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Appeals Court To Rule On Legality Of Michigan Government-Led Prayer

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Hawaii May Soon Become The First State To Implement Universal Basic Income

The move “boldly declares that all families in Hawaii deserve basic financial security,” said State Rep. Chris Lee

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
(Photo: Russell Shaw Higgs/Creative Commons)

Hawaii has become the first state to officially begin exploring the possibility of a universal basic income (UBI) after a bill requesting the creation of a "basic economic security working group" recently passed both houses of the state legislature. A UBI would, if passed, guarantee every resident a fixed income, regardless of their employment

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NYC Cops Making Millions In Suspicious Deals

Robert Lewis on how his reporting triggered an internal investigation of suspicious dealings made by active-duty New York police officers.

Joaquin Sapien
By Joaquin Sapien
APTOPIX NYPD Officers Shot

https://soundcloud.com/propublica/how-a-reporter-found-high-ranking-new-york-cops-were-making-millions-in-questionable-income WNYC radio reporter Robert Lewis had been hounding New York Assistant Police Chief Edward Delatorre for weeks. He’d called. He’d emailed. He’d gone through the New York Public Affairs office. But he was getting nowhere

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State Department Release Official History Of CIA Orchestrated Iranian Coup

The long-awaited volume supplements an earlier publication that whitewashed American and British roles in the coup.

Malcolm Byrne
By Malcolm Byrne
The Shah of Iran Reza Pahlavi, left, and President Harry Truman pose on the speakers rostrum during welcoming ceremonies at National Airport on Nov. 16, 1949 in Washington. (AP Photo)

The State Department today released a long-awaited “retrospective” volume of declassified U.S. government documents on the 1953 coup in Iran, including records describing planning and implementation of the covert operation.  The publication is the culmination of decades of internal debates and public controversy after a previous official collection

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Latest Wikileaks Release, ‘Cherry Blossom’ Exposes CIA Wireless Hacking

Part of the Wikileaks larger Vault 7 release, Cherry Blossom reveals tools used by the CIA to infiltrate wireless networks in order to covertly access user data.

Waqas | HackRead
By Waqas | HackRead
The floor of the main lobby of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

The whistleblowing site WikiLeaks is back with yet another Vault 7 series related document. This one is called “Cherry Blossom” program which gives a glance at the wireless hacking capabilities of The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The Cherry Blossom project according to the leaked documents was allegedly developed and implemented by the CIA

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Russia Announces It May Have Killed ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi

The Russian military is currently reviewing information that indicates that the leader of the Islamic State Group, al-Baghdadi, might have been killed in a May 28th airstrike.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Shia Muslims burn an effigy of the leader of the ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a protest in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 9, 2017. The protest was sparked by the Wednesday's attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader that killed over a dozen. The banner read: ISIS equals Satan. (AP/Manish Swarup)

The Russian military announced on Friday that they may have killed the leader of the Islamic State Group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, after an airstrike destroyed a meeting at which the terrorist group leader was believed to be in attendance, although official confirmation has not yet been received. The Russian military was targeting a meeting of

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Yale Graduate Teachers Launch Hunger Strike Over Bid To Unionize

“Because we have waited for years for the Yale administration to come to the negotiating table.” The Yale administration has kept them waiting. “So we decided to wait without eating.”

Roqayah Chamseddine
By Roqayah Chamseddine
Yale University graduate teachers protest the administration's refusal to negotiate with them over labor conditions. (Photo: : Local 33 - UNITE HERE/Facebook)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Graduate teachers at Yale University decided to unionize on February 23, after a vote by secret ballot administered by the National Labor Relations Board.  They are now being stonewalled by an administration that refuses to negotiate with them. In light of the university’s rejection of first contract

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