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2. International sanctions against Iran - Wikipedia

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   The United States sanctions against Iran were imposed in November 1979 after radical students seized the American Embassy in Tehran and took hostages.The sanctions were imposed by Executive Order 12170, which included freezing about $8.1 billion in Iranian assets, including bank deposits, gold and other properties, and a trade embargo.

3. Boycott of Russia and Belarus - Wikipedia

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   MSC, a Swiss container shipping company, and one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, halted all container shipping to Russia, except for basic food products, medicine and humanitarian aid. 1 March 2022 [351] CMA CGM: Container shipping France

4. Ray Dalio - Wikipedia

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   Raymond Thomas Dalio (born August 8, 1949) [1] is an American investor and hedge fund manager, who has served as co-chief investment officer of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, since 1985.

5. X-ray fluorescence - Wikipedia

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   X-ray generators in the range 20–60 kV are used, which allow excitation of a broad range of atoms. The continuous spectrum consists of " bremsstrahlung " radiation: radiation produced when high-energy electrons passing through the tube are progressively decelerated by the material of the tube anode (the "target").

6. Book banning in the United States (2021–present) - Wikipedia

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   It was the highest the organization had ever recorded since it began collecting censorship data more than 20 years prior. [ 1 ] 2023 was even higher, with 4,240 different book titles challenged nationwide, as part of 1,247 reported requests filed against books, and other library resources, such as educational research databases .

7. Mendocino County GMO Ban - Wikipedia

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   The ordinance, entitled Measure H, was passed by referendum on March 2, 2004. Initiated by the group "GMO Free Mendocino", the campaign was a highly publicized grassroots effort by local farmers and environmental groups who contend that the potential risks of GMOs to human health and the ecosystem have not yet been fully understood.