All News Articles for 2015-06-26

Friday, June 26, 2015
Fires at Predominantly Black Southern Churches Ruled as Arson
Blaze in Georgia marks second time this week a black church was burned, but authorities say it is not being investigated as a hate crime
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Gitmo Prisoner, Hunger-Striking for Nine Years, Cleared for Release
Saudi Arabia native 'has exercised a peaceful means of protest by refusing to consume food' since 2005, says lawyer
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Harper Blasted for 'Offensive,' 'Grotesque' Mother Canada Statue Plans
Public monument meant to emulate World War II memorial in France received as 'hubristic, ugly and just plain wrong'
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Sanders Sees Clinton Camp Attacks as Sign that 'Something Must Be Working'
'Bernie is too liberal to gather enough votes in this country to become president,' says Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri
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After Palestinians Submit Formal Complaint with ICC, US Backers of Israel Lash Out with Threats
Palestinian officials filed evidence of Israel's war crimes and human rights violations to International Criminal Court
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'Nothing Less Than a Systemic Transformation of Our World'
Ahead of UN climate talks in Paris later this year, the global climate justice movement is making its demands perfectly clear. The people are leading, say signatories to a bold statement, and governments must now follow.
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French Asylum for Snowden and Assange Would Send 'Clear Message' to US
In response to new revelations that U.S. had spied on French leaders, officials say offering asylum would not be surprising
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Supreme Court Delivers 'Transformative Triumph' for Marriage Equality
Many in LGBTQ community urge, 'The work of the movement is far from over'
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China Blasts US for 'Brazen' Human Rights Abuses at Home and Abroad
In U.S., 'm inority groups and Indigenous people are subject to unfairness in environment, election, health care, housing, and education,' China says
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Separate Attacks Leave One Dead in France and Dozens Killed in Tunisia
There is no indication that the attacks are related
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Top Doctors Call on Charities to 'Do No Harm' and Divest from Fossil Fuels
'A decision not to divest will continue to bolster the social license of an industry that has indicated no intention of taking meaningful action'
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