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A View From Gaza: “Where Should We Go?“
More than 100 people were killed in the first 48 hours of the ground invasion. Most of them were civilians killed in their homes, backyards and gardens.
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Hong Kong’s Occupy Central Pushes for “Genuine Democracy“
Hundreds are set to occupy Hong Kong's government and financial district to push for “genuine democracy.”
Love and Loathing in North Texas Amid Child Refugee Crisis
A Dallas judge and area charities are striving to house and provide social services to thousands of refugee children.
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Neighbors Turn Foes in Bekaa
Hezbollah clashes with Syrian rebels on the outskirts of Ersal seem to be widening the divide between residents of the Eastern Bekaa town.
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Denton City Council Rejects Fracking Ban: Referendum Will Be on November Ballot
The Denton, Texas city council failed to pass a fracking ban in after an eight-hour meeting residents called “theater.”
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Who Advised Cuomo on Mortgage Industry Investigation? A Mortgage Lobbyist
Howard Glaser was brought on to help then-Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on his mortgage industry investigation. Glaser was working for the industry at the same time.
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Zarif and Kerry Signal Momentum on Nuclear Pact
Iran and the US are now moving toward toward agreement on the two most crucial issues in the talks: the level of Iranian enrichment capability to be allowed and …
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The Right to Parent, Even If You Are Poor
Since the 1996 welfare reform bill, low-income women get little financial help raising children, and then their poverty is used as a strike against them.
Is an Iran Nuclear Deal Within Reach? Dissecting the Latest Talks Over a “Manufactured Crisis”
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran could freeze its nuclear capacity in exchange for sanctions relief, but John Kerry would not say if the US would agree.
How Do We Define American? Jose Vargas, Symbol of Undocumented Immigrant Struggle, Detained in Texas
Vargas recently traveled to the Texas border to document the crisis of thousands of migrant children fleeing violence and poverty in Central America.