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News in Brief: War on Drugs Has Failed, and More
War on Drugs Has Failed

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California Childcare Cuts Extend Family Homelessness
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Leni Haunga, an immigrant from Tonga, said that without the childcare services she had received at a homeless shelter, her family would not have gotten back on …

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US Insurance Firm Neglects Survivors of Iraqi Translators, May Face Criminal Charges
Under a federally funded program, Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. provides insurance coverage to contractors killed or injured while working overseas for the United States. The slain translators were helping …

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How Do We Know Pakistan Terror Witness Is Telling the Truth?
Is David Coleman Headley telling the truth? That question will continue to hover over a packed courtroom in Chicago this week as the 50-year-old Pakistani-American …

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Fighting in Yemen Capital Threatens Main Airport
Sana, Yemen - Heavy shelling north of Yemen’s capital threatened to close the main international airport Thursday as government troops and opposition tribesmen appeared to escalate bloody street battles …

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Blood in the Amazon: Brazilian Activists Murdered as Deforestation Increases
Early in the morning on May 24, in the northern Brazilian Amazon, Jose Claudio Ribeiro da Silva and his wife Maria do Espirito Santo da Silva got onto a …

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“Young, Angry and Really Smart” Activists Challenge Rape Acquittal
Activists Savitri D. and the Rev. Billy Talen showed up, child in hand, to Friday's protest against the acquittal of two New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers, ready …

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Sprint, Free Press File Papers to Block AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout; Adapted: mintz242, Thomas Hawk) Mobile company Sprint on Tuesday formally requested the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to block AT&T's proposed merger with …

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News in Brief: House Plans to Increase Military Spending Despite Calls for Cuts, and More …
House Plans to Increase Military Spending Despite Calls for Cuts The Hill reports that the House Appropriations Committee created a Pentagon spending measure that would significantly increase …

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Cellphones May Increase Risk of Two Types of Cancers
Los Angeles - Cellphone users may be at increased risk for two types of rare cancers and should try to reduce their exposure to the energy emitted by the …