Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
The news that the secret program's accidental death toll is higher raises new questions as President Obama prepares to give a major national security speech. WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone missile strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
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The Forgotten Victims of Obama’s Drone War
Pakistan’s government must end its complicity in the American drone war that has killed and maimed many innocent civilians.
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U.S. Man's Family Quits Singapore Inquest
The family of an American engineer found hanged in Singapore last year has quit the city-state's inquiry into the cause of death, saying they have lost "confidence" in the process.
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Legal Experts Debate U.S. Retailers’ Risks of Signing Bangladesh Accord
The plan to assure safety factories in Bangladesh, forged after a deadly fire, could put American retailers who use the factories at risk for litigation, some specialists say.
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Tesla Motors Repays $465M Government Loan 9 Years Early
Tesla Motors announced today it has completely repaid the $465 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy the company received in 2010. The funds were generated by Tesla through a recent sale of their stock, worth close to a billion dollars. The stock price had risen sharply after the company reported its first profitable quarter (and the stock still sits roughly 50% higher than before their earnings release). Today's payment of $451.8 million finished off both the loan's principal and its interest, nine years before the final payment was due. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, 'I would like to thank the Department of Energy and the members of Congress and their staffs that worked hard to create the ATVM program, and particularly the American taxpayer from whom these funds originate. I hope we did you proud.'
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