All News Articles for 2015-02-06
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'Ideology Gone Wild': Pro-Charter School Group Offers Philly $35M for Privatization 'Our schools need adequate, permanent and sustainable revenue, not one-time gimmicks that jeopardize the future of our schools,' says teachers' union. Read more |
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Over Decade Later, Survivors of Torture at Abu Ghraib Demanding 'Measure of Justice' Four Iraqi men argued in federal district court on Friday that mercenary company CACI should be held accountable for role in their torture Read more |
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ISIS Claims US Hostage Killed During Jordanian Bombing Raid in Syria White House could not verify the claim as the Jordanians called it 'criminal propaganda' Read more |
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In Landmark Ruling, Canada to Allow Assisted Suicide 'I do not want to die slowly, piece by piece. I do not want to waste away unconscious in a hospital bed. I do not want to die wracked with pain.' Read more |
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Yemen: Shiite Rebels Announce Takeover of Country Houthis issue "constitutional declaration" amid continuing unrest Read more |
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'Zero Tolerance': A Worldwide Call to Eliminate the Brutal Practice of FGM UN chief calls for a future 'where every girl can grow up free of violence and discrimination, with full dignity, human rights and equality.' Read more |
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Does Latest Drone Strike on al Shabaab Signal Change in US Tactics in Somalia? A US drone strike which killed a senior al Shabaab leader in Somalia last Saturday appears to have been part of a change of tactics by the Americans since it started targeting the militant group in 2007. It was the fifth consecutive such strike against al Shabaab’s leadership, with drones now... Read more |
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Blockade Delivers Climate Message to Calif. Gov. Brown: Stop Fracking Demonstrators have erected 16-foot fracking rig, and remain 'jubilant and defiant' while awaiting arrest Read more |
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In Latest Vindication of Snowden, Court Rules UK Mass Surveillance Illegal 'We must not allow agencies to continue justifying mass surveillance programmes using secret interpretations of secret laws,' said Privacy International director Eric King. Read more |
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Bibi-Boehner Fiasco Continues as Fallout Spreads John Boehner’s (R-OH) unilateral invitation to the Benjamin Netanyahu has served to persuade a growing number of Democrats in Congress to rally behind President Obama's position Iran talks Read more |
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Greek Minister: Poison of Troika Austerity Fueling Rise of Nazi Party After meeting in Berlin, Yannis Varoufakis says Syriza's attempt to rectify economic conditions is all that's keeping fascists from the door Read more |
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Top UN Official Says 'Global War on Terror' Is Laying Waste to Human Rights Battling terrorism shouldn’t justify torture or mass surveillance, says Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein Read more |