government auditors announced this week that they will review how the Pentagon decides if documents should be kept secret, with an eye toward determining whether the Department of Defense engages in ?classification inflation.?

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That it does seems clear, argue US lawmakers, who add that the challenge will be finding the right balance between transparency and secrecy.?

It?s a question that has been at the heart of hearings into the activities of the National Security Agency (NSA) leaked by Edward Snowden, and the trial of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is awaiting sentencing for releasing documents that his defense team contends may have been embarrassing to the government but did not threaten US national security.

The secrecy audit, which will be conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), comes at the behest of Rep. Duncan Hunter (R) of California, who called for the assessment in June.

Representative Hunter specifically requested that the report examine ?whether narrowing classification requirements would reduce the need for nearly 5 million individuals to hold security clearances, and whether reducing that number would limit security disclosures.??

It will also delve into ?the degree to which material is classified that does not materially impact national security.?

The GAO review is a ?very promising? development, says Steven Aftergood, director of the Federation of American Scientists? Project on Government Secrecy. ?Congress has been negligent in my opinion in exercising oversight of classification policy.??

What?s more, the Pentagon ?is by far the largest classifier in the executive branch,? he adds.?

This in turn leads to other complications. In particular, ?people are being issued security clearances strictly for the purposes of managing all of this classified information,? says Joe Kasper, spokesman for Hunter.

?There?s this idea that everything is classified ??everything is a protected secret,? Mr. Kasper adds, noting that the proper figures may be closer to ?five or six out of every ten? documents.

This over-classification, he says, ?can be done for the purpose of withholding information from Congress, or from the public.?

As an example, some congressional staffers point to a recent unfavorable report that the GAO produced on the US military?s Distributed Common Ground System, a computer program that US troops use to process intelligence in war zones.

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Union challenges employment tribunal fees

31 July 2013

Workers who take their employers to court have to pay a fee to lodge the claim from this week ? but union Unison has won the right to seek a judicial review to challenge this at a hearing in October.

From 29 July, workers have to pay ?160 or ?250 to lodge a claim, then ?230 or ?950 if the case proceeds and a further charge to take the case to appeal. The cost depends on the type of case: the lower fee is for claims such as unpaid bills, for example, while unfair dismissal is charged at the higher rate.

The CBI has welcomed the fee system, insisting that it will help to weed out weak claims, while unions have slammed the move. TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady called it "a great day for Britain's worst bosses", adding: "By charging up-front fees for harassment and abuse claims, the government is making it easier for employers to get away with the most appalling behaviour."

Unison has been granted permission to seek a judicial review over the new fees. Should it succeed at the hearing in October, the government has pledged to refund any fees paid.

The Ministry of Justice has produced a factsheet on the tribunal fee charging system: click on the link below.

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Google Play edition HTC One Android 4.3 kernel source released

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Kernel source published —? but no update for devices just yet

HTC has released the kernel source code and related platform support files for the Google Play edition HTC One, as required under the GPL. The code drop comes ahead of the Google Play HTC One's Android 4.3 update — officially, the phone's still on 4.2.2, and we've not seen any updates on our own devices just yet.

The kernel source code is from software version 3.06.1700.10 (up from 2.14.1700.15) and Linux kernel version 3.4.10 (unchanged from the 4.2 firmware.)

We've checked Samsung's open source release center and there's no Android 4.3 code on there just yet, so it looks like HTC's first out the gate with its kernel release. In any case, hopefully this means the 4.3 update for Google Play edition phones is just around the corner. We'll let you know as soon as the updates start rolling out.

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Riley Cooper's Future in Philadelphia Depends Solely on Football

If the Philadelphia Eagles cut wide receiver Riley Cooper, the reason will be simple: His risk outweighed any potential reward.

According to PhiladelphiaEagles.com, Cooper has been excused from all team activities while he undergoes counseling in the aftermath of his now-viral racist epithet at a Kenny Chesney concert in June.

If Cooper ever plans to return to the team, it will be a football decision by the front office and coaching staff, not a social statement one way or the other.

From the apology perspective, Cooper has seemingly done everything he can.

According to a tipster at Deadspin, Cooper had been drinking since 11 a.m. before the night concert and was upset that he was not allowed backstage. His inebriated state and anger led him to say some terrible things he would later regret.

Cooper's apology seems to echo the sentiment that he was not in full use of his mental faculties at the time. First, he took to Twitter:

Then, Cooper released a statement (released widely, here via the Associated Press) explaining that he "was raised better than that" and "this isn't the type of person I am." In all likelihood, Cooper could be telling the 100 percent honest truth, and it isn't really fair to cynically impugn his motives or question his sincerity.

Sadly for Cooper, his apology and sincerity mean little to his future with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Although quarterback Michael Vick has shown support for Cooper (via Phillymag.com's Sheil Kapadia), it's notable that Vick's statement included these words:

We all have an understanding that the most important thing for this football team is to learn to move forward as of right now, and that?s what we?re focusing on.

Understand what Vick means there?Cooper isn't more important than the overall goal of the Eagles, and neither are the personal feelings of his black teammates (or his white teammates, for that matter). The purpose of a football team is not to create harmony amongst its members like a group therapy session, nor is it to help settle racial tensions in America.

The purpose of a football team is to win football games, period. Where the lines get blurred is when issues like this hurt the chemistry, morale and makeup of a football team. You know, things like this:

The Eagles can probably win football games without Cooper and running back LeSean McCoy inviting each other over for tea and crumpets. They don't have to reenact the scene from Remember the Titans where Ryan Gosling attempts to make black teammate Earl Poitier appreciate Buck Owens' music?though maybe McCoy can get Cooper a spot in the next music video he's in.

If only it were just the two of them, maybe then we could hope for a Disney-themed end to this drama. According to ESPN.com's Ashley Fox, that isn't the case:

After every drill?Riley Cooper?ran in practice Thursday, he jogged to the sideline and stood by himself. He didn't interact with teammates. He didn't talk. He was a man among 89 others, yet he was alone. ...

No one was playing with, much less for, Cooper in practice Thursday. It's hard to envision that changing, which is why the Eagles are going to have to cut him.

This is head coach Chip Kelly's first season in the NFL. This is his first major NFL scandal. He's already got a team in the spotlight because of an innovative tempo and offensive scheme that he's bringing to the pros from his time at Oregon. The quarterback battle has the cameras pointed firmly at the practice fields, and he's thinner at wide receiver because of the injury to Jeremy Maclin.

So, if Kelly says the locker room needs to heal, it'll heal.

It'll heal just like the Denver Broncos' locker room found a way to heal when Bill Romanowski reportedly made racist remarks overheard by a teammate and told to Sports Illustrated. That locker room healed because Romanowski was a former Pro Bowl linebacker who had helped lead the team to a couple of Super Bowls.

If it doesn't heal, it's going to be because Cooper isn't nearly as important to the 2013 Eagles as Romanowski was to the 2000 Denver Broncos. It doesn't make what Cooper said any better or worse; it means that his usefulness was outweighed by the risk of keeping him around.

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NFL teams draft and put up with players that may strain the locker room. Frankly, they do it all the time. However, they don't do it when the player isn't talented enough to warrant the risk. That's where Cooper's fate ultimately lies.

Now, separated from both his teammates and the practice field, Cooper's chances are going to be that much slimmer. He's taken a passive role in the process. He can't show that he's needed by the team. He'll need to hope that the rest of the Eagles receivers do that for him by either lackluster play or injury.

Although he is set for a big season and a big role in the Eagles' depleted receiving corps, Cooper has never caught more than 23 passes and three touchdowns in a season. He wasn't a first-round pick; he was a fifth-round pick. That same fifth round in 2010 included Ricky Sapp, a talented pass-rusher out of Clemson later cut by the Eagles because of injury.?

Fifth-round picks who only catch 23 passes don't get to divide the locker room. That's not how the NFL works. It never has and never will.

If the Eagles keep Cooper around, it won't be a whitewashing of what he did. It won't be a tacit approval of his actions or some sort of tribute to his sincerity. It will be because they need him on the football field.

If they cut him, it will not be a social statement. It will be because Cooper?as a part of the Eagles?was deemed not as important as the team that employs him.

What Cooper said was objectively and morally wrong. Some don't think it was actually that bad?they're wrong. Some forgive him. Some will forgive him in time. Others never will.

All of that, however, is academic. Cooper's future has nothing to do with any of it. This is a football team, and if Cooper's actions alongside his lack of elite talent have made him expendable, that's a reality he'll have to live with.

Michael?Schottey?is the NFL National Lead Writer for Bleacher Report and a?member of the Pro Football Writers of America. Find more of his stuff at?The Go Route.

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Warrensburg murder: Saudi aviation student set free

Warrensburg murder: Charges were dropped against a Saudi Arabian college student in the murder of aWarrensburg, Mo., bar owner. The Saudi student's roommate said he'd paid Ziyad Abid to murder his former boss.

By Bill Draper,?Associated Press / August 3, 2013

?A 24-year-old Missouri college student from Saudi Arabia walked out of jail a free man for the first time in nearly a year Friday after prosecutors dropped charges that accused him of being involved in the shooting death of a local bar owner.

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Ziyad Abid was preparing to enter his senior year at the University of Central Missouri when he was arrested Sept. 5 on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. His case garnered international attention after the Saudi government posted Abid's $2 million bail but a judge refused to release him.

Johnson County Prosecutor Lynn Stoppy announced Friday morning that she had dismissed the case.

"Very recently, our understanding of evidence previously obtained from a critical witness has changed. As a result, the state is currently left without sufficient evidence to support the prosecution at this time," she said in an email.

Stoppy didn't go into detail in her email and she didn't return phone calls seeking comment.

Investigators said Abid's roommate, Reginald Singletary Jr., admitted killing Warrensburg bar owner Blaine Whitworth but told them that Abid paid him to do it, according to court documents.

Abid's attorneys said there was no evidence connecting Abid to the death other than Singletary's comments, but they noted that Singletary had been fired as a bouncer at one of Whitworth's bars a week before the shooting. Whitworth was fatally shot in his driveway on Sept. 1.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, whose office joined the case a month ago as special prosecutor, issued a statement Friday confirming there wasn't enough evidence against Abid.

"First-degree murder is the most serious offense that the State can charge. We have an ethical obligation to dismiss a case once it becomes clear that the evidence presently available to the prosecution is not sufficient to proceed," Koster said.

Singletary remains in jail on $1 million bond on the same charges. He has pleaded not guilty.

"We're thrilled beyond belief," Abid attorney Pat Peters said. "It's depressing that a pathological liar can keep an innocent person in jail 11 months, and a circuit judge won't follow the law."

Diane Whitworth, the victim's mother, was clearly upset by the dismissal when reached by phone Friday morning.

"We are disappointed, but other than that there isn't anything else to say," she said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents briefly took Abid into custody after Stoppy dropped the charges because his student visa had been revoked when he couldn't attend classes while in jail.

He was issued a notice to appear before a federal immigration judge and was released on his own recognizance later in the day, according to a statement from ICE.

Circuit Judge Jacqueline Cook set bond for Abid at $2 million in November ? along with a number of other conditions ? but said she was concerned Abid was a flight risk. She also expressed concerns that Abid would be deported because his student visa had lapsed when he could not attend classes.

Cook retired shortly after that ruling and handed the case to Circuit Judge Michael Wagner. Wagner also said he was deeply troubled by the possibility that Abid would be deported if released from jail, so he refused to release him.

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Workers who take their employers to court have to pay a fee to lodge the claim from this week ? but union Unison has won the right to seek a judicial review to challenge this at a hearing in October.

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