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Archives for March 2013

Cyprus: Another Fine Mess

Even by euro zone standards, the handling of Cyprus’ banking crisis has been a monumental mess. After a week of backtracking, blundering and last-minute brinkmanship, the deal stitched together between the Cypriot authorities and other euro zone governments in the small hours of Monday morning averted the imminent risk of a banking meltdown and ejection […]

Paul Ames
By Paul Ames

Even by euro zone standards, the handling of Cyprus' banking crisis has been a monumental mess. After a week of backtracking, blundering and last-minute brinkmanship, the deal stitched together between the Cypriot authorities and other euro zone governments in the small hours of Monday morning averted the imminent risk of a banking meltdown and

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US Sends B-2 Bombers to South Korea For Military Drills

In a show of force following weeks of North Korean bluster, the U.S. on Thursday took the unprecedented step of announcing that two of its nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped munitions on a South Korean island as part of joint military drills. The announcement is likely to further enrage Pyongyang, which has already issued a flood […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

In a show of force following weeks of North Korean bluster, the U.S. on Thursday took the unprecedented step of announcing that two of its nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped munitions on a South Korean island as part of joint military drills. The announcement is likely to further enrage Pyongyang, which has already issued a flood of ominous

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Train Cars Derail In Minnesota, Spill Crude Oil

Thousands of gallons (liters) of oil leaked onto frozen ground after a train carrying crude from Canada derailed Wednesday in western Minnesota. The 94-car Canadian Pacific train was headed south near Parkers Prairie when it lost air pressure and went into an emergency braking mode, the county sheriff’s office said. Fourteen tankers derailed. Three either […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Thousands of gallons (liters) of oil leaked onto frozen ground after a train carrying crude from Canada derailed Wednesday in western Minnesota. The 94-car Canadian Pacific train was headed south near Parkers Prairie when it lost air pressure and went into an emergency braking mode, the county sheriff's office said. Fourteen tankers derailed.

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Anonymous Takes On Plight Of Rohingya, Targets Government, Urges Action

For months, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have been calling on the United States to address what has been considered one of the world’s most dire humanitarian crises in the world today. Due to the inaction of global media outlets and the U.S. government to address the near-genocide of the nearly one million Rohingya, […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

For months, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have been calling on the United States to address what has been considered one of the world’s most dire humanitarian crises in the world today. Due to the inaction of global media outlets and the U.S. government to address the near-genocide of the nearly one million Rohingya, a Muslim

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ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging FBI No Fly List

“This is a lawsuit on behalf of 13 U.S. citizens who were banned from flying without explanation. No government entity has explained why, and this is unconstitutional,” said Nusrat Choudhury, an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawyer to Mint Press News. The ACLU filed the first ever lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Bureau […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

“This is a lawsuit on behalf of 13 U.S. citizens who were banned from flying without explanation. No government entity has explained why, and this is unconstitutional,” said Nusrat Choudhury, an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawyer to Mint Press News. The ACLU filed the first ever lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Federal

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Nine States Move To Host Student Records In Online Database; Internet Privacy Advocates Concerned

For the last year and a half, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — a $36.4 billion philanthropic trust that focuses on educational, world health and population initiatives — has backed a $100 million public-school database that would freely share student information with private companies. The Gates Foundation was joined by the Carnegie Corporation of […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

For the last year and a half, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — a $36.4 billion philanthropic trust that focuses on educational, world health and population initiatives — has backed a $100 million public-school database that would freely share student information with private companies. The Gates Foundation was joined by the Carnegie

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