All News Articles for 2016-09-06

Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Jill Stein Blasts 'Two-Party Cartel' Controlling Presidential Debates
'The American people deserve to hear our perspectives,' says Green Party nominee of herself and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson
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Gretchen Carlson Settles for $20 Million—Half What Ailes Will Get in Severance
'We sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve,' Fox News said
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NY AG Launches Probe Into Whether EpiPen Maker Scammed Schools
After price gouging scandal, Mylan now faces accusations of violating anti-trust laws
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Tribes Secure Limited Victory with Partial Halt on Dakota Pipeline
Emergency request for a restraining order was filed in response to the holiday weekend desecration of sacred sites
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Smog in Mexico City Linking Alzheimer's to Pollution, Study Finds 'Abundant' Toxic Nanoparticles in Human Brains
Toxic magnetic particles suspected of link to Alzheimer's disease discovered in brains of people living in heavily polluted areas
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TPP Would Make Climate Goals 'Nearly Impossible' to Reach: Report
Conflicts between environmentalists and trade advocates will become more frequent, the report warns—and more often than not, trade will win out
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Enbridge Spreads Tentacles to Acquire Spectra, Creating 'Pipeline Enemy #1'
Merger 'would only enhance the power of the oil and gas industry to manipulate the energy marketplace and encourage the continued use of fracking,' says Wenonah Hauter
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The NSA Abroad: The UK Base That Makes US Targeted Killing Possible
Newly revealed documents leaked by Edward Snowden and reported by The Intercept detail the inner workings of the NSA's largest overseas base
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UN Human Rights Chief Urges Action Against Western 'Demagogues'
Comparing the likes of Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, and Geert Wilders to ISIS, UN's Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein implores: "Speak out and up...Draw the line!"
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Humans Have Pushed Oceans to Their Absolute Limit, Warns Report
Oceans protected us from worst effects of climate change by absorbing most extra heat produced by human activity, report finds, but they can't take anymore—and will soon release that excess heat back into the atmosphere
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Michigan Proposes Approval for Controversial Mine Near Sacred Tribal Sites
The State of Michigan on Friday announced its intention to approve, over tribal protests, an open pit mine near burial and other culturally important sites in the Upper Peninsula. The mine would provide an economic boost to the region and metals such as gold, zinc, copper and silver that fuel our...
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Despite Climate Commitments, US Companies Funding Climate Deniers
Reuters investigation finds US businesses backing climate deniers in Congress even while pledging to go green
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