All News Articles for 2018-05-15

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
North Korea is warning that ongoing military drills by the U.S. and South Korean air forces could jeopardize a summit scheduled for June. 'Provocative Military Ruckus': North Korea Warns US-South Korea War Games Could Derail Trump-Kim Summit
Canceling high-level talks scheduled with counterparts in Seoul this week, Pyongyang urges Trump administration to "undertake careful deliberations" about how military exercises could negatively diplomatic progress
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'Excruciatingly Close': With Just 24 Hours Until Crucial Vote, Net Neutrality Defenders Urged to Flood Senate Phone Lines
"The outcome of this Senate vote will impact the fight for Internet freedom for years to come."
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'Beyond Shameful': Democrats Warner, Heitkamp, and Nelson Announce Support for Torturer Gina Haspel
There are now five Democratic senators "who have made clear they don't give a shit about accountability for torture"
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'Can We Do That?': As Israel Murders Palestinians in Gaza, Right-Wing Troll Ann Coulter Suggests Shooting to Kill Along US-Mexico Border
"Ann Coulter, feasting on the blood of today's murdered Palestinians, is having fever dreams about gunning down immigrants on America's border."
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"All Those Babies Are Dead. All Those People Are Dead': Eddie Glaude Jr. Apologizes for Injecting Heartfelt "Moralizing" into MSNBC Roundtable on Gaza Massacre
Journalist Glenn Greenwald called the segment "fascinating" to witness, "as it temporarily broke the primitive, simple-minded matrix for how US cable news talks about things like the Israeli massacre of Gazans."
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks a U.N. Security Council meeting concerning the violence at the border of Israel and the Gaza Strip, at United Nations headquarters, May 15, 2018 in New York City. As World Condemns 'Appalling' Crimes, US Defends Israeli Massacre in Gaza and Blocks Call for UN Probe
In contrast to White House refusal to condemn Israel, the U.N. Human Rights Council denounced the massacre and slammed Israel for repeatedly violating international law
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Janus 'Stop at Nothing' Plan to Destroy Nation's Union Power Includes $80 Million Koch- and Walmart-Funded War Chest
One labor leader said the effort makes clear that the landmark Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case is "brought by wealthy forces to eliminate worker voice and power"
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From left: Ahmed Alrantisi, Laila Anwar Al-Ghandoor, Ahmed Altetr, Alaa Alkhatib Ezz el-din Alsamaak, Motassem Abu Louley (Photo: Screengrab) Gaza Killings: Names and Faces of Those Killed by Israeli Forces This Week
Eight-month-old Laila is youngest Palestinian killed in Gaza on Monday, the deadliest day since 2014 war.
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'See You in Court': With China Funding New Trump Resort Project, President in Clear Violation of Constitution
"This is a violation of the Emoluments Clause. A big one."
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Trump, Pruitt 'This Is a Big Deal': Fearing 'Public Relations Nightmare,' Pruitt's EPA Blocked Release of a Major Water Contamination Study
Journalists, members of Congress, environmental and public health advocates, and water experts are all calling on the Trump administration to "immediately" release the report
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'Trump Has Stoked the Fire in the Middle East': 8 Clips From Sanders Town Hall on Iran Deal Sabotage
Online event was latest in series of independent forums focused on crucial issue poorly covered by corporate news outlets
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Amazon Seattle In Major Win Over 'Corporate Bullying,' Seattle Approves Tax on Amazon to Combat Homelessness
"Given extortion from Jeff Bezos and Goliath-like clout of Amazon, even a smaller tax is huge victory."
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