All News Articles for 2013-09-19
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'Winning the Race to the Bottom': Obama Moves to Fast-Track the TPP Critics slam highly secretive deal as a tool for U.S. and corporate power Read more |
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Halliburton Pleads Guilty to Destroying Evidence in Gulf Disaster $14 billion company given $200,000 fine for destroying evidence after oil spill Read more |
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Counting the Afghan Dead: America's 'Unconscionable Oversight' With tens of thousands killed and millions of lives destroyed by nearly twelve years of US war in Afghanistan, there is no possible number that accurately reflects the carnage Read more |
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Stirring Immediate Fears, Earthquake Strikes Fukushima Despite measuring as a smaller tremor, a reminder of how perilous situation remains in nuclear disaster zone Read more |
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NATO 'Conducting Investigation' into Drone Strike That May Have Killed a Dozen Civilians Ongoing war in Afghanistan continues to bring lethal toll to civilians Read more |
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Colorado Flooding Sparks 18,000-Gallon Oil Leak 10 oil and gas releases being monitored in the state, officials say Read more |
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Japanese PM Tries to Put Lid on Nuclear Meltdown's Bad PR Efforts come amid new revelations that the Japanese government and TEPCO ignored warnings to protect bottom-line. Read more |
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Major US Phone Companies' Silence on NSA Bulk Data Collection Speaks Volumes Having acted in concert with the government to execute secret surveillance programs, telecoms seem unwilling to divulge their legal stance despite privacy concerns Read more |
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Australia's New Conservative Government Axes Climate Watchdog Thursday marks "a black day in the struggle against global warming," says Greens leader Read more |
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Assad to US: Want Our Chemical Weapons? Take Them As Obama maintains push at the UN for military force against Damascus, the Russians play steady diplomatic game Read more |
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US Urged to Curb Militarization in Latin America WASHINGTON - The United States needs to phase down its drug war and tighten the reins on its cooperation with local militaries and police in Latin America, according to a new report released here Wednesday by three influential think tanks. Read more |
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Iran's Rouhani: Under No Circumstance Will We Build Nuclear Bomb Ahead of visit to UN in New York, new president says 'under no circumstances' will Iran build atomic weapon Read more |