Earlier this month former US president Barack Obama spoke in Chicago about his plans to build his presidential center on the city’s impoverished South Side. … Obama presidential center in Chicago could cost $1.5 billionRead more
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California May Lift Ban on Communists in Govt
A century after the Bolshevik Russian Revolution of 1917 spurred the United States to implement its Red Scare policies — where fears of communist espionage … California May Lift Ban on Communists in GovtRead more
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Sydney bus drivers strike against privatisation
Public bus drivers in parts of Sydney, Australia’s most populous city, carried out a 24-hour strike yesterday, opposing an announcement by the New South Wales … Sydney bus drivers strike against privatisationRead more
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Families Who Sheltered Edward Snowden in 2013 Face Deportation
In Hong Kong, three families who offered refuge to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he was in hiding in 2013 are facing possible deportation after … Families Who Sheltered Edward Snowden in 2013 Face DeportationRead more
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WikiLeaks’ lawyers sharply criticize Laura Poitras’ documentary Risk
The lawyers—Margaret Ratner Kunstler (widow of radical lawyer William Kunstler), Deborah Hrbek, Renata Avila and Melinda Taylor—explain they are speaking out because they believe Risk … WikiLeaks’ lawyers sharply criticize Laura Poitras’ documentary RiskRead more
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Torch-Bearing White Mob Protests Removal of Confederate Monument
in Charlottesville, Virginia, dozens of torch-bearing white nationalists gathered Saturday for two rallies to protest plans to remove a Confederate monument. White nationalist Richard Spencer … Torch-Bearing White Mob Protests Removal of Confederate MonumentRead more
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Oldest evidence of life on land found in 3.48 billion-year-old Australian rocks
Fossils discovered by UNSW scientists in 3.48 billion year old hot spring deposits in the Pilbara region of Western Australia have pushed back by 580 … Oldest evidence of life on land found in 3.48 billion-year-old Australian rocksRead more
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Dutch open ‘world’s largest offshore’ wind farm
Dutch officials on Monday opened what is being billed as one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, with 150 turbines spinning in action far … Dutch open ‘world’s largest offshore’ wind farmRead more
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Doctors Should Be Paid By Salary, Not Fee-for-Service
In a Journal of the American Medical Association Viewpoint article, Carnegie Mellon University’s George Loewenstein and the University of California, Los Angeles’ Ian Larkin outline … Doctors Should Be Paid By Salary, Not Fee-for-ServiceRead more
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Japanese Government Guilty Of Destroying Pacific Ocean
The Japanese Government has been ordered to pay tens of millions in compensation after it was found guilty of negligence causing the Fukushima nuclear disaster. … Japanese Government Guilty Of Destroying Pacific OceanRead more