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Sweat-free labels to change the garment trade [Blowback]
In a May 7 Op-Ed article, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Northern Mariana Islands, Politics, George Washington, Laws
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International court to explore investigating Israeli flotilla raid
JERUSALEM -- The International Criminal Court will hold a preliminary inquiry to decide whether a full investigation into Israel's deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish ship will be opened, according to a court statement Tuesday. In May 2010, Israeli naval...
Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Israel, Politics, International Law, United Nations
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U.S.-Russia 'reset' thwarted by Syrian war, spy scandal
Just when it seemed that Russia was poised to collaborate with Western powers on a new peace mission for Syria, a spy scandal has erupted to revive Cold War-era mistrust and division. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State...Tags: Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions, Weaponry, Islam, David Cameron
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Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums as rights activists warn of potential for abuses
Associated PressPETARE, Venezuela (AP) — Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas. Flashlights in his face, the driver steps out and places his hands on the roof...Tags: Hugo Chavez, Politics, Gun Control, Justice and Rights, Venezuela
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Turmoil at Florida Atlantic
FAU has received attention for several recent controversies, including: January: James Tracy, an associate communications professor, questions in his private blog whether the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in Connecticut happened as reported, or...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Politics, Sports, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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Syrian rebels, regime fight in Aleppo's central prison compound; Internet back after outage
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said. The...Tags: Terrorism, Religion and Belief, Israel, Islam, Al-Qaeda
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Duckworth, other lawmakers visit Afghanistan
— Making her first trip to a war zone since she was gravely injured in 2004, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth visited Afghanistan last weekend with five other congresswomen. Duckworth, who lost her legs when her Black Hawk helicopter was struck by a...
Tags: Physiology, U.S. Congress, Wars and Interventions, Trips and Vacations, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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Ed Page On Facebook: Has Syria crossed a 'red line'? Should the U.S. intervene?
The following is an abridged comment thread from http://www.facebook.com/edpagecourant. Ryan Sullivan: We need to sit this one out. We're damned if we intervene and we're damned if we don't. I think the last 10-plus years have taught us an important...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Al-Qaeda, Politics, Bashar Assad, Iraq
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US diplomat ordered out of Russia after security services say he tried to recruit an agent
Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — A U.S. diplomat was ordered Tuesday to leave the country after the Kremlin's security services said he tried to recruit a Russian agent, and they displayed tradecraft tools that seemed straight from a cheap spy thriller: wigs,...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Robert Mueller, Police Investigations, Politics, Civil Rights
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: China, Activism, Burma, Wars and Interventions, European Union
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Bombs in Sunni areas of Iraq kill at least 76 people in major spike of sectarian violence
Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could...Tags: Terrorism, Religion and Belief, Transportation Accidents, Islam, Tirana (Albania)
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Jorge Rafael Videla dies at 87; Argentine dictator
BUENOS AIRES — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country's so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87. He...
Tags: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Argentina, Wars and Interventions, Judges, Politics
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