Posts Tagged ‘auctions’

US auctions giant stretch of Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas drilling

Coming on the heels of the Willow decision, this certainly feels like another step backwards in the fight against climate change, which this administration has said is an existential threat.” Source

Recent 5G spectrum auctions- Post-tender developments erode the credibility of the auctions

  To Shri K Rajaraman Secretary (Telecommunications) Govt of India Dear Shri Rajaraman, I had earlier addressed the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (C&AG) to scrutinise the recent 5G spectrum auctions, keeping in view the absence of any worthwhile competition, which diluted its credibility, as also the post-tender relaxations allowed, that had the effect […]

Why Did Victorian Women Willingly Sell Themselves at Wife Auctions?

The year was 1832 when Joseph Thompson, a local Cardiff man, led his wife by halter to the local marketplace hoping for a good price in what was, after all, just a wife auction. Before the bidding, Thompson, Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Europe History Ancient Traditions Read Later 

Atlantic City auctions off chance to blow up major Trump property

Locals in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will have a unique opportunity next month — the chance to blow up a casino belonging to president Donald Trump. The winner will be picked through a fundraiser for a charity in the area for children and teens. Mr Trump’s property was being used as a casino since 1984 […]

19-Year-Old Model Auctions Off Her Virginity For $3 Million

Next Story 19-year-old model recently auctioned off her virginity to a wealthy Abu Dhabi businessman online for over 2 million pounds. She said that she did this in order to pay for school and do some travelling. The bought and paid for encounter will take place in a German hotel where Giselle will be accompanied by […]

French police use tear gas to disperse protest against slave auctions in Libya (VIDEO)

About a thousand people turned up to the protest following calls by several prominent anti-slavery groups and a number of celebrities of African origin, including soccer star Didier Drogba and former Miss France Sonia Rolland. Carrying signs reading “No to slavery in Libya,” the demonstrators gathered in front of the Libyan Embassy on Saturday afternoon […]

In Neoliberal Putsh, Brazil Auctions Off Indigenous Lands, Public Utilities To Foreign Interests

Indigenous and environmental activists scuffled with security guards after attempting to enter and interrupt an auction organized by the unelected President of Brazil, Michel Temer, last Thursday. Activists were particularly incensed that the auction was set to sell ancestral indigenous lands in the state of Minas Gerais to mining interests, as well as open up […]

Over-Policing Is Rooted in Over-Reliance on Politics

**Originally posted at FEE.org by Joey Clark** Following the July 7, 2016 shooting of several police officers in Dallas, DPD Police Chief David Brown has been thrust into the national spotlight, and understandably so. Chief Brown not only has a remarkably tragic personal story—in 2010 his 27-year-old son was shot by Dallas police on Father’s […]

Revealed: Four Clinton Foundation Trustees Charged or Convicted of Financial Crimes

This newest, startling revelation is just one more of many in Peter Schweizer’s bombshell book Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich, the book that has sent the Hillary Clinton campaign and the media scrambling. The book shows that there are […]

5 Life Lessons I Learned While Traveling Alone In The Desert

At the beginning of 2015, I made a bold and somewhat naive declaration. It was only to myself and my husband… and the cosmos… but I said with full intent that I wanted this year to bring me total personal freedom. By the end of this year, I wanted to feel completely liberated in all […]

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