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Land of the Food Insecure: Record Rates of Hunger in US
Read more...Nov. 16, 2010 (BBC News) -- Almost 15 percent of US households experienced a food shortage at some point in 2009, a government report has found. US authorities say that figure is the highest they hav ...
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None Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: A World Without Birds (Kate Ravilious)
Read more...A wing and a prayer: starlings congregate over Gretna on the Scottish Borders (PA) Nov. 15, 2010 (The Independent/UK) -- Scanning the sky with his binoculars, he searches carefully for any sign of mo ...
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Erin Go Bust (Mike Whitney)
Read more...Nov. 11, 2010 (Information Clearing House) -- There was a bank run in Ireland Wednesday. LCH Clearnet, a London-based clearinghouse, surprised the markets by announcing it would increase margin requi ...
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Amnesty International wants Bush on trial over torture (Press TV)
Read more...Nov. 10, 2010 (Press TV) -- The London-based Amnesty International has called for a criminal investigation into former US President George W. Bush's admission of torture. The rights group's call come ...
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Scariest speed camera of all... It checks your insurance, tax and even whether you are tailgating or not wearing a seatbelt (Luke Salkeld)
Read more...Nov. 3, 2010 (Daily Mail) -- Even the most law-abiding driver might feel a shiver down the spine when spotting this speed camera at the roadside. For as well as detecting speeding, it is packed with ...
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Chomsky: US-led Afghan War Is 'Criminal' (Press TV)
Read more...Nov. 3, 2010 (Press TV) -- Renowned Jewish-American scholar Noam Chomsky says the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was "criminal" since there is no evidence al-Qaeda carried out the 9/11 attacks. "All of ...
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New Report Refutes Industry Argument that Genetically Modified Salmon will Feed Hungry World Populations (Food and Water Watch Europe)
Read more...Nov. 4, 2010 -- BRUSSELS (Food and Water Watch Europe) -- Food & Water Europe released a report today outlining why the genetically engineered salmon currently being considered by the U.S. Food and D ...
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Plan To Lift Smoking Ban In Small Pubs (Reuters)
Read more...Nov. 4, 2010 -- AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -- Bowing to resistance to a smoking ban imposed on the nation's bars and cafes more than two years ago, the new Dutch government has opted to partially reverse th ...
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Earth Will Take 100,000 Years to Recover from Global Warming Say Geologists (Louise Gray)
Read more...The Earth will take 100,000 years to recover from global warming if mankind continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, geologists have warned Nov. 2, 2010 (Telegraph) -- A conference org ...
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War Should Be an Election Issue (Amy Goodman)
Read more...Oct. 27, 2010 (Truthdig) -- Just days away from crucial midterm elections, WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website, unveiled the largest classified military leak in history. Almost 400,000 secret Penta ...
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Halliburton Knew Cement for BP Well Was Unstable (Jeff Plungis)
Read more...Oct. 28, 2010 (Bloomberg) -- The cement Halliburton Co. recommended to seal BP Plc’s Macondo well was unstable in tests and may have contributed to the April 20 blowout, the staff of a national commi ...
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