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Houthi Authorities in Yemen Must Confirm Safety of US Citizen and Give Access to Counsel, Says Lawyer
The US has now closed its embassy in Yemen and evacuated all staff.
Arrest of Nonviolent Leader in the Maldives Challenges the International Community
Both the UN and the EU have issued statements of concern over what now appears to be an escalation by entrenched power holders in the Maldives to stifle effective …
Antiquities Scholar: Islamic State’s Destruction of Museum and Library Is Cultural and Ethnic Cleansing
Video has surfaced showing militants from the Islamic State destroying ancient artifacts at a museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
Police Killing of Unarmed Mexican Farmworker in Washington State Sparks Protest
Authorities in Pasco, Washington, have revealed police fired 17 shots at Antonio Zambrano-Montes.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Students Are Taking On College Debt, and More
In today's On the News segment: If corporations paid back their full debt to society, they'd be paying each of our households about $10,000 a year; it appears another discriminatory …
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Will the F-35A Fighter Bomber Be Based in Burlington, Vermont, in 2020?
A plan to base F-35 fighter bombers in Burlington, Vermont, has been sent into a tailspin from contradicting information about their safety.
Going Off the Rails: There’s No Safe Way to Haul Oil by the Trainload
Do we have to wait until a big city erupts into a fossil-fueled inferno before this madness reaches the end of the line?
Women Over 65 Own Nearly a Third of Iowa’s Farmland – Can They Prevent the Next Dust Bowl?
So many older women are inheriting farms that some experts believe training them in land conservation may be society's best bet in protecting the food supply.
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Big Oil’s Lethal Game
Telecom Strikers Win Limits on Outsourcing
FairPoint workers in New England have ratified a new contract, ending the longest US telecom strike in decades.