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Protests Sweep US After Dallas Shooting

A day after a horrifying shooting attack during a Black Lives Matter march in Dallas that saw five cops killed, Americans are rallying, taking to the streets of cities across the nation. In Baltimore, five people have reportedly been arrested.

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Thousands have taken to the streets across the United States on Friday. Protests have been recorded in Atlanta, Baltimore and St. Louis, as well as Baton Rouge, Nashville, and Philadelphia,

Thousands have taken to the streets across the United States on Friday. Protests have been recorded in Atlanta, Baltimore and St. Louis, as well as Baton Rouge, Nashville, and Philadelphia, according to various social media

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US Military Announces Plan To Acquire Autonomous Drone Tanks

The US Army is set to drive a convoy of autonomous tractor-trailers along the Interstate 69 highway in Michigan next week, in the first step toward driverless military vehicles.

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U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles line up by the Trondheim Fjord, Norway, Jan. 9. These vehicles from the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway will support exercise Cold Response 16, scheduled for later this month, with crisis response equipment including M1A1 battle tanks, amphibious assault vehicles, artillery, and logistics equipment drawn from Norwegian caves. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

United States – The US Army is set to drive a convoy of autonomous tractor-trailers along the Interstate 69 highway in Michigan next week, in the first step toward driverless military vehicles. The Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) announced on Thursday that it has teamed up with Michigan Department

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‘Invitation To Corruption’ Ethical Red Flags From Major News Outlets

Media outlets are reportedly offering interviews with editorial staffers for a price, to whomever needs exposure at the upcoming DNC and RNC conventions.

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The Hill newspaper, for instance, which is funding events at both presidential conventions, offers sponsors special treats such as an opportunity to mingle with "a list of participants from politics, government, media, and industry," at what they term a "Thought-Leader Luncheon." Full-day partners who pay $200,000, apart from joining policy

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Lithuania Denies Existence Of Secret CIA Prison Before Human Rights Court

Lithuania denied in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that the country hosted to a secret US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) prison, where terrorist suspects allegedly were detained, the Lithuanian deputy justice minister said Thursday.

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A watch tower overlooks the area near the Polish intelligence school just outside of Stare Kiejkuty, Poland, on Friday, Dec. 16, 2005. The installation has become the focal point of allegations of secret CIA prisons in Poland. The United States has denied access of information concerning extraordinary rendition to UK MPs. ( AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

VILNIUS — European Court of Human RightsIn August 2009, ABC News made a claim that Lithuania provided the CIA with a building near Vilnius to detain and possibly interrogate eight al-Qaeda members during the period 2004-2006. "We told the ECHR judges that no secret CIA detention center exists in Lithuania," Paulius Griciunas told a national radio

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Four Million Americans Have Dangerously High Lead Levels In Their Water

A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has found that there are many other cities facing extreme lead contamination in their drinking water, just like in Flint, Michigan.

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Water samples for lead testing sit on an office counter top at Fawcett Elementary School in Tacoma, Wash. After Tacoma Public Schools revealed last month that multiple elementary schools tested positive for lead in the drinking water

The NRDC examined the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) violation and enforcement records from 2013-2015 and found that over 3.9 million people have water flowing into their homes that exceeds the agency’s action level. “Americans take it for granted that the water flowing from their drinking water taps…is clean and safe,” Erik Olson,

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Revival Of US Cold War-Era Committee To Echo McCarthy Fear Tactics

The US Senate Intelligence Committee’s 2017 Intelligence Authorization Bill includes a request that the White House reinstate a Cold-War-era presidentially-appointed group to unmask Russian spies and uncover Russian-sponsored assassinations.

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America under Communism” a 48 page cautionary tale of how easy it would be for Communists to take over the US. It was published “”To make you more alert to the menace of Communism.”

United States – The proposed revival of a Cold War-era committee to hunt for Russian espionage and assassination plots in the United States was just a tactic to foster fear-mongering among the American people, AT&T/National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Mark Klein told Sputnik. The US Senate Intelligence Committee’s 2017 Intelligence

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TTIP Tipping Point: Brexit ‘Deals a Serious Blow’ To US-EU Agreement

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has damaged the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

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In an interview with Sputnik, Francois Asselineau, chairman of France's Popular Republican Front, told Sputnik that the UK's decision to withdraw from the European Union has already called into question the future of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The interview came after the United Kingdom announced that nearly 52

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