Daily Archives: March 24, 2015

Scientists Urge Natural History Museums To Cut Ties To Kochs

A letter released on Tuesday asserts that such money is tainted by these donors’ efforts to deny the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change.

Source: crooksandliars.com

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Top Homeland Official Accused of Political Favoritism

Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tainted the image and integrity of the immigration program he oversaw by fostering “an appearance of favoritism and special access” in how the agency treated projects that would bring visas and…

Source: abcnews.go.com

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I’Patriot’ Allegedly Confesses To Leaving Two Homemade Bombs In Georgia Park

A man who described himself as a “patriot” confessed to placing homemade bombs in a Georgia park to help people realize “that this type of activity could happen anywhere,” according to court documents obtained by TPM on Tuesday.

Source: talkingpointsmemo.com

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Yemen crisis: Houthi rebels push into southern areas

Fighters from Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement advance into southern Yemen, clashing with forces allied to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Gold in faeces ‘worth millions’

US researchers are investigating ways to extract the gold and precious metals from human faeces.

Source: www.bbc.com

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Conspiracy Theorists Think an Army Training Exercise Will Bring Martial Law to the US This Summer

An unclassified document that outlines an upcoming US Army training exercise includes a color-coded map that refers to Texas as “hostile territory.”

Source: news.vice.com

I wouldn’t put anything past the U.S. government.

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Israel Spied on Iran Nuclear Talks With U.S.

Ally’s snooping upset White House because information was used to lobby Congress to try to sink a deal.

Source: www.wsj.com

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Showdown Nears on Fast Tracking the Biggest Free Trade Deal Yet

President Obama announced in this year’s State of the Union address that he would ask Congress to grant him fast-track authority for trade agreements with Asia and Europe.

Source: www.truth-out.org

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Why aren’t we Terrified about a Christian Terrorist

Did you hear about the man who entered New Orleans’ airport with explosives and a machete? No? Well, you would have if he’d been Muslim.

Source: www.thedailybeast.com

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Thousands protest woman’s mob killing in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands marched through the Afghan capital Tuesday, demanding justice for a woman who was beaten to death by a mob after being falsely accused of burning a Quran.

Source: news.yahoo.com

We must not tolerate violence against women anywhere.

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AP Analysis: Is Israel democratic? Not so clear

Is Israel a democracy? The answer is not so straightforward, and it increasingly matters given the diplomatic fallout over hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election last week.

Source: m.cnsnews.com

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