All News Articles for 2015-09-28

Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Wedding Party Death Toll Jumps to 131 as US-Backed Coalition Denies Wrongdoing
Many women and children among the dead in attack initially reported as a 'mistake'
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Monday, September 28, 2015
Flooding Financial District, SF Activists Shut Down 'Climate Profiteers'
'There is no time to waste,' state protest organizers, 'our economic system must be transformed.'
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Will TTIP Get Terminated? Negotiations Falter as Europe Balks
As EU-US trade talks flounder, France doesn't rule out 'an outright termination of negotiations'
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After Decades of Discrimination, Farm Workers Get Pesticide Protections
Environmental Protection Agency creates new rules giving equal protection against pesticides to farm workers
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New Report Exposes the Polluters Making Millions Drilling Public Lands
Report adds to growing demand for President Obama to end federal leasing program
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'Another World Is Possible': Corbyn's Labour Party Lampoons Austerity
After borrowing slogan of social justice movement, Jeremy Corbyn ally John McDonnell argues austerity "is not an economic necessity, it’s a political choice."
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Citing 'Planet, Environment, and People,' Northern Ireland Erects Fracking Roadblock
Environmental minister announces first official 'no to fracking' policy with new guidelines for regional councils
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International Pledges Not Enough to Avoid Worst Impacts of Climate Change
MIT Sloan study highlights need for long term climate plan, which prioritizes switch to renewable energy supply
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Elizabeth Warren: 'Black Lives, Black Citizens, Black Families Matter'
In speech at Edward Kennedy Institute, senator endorses human rights movement and calls for broad reforms to address institutional racism
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Putin: Chaos of Iraq and Libya Warn Against Western Regime Change in Syria
Ahead of UN speech on Monday, Putin makes it clear that Russia will use its military and political power to bolster Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
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Climate Catches 'Huge Break' as Shell Calls It Quits in the Arctic
At least for the 'foreseeable future,' the oil giant will put a hold on its offshore drilling in Alaska after finding insufficient deposits
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