All News Articles for 2013-04-29
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Feminist Journalist Mary Thom Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 68 The prominent feminist journalist, author and editor Mary Thom has died at the age of 68. Read more |
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Feds Readying Push for More Wiretapping Washington Post: government task force preparing proposal that would "penalize companies that failed to heed wiretap orders" Read more |
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Northeast US Ocean Temperatures Highest on Record: Report Temperature spikes causing drastic shifts in ecosystem Read more |
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TransCanada: Small-Scale Protests Against KXL Not Slowing 'Overall Construction Progress' Two arrested after latest tar sands pipeline blockade in Oklahoma Read more |
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Act of Terror: Arrested for Filming Police Officers When police carried out a routine stop-and-search of her boyfriend on the London Underground, Gemma Atkinson filmed the incident. She was detained, handcuffed and threatened with arrest. She launched a legal battle, which ended with the police settling the case in 2010. With the money from the settlement she funded the production of this animated film, which she says shows how her story and highlights police misuse of counterterrorism powers to restrict photography. Read more |
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Pharmaceutical Extortion: Pay Up, or Die Group of global cancer experts criticizes exorbitant drug costs that prevent access to life-saving treatments Read more |
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A Win for the Bees: EU Votes to Ban Bee-Harming Pesticides Victory for bees, but more must be done to ensure safety of bee population, global food Read more |
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Calling Out 'Crimes' of Obama, 31 Arrested Blockading NY Drone Base Unusually high bail rates seem to indicate desire by courts to discourage continued protest at Hancock Drone Base Read more |
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New Research: Economic Austerity in US and Europe 'Is Killing People' HIV/AIDS, malaria outbreaks, shortages of essential medicines, lost healthcare access, and an epidemic of drug abuse, depression and suicide Read more |
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Climate Collision Course: CO2 Levels About to Hit 400 PPM In a first in human history, "it looks like the world is going to blow through the 400-ppm level without losing a beat." Read more |
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Jeremy Scahill: Killing Anwar al-Awlaki When President Obama killed the Al Qaeda-affiliated cleric Anwar al-Awlaki by drone strike in September of 2011, he set a dangerous precedent: The president of the United States was now serving as judge, jury and executioner for American citizens. Read the full story by Jeremy Scahill, Inside America's Dirty Wars, at http://thenat.in/12CQhkP Read more |
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CIA 'Biggest Source of Corruption in Afghanistan' All evidence points to how US occupation fuels racketeering, graft, and deep mistrust Read more |