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In Rare Victory for Anti-Nuke Activists, Japanese Court Rules Against Reactor Restarts

Court sides with local plaintiffs that plant may be unsafe in case of earthquake or disaster.

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In what's being described as a rare win for anti-nuclear activsts, a Japanese court has ruled against a move to restart two reactors at the Ohi nuclear power plant, west of Tokyo, owned by the Kansai Electric Power Co. According to Reuters: Ohi, like all of Japan's nuclear plants, has been idled for safety checks in the wake of the 2011

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Is The US Hiding Secret Prisons In Afghanistan?

Investigators say they have uncovered ‘illegal and unlawful detention facilities run and operated by foreign military forces’

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An Afghan government panel investigating U.S. and U.K. detention facilities in the country announced Saturday it had two secret and unlawful prisons operating at coalition bases in Afghanistan, The New York Times revealed. “We have conducted a thorough investigation and search of Kandahar Airfield and Camp Bastion and found several illegal and

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20 Stabbed, Nine Hospitalized In Pittsburgh School Stabbing Spree

Initial reports indicate that suspect in custody and though some injuries “serious” no fatalities reported as yet

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At least twenty people were injured, some seriously, at the Franklin Regional High School outside Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning after "a person ran through the school slashing or puncturing students with a knife or other sharp object." According to local NBC affiliate WPXI: Westmoreland County emergency management spokesman Dan Stevens said

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Maduro: Like In Kiev, US Fomenting ‘Slow Motion Coup’ In Venezuela

United States would like to “get their hands on [our] oil,” says leftist leader

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Venezuela President Nicolas Madura, in an exclusive interview with The Guardian published Tuesday, says the United States is actively fomenting a 'slow motion coup' in his country, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing his democratically elected government as a way to gain more profitable access to its vast oil resources. Rejecting the dominate

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Shooting Rampage At Fort Hood In Texas

Four people are dead and sixteen people were left wounded, some critically, after a lone gunman opened fire on the military base Wednesday evening.

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Update: Four people are dead and sixteen people were left wounded, some critically, after a lone gunman opened fire on the military base Wednesday evening. The alleged shooter is among the dead, according to officials. Earlier: Local Texas news outlets are reporting that officials at Fort Hood, Texas, have confirmed an "on-base" active

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Spain Marches For Dignity: Massive March Against Austerity

Hundreds of thousands from different parts of Spain marched towards the Capital to join a large anti-austerity demonstration, demanding the resignation of the Government and to express their anger at government financial cuts, its housing rights policies, and the high unemployment rates.

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Hundreds of thousands of people have trekked across Spain to protest austerity they claim is destroying their country. Under the banner of "No More Cuts!" the protesters are calling for an end to the Spanish government’s "empty promises." Six columns of protesters, some walking; others in trains, cars and buses — each from a different region of

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Common Insecticides On The Rise In Your Home And Body: Report

Growing research on prevalent chemicals raising alarm over safety

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A class of insecticides known as pyrethroids used inside the home is increasingly found in the human body, a team of researchers from UC Davis has discovered, raising alarm over the long-term effects of the chemicals on people. The study also found that children in particular are still widely exposed to an insecticide that was banned for

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