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Archives for April 2014

Deal Welcoming US Military Into Philippines Slammed As ‘Betrayal’

Ten-year military accord announced Sunday spurns mass movements that ousted US military from permanent bases in Philippines in 1992

Sarah Lazare
By Sarah Lazare
Philippines US Obama

The U.S. and Philippine governments have agreed on a 10-year pact to open this southeast Asian country to more U.S. troops, warships, and fighter planes, flouting the people's movements that booted the U.S. military from its permanent Philippine bases over twenty years ago. "We have lost too much because of the U.S. military presence in our

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In Central African Republic, Muslims Who Stray Outside The Safe Haven Risk Death

In Central African Republic, those who were once friends now don’t hesitate to shoot each other.

Global Post
By Global Post

BANGUI, Central African Republic — For the Muslims living in the Central African Republic’s besieged PK12 neighborhood, the boundaries are clear. Don’t go past the French troops guarding the road to the south, nor too far up the main road heading north. Danger lurks behind the wrecked houses to the east — there’s about nine meters of safety

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Calif. Looks To Toilet Water Amid Ongoing Drought

“Toilet to tap” systems could be a lifeline for California, a state crippled by ongoing drought, but Californians’ hang-ups over treated sewage water could make the plan a hard sell.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Cracks in the dry bed of the Stevens Creek Reservoir in Cupertino, Calif.

The entire state of California is suffering from moderate to extreme drought for the first time in 15 years. The economic loss to the state -- partly due to 800,000 acres of farmland being idled because of a lack of irrigation -- is estimated to be at least $7.48 billion in direct and indirect costs. What is projected to be the worst drought in

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Another Fatal Police Shooting Adds To Storm Over Albuquerque Cops

An Albuquerque police officer fatally shoots a judge’s daughter, adding momentum to criticism of the Albuquerque Police Department’s history of excessive and deadly force.

Matthew Heller
By Matthew Heller

With the ink barely dry on a U.S. Department of Justice report slamming Albuquerque police for their frequent use of excessive and lethal force, the New Mexico city is now reeling from its third officer-involved shooting in little more than a month -- one that killed the 19-year-old foster daughter of a retired judge. Mary Hawkes' death has

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US Biofuels Policy Seeks Balance In Realignment

EPA balances how to make alternative fuel production goals financially attractive to entrepreneurs but also realistic enough to be realized.

Carey L. Biron
By Carey L. Biron
Ethanols Environmental Damage Illinois

WASHINGTON --- The decade-old federal attempt to boost the use of, and industry around, plant-based alternatives to oil and gasoline now finds itself at a key crossroads, with some notable advances offset by headlines that keep giving new grist to powerful foes of “biofuels.” This week, the Environmental Protection Agency, one of several federal

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Search-and-Rescue Group Hits Turbulence With Regulators Over Drone Flights

FAA regulations on unmanned aircraft have effectively grounded a fleet of model aircraft used in volunteer search and rescue operations.

Matthew Heller
By Matthew Heller

LOS ANGELES --- For those whose loved ones have gone missing, the model aircraft operated by Tim Miller and his Texas EquuSearch nonprofit offer wings of hope. Hovering no more than 400 feet above the ground and equipped with a digital camera, the aircraft have, according to Miller, led to the discovery of the remains of 11 missing people since

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