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Syria Said to Fire on Protests in Defiance of Global Rebuke
Beirut, Lebanon -Thousands of Syrians took to the streets across the country on Friday calling for the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad, keeping up the pressure on him in …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Pope Criticizes Market Deregulation, and More
In today's On the News segment: Wall Street has plenty of friends on the new Super Congress, unions have won the upper hand against Governor Kasich in Ohio, Elizabeth …
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Somalia: Massive School Dropouts as Famine Continues
Nairobi - Jamaal Abdi, an eight-year-old boy at the Badbaado camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, would like to have an education. He has his own dreams for the …
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US Eases Stance on Deporting Immigrants
The Obama administration announced Thursday it plans to focus its deportation efforts on more dangerous undocumented immigrants, a move that gives undocumented Charlotte students like Elver Barrios hope. …
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Verizon Cuts Off Strikers’ Health Care, as Service Outages Rise
Noisy picket lines are turning away customers at Verizon’s wireless stores as the largest strike in the country weathered a rainy second week. Some service was disrupted throughout the …
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Suicide Blasts Hit British Council in Kabul
Kabul, Afghanistan - A group of suicide bombers equipped with explosive vests and guns targeted the British Council offices in west Kabul in the early hours of Friday morning, …
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Foreign Students in Work Visa Program Stage Walkout at Plant
Palmyra, Pa. - Hundreds of foreign students, waving their fists and shouting defiantly in many languages, walked off their jobs on Wednesday at a plant here that packs Hershey’s …
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Libyan Rebels Gain Control of Oil Refinery as Qaddafi Forces Flee
Zawiyah, Libya — Rebel fighters claimed complete control of a sprawling oil refinery in this coastal town on Thursday, seizing one of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s most important assets after …
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National Outcry Builds Against Deportations
Washington - When 20-year-old Isaura Garcia called the 911 emergency hotline while being physically abused by her partner, she never imagined that her plea to U.S. legal authorities would …
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Goldman Sachs VP Changed Name, Now a Top Congressional Staffer
Peter Haller, now a congressional staffer, was previously known as Peter Simonyi when he served as a VP to Goldman Sachs. (Photo: bbrslaw.com) Has Rep. Darrell Issa …