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Drone Protester Sentenced to Three Months
Anti-drone activist John “Jack” Gilroy, 79, was sentenced to three months incarceration, three years of probation.
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Why Dilma Rousseff Could Win Brazil’s Presidential Election
The country has widely reported problems, but improvements in income and conditions for many workers mean a lot of Brazilians have done well over the past decade.
Report: US-EU Battle Over Corporate Privileges Could Tank Pact
The Obama administrationu2019s precarious justifications for the investor-state dispute settlement regime may determine the fate of the transatlantic free trade agreement.
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Snooping on Everyone While the Big Box Thieves Get Busy
Congress is still dragging its feet on fixes more than a year after Edward Snowden's alarming revelations first came to light.
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Among Those Closest to Dallas Ebola Case, Confusion Reigns
As investigators retrace Thomas Eric Duncanu2019s movements and national media throng at the gates of the apartment he stayed at, many residents inside, who are immigrants, remain ignorant and …
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Pope Francis Works at Reconciling Decades-Old Divisions Among Latin American Catholics
In ways large and small, Pope Francis is having an impact on Roman Catholics in Latin America.
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Loss of Night: Artificial Light Disrupts Sex Hormones of Birds
Around the world, scientists have gathered mounting evidence that city lights are altering the basic physiology of urban birds, suppressing their estrogen and testosterone and changing their singing, mating …
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Bangladeshi Workers Organize to Protect Their Most Valuable Export: Themselves
Migrant domestic workers from Bangladesh enjoy little protection from their government, but they're not alone.
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Lack of Accountability Fuels Gender-Based Violence in India
Thousands of girls and women are sexually abused, tortured and murdered in a tide of gender-based violence that shows no sign of slowing, fueled by conflict and lack of …
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Koch-Backed Group Charged With Suppressing Cat Vote in North Carolina
Misleading mailers were sent to hundreds of Tarheels, including a feline.