2013x125 - Monday, June 24, 2013

June 24, 2013

2013/06/24 Headlines: Edward Snowden Flees Hong Kong for Russia; U.S. Files Espionage Charges; Ecuador Considers Asylum Bid from Snowden; Hong Kong Allows Snowden's Departure, Seeks Info on U.S. Hacking; WikiLeaks Aids Snowden's Travels; Nancy Pelosi Booed at Conference for Saying Snowden Broke the Law; Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 11 at Mountain Camp in Retaliation for U.S. Drone Strike; Nelson Mandela in Critical Condition; Israel Launches Air Strikes on Gaza After Rocket Attacks; New Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah Resigns; Friends of Syria Group Pledges Military Aid to Rebels; 15 Lebanese Soldiers Killed in Conflict Linked to Syria Violence; Future of Afghan Peace Talks Uncertain as Taliban Flag, Sign Removed from Qatar Office; Texas: Hundreds Flood Capitol as Lawmakers Back Sweeping Anti-Abortion Bill; Wisconsin: 8 Arrested for Protesting Anti-Abortion Bill; Turkish Prime Minister Defends Police Crackdown on Protesters; Brazil: Tens of Thousands Continue to Rally Nationwide; Italian Workers March Against Record Unemployment, Austerity; Guantánamo Prisoner: Obama Admin "Doing Everything They Can" to Break Hunger Strike; Report: Wal-Mart Workers Fired After Launching Strike; Opening Statements Begin in George Zimmerman Trial; Food Network Drops Paula Deen's Show Following Racism Scandal

2013x126 - Tuesday, June 25, 2013

June 25, 2013

2013x127 - Wednesday, June 26, 2013

June 26, 2013

2013/06/26 Headlines: Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Section of Voting Rights Act; Obama Unveils Climate Plan, Ties Keystone Decision To Carbon Impact; Putin: Russia Won't Hand Over Snowden to U.S.; U.S., Russia Fail to Agree on Syria Conference; Mandela in Critical Condition as Obama Leaves for Africa Trip; Texas Anti-Abortion Bill Fails After Marathon Filibuster, Protest; 120 Arrested in North Carolina's Largest "Moral Monday" Yet; Right-Wing Group Profiles Protesters; Dem Rep.

2013x128 - Thursday, June 27, 2013

June 27, 2013

2013/06/27 Headlines: Supreme Court Advances Marriage Equality With Rulings Against DOMA, Prop 8; Immigration Judge Stops Deportation Hearing Minutes After DOMA Ruling; California to Resume Same-Sex Marriages Following Supreme Court Decision; Ecuador Faces U.S. Pressure on Snowden Asylum Bid; Obama Kicks Off Africa Trip in Senegal; South African President Cancels Trip as Mandela's Condition Worsens; Senate Approves Border Amendment; Immigrant Rights Advocates, Mexico Voice Protests; Texas Executes 500th Death Row Prisoner; Citing Supreme Court Ruling, Judge Dismisses Iraq Torture Suit Against CACI; New York City Council Approves Landmark NYPD Oversight; Report: 4 CIA Officers Involved in NYPD Spying; CodePink Activists Arrested for Guantánamo Protest at White House; Friend Recounts Trayvon Martin's Last Phone Call at Zimmerman Murder Trial

2013x130 - Monday, July 01, 2013

July 1, 2013

2013/07/01 Headlines: Millions Protest in Egypt for Morsi's Resignation; NSA Leaks: U.S. Spied on European Union, Embassies; NSA Spying Targets European Countries; Correa Says Snowden's Fate in Russian Hands After Call From Biden; Assange: U.S. Pressure Won't Stop Snowden Leaks; Pentagon Blocks Access to Guardian Website Articles on NSA; Same-Sex Marriages Resume in California; Same-Sex Couple Granted First Green Card Post-DOMA; 19 Firefighters Killed in Arizona Amidst Scorching Heat; Obama Launches Energy Initiative in South Africa; Mandela Remains Critical; Kerry Claims Progress on Mideast Peace Talks; Ohio Gov. Signs Budget Bill With Anti-Abortion Measures Intact; Thousands to Rally at Texas Capitol as Lawmakers Revive Anti-Abortion Effort; Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Anti-Abortion Law

2013x131 - Tuesday, July 02, 2013

July 2, 2013

2013/07/02 Headlines: Egyptian Military Gives President Morsi 48-Hour Ultimatum; Afghanistan: NATO Supply Firm Hit by Fatal Suicide Attack; Edward Snowden: Obama Admin "Is Afraid of an Informed, Angry Public"; Snowden Withdraws Russian Asylum Bid, Submits Pleas to Other Countries; Obama Downplays Reports of U.S. Spying on Europeans; Intelligence Chief James Clapper Admits Making False Statements About Spying; Bradley Manning Prosecution Draws to a Close; Manning Supporters March in San Francisco's LGBT Pride Parade; Report: Border Guards Rejecting Syrian Refugees; Texas: Thousands Protest at Capitol as Republicans Revive Anti-Abortion Bill; Key U.S. Student Loan Rate Doubles; Vatican Bank Execs Resign amid Growing Financial Scandal; Lawyers Sue over "Grotesque" Force-Feeding of Guantánamo Prisoners; Military Report: Guantánamo Prisoner Adnan Latif Overdosed on Anti-Psychotic Pills; Former U.S.-Backed Dictator of Chad Detained in Senegal, Accused of Crimes Against Humanity; Hyatt Hotel Chain Reaches Tentative Deal with Union; Ninth "Moral Monday" Protest Focuses on Unemployment Cuts; Bay Area Transit Workers on Strike for a Second Day; Media Giant Tribune to Buy 19 Local TV Stations

2013x132 - Wednesday, July 03, 2013

July 3, 2013

2013/07/03 Headlines: Morsi Rejects Army Ultimatum as Deadline Nears; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 17 in Pakistan; Bolivian Plane Grounded, Searched in Austria over Snowden Rumors; Kerry, Lavrov Discuss Snowden at Brunei Summit; Ecuador: Listening Device Found in London Embassy; 45 Killed in Iraq Bombings; Activists Say Dozens Killed in Syria; U.S., Russia Remain Apart on Peace Conference; White House Delays Key Obamacare Requirement for Employers; Arizona Fire Partially Contained; Mourners Honor Dead Firefighters; Service Workers Stage One-Day Strike in D.C.; Anti-Bank Protester Acquitted for Chalk Slogans in San Diego; Activist Detained in Pennsylvania; Study: Pilotless Drones Kill 10 Times More Civilians in Afghanistan; Military Prosecutors Wrap Case Against Bradley Manning With Closed Testimony

2013x133 - Thursday, July 04, 2013

July 4, 2013

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2013x134 - Friday, July 05, 2013

July 5, 2013

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2013x135 - Monday, July 08, 2013

July 8, 2013

2013/07/08 Headlines: 42 Killed at Muslim Brotherhood Protest Against Morsi's Ouster; Snowden Gets Asylum Offers After Forced Landing of Bolivian Plane; Bolivian President Threatens Closure of U.S. Embassy in Snowden Row; Brazil Voices "Deep Concern" over Report of NSA Surveillance; Report: FISA Court Used Expanded Definition of "Relevant" to Enable Mass Spying; Anti-Surveillance "Restore the Fourth" Protests Held Across U.S.; Group to Challenge NSA Spying Before Supreme Court; Report: U.S. Postal Service Surveillance Program Tracks Every Piece of Mail; Preliminary Findings Point to Pilot Error in San Francisco Crash; 5 Killed, 40 Missing After Train Carrying Oil Derails in Canada; Indigenous Groups Lead "Tar Sands Healing Walk" in Alberta; Retailers to Allow Inspections of Bangladeshi Factories Within 9 Months; U.S. Firms Remain Opposed; Guantánamo Defense Attorneys Seek Religious Protection Against Force-Feeding During Ramadan; Rapper, Actor Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) Force-Fed in Video Highlighting Guantánamo Strike; Wisconsin Gov. Signs Abortion Curbs; Texas GOP to Revive Anti-Abortion Bill; Report: Female Prisoners Unlawfully Sterilized in California; Spitzer Mounts Political Comeback with NYC Comptroller Run; Judge Rejects Zimmerman Bid to Dismiss as Prosecution Wraps

2013x136 - Tuesday, July 09, 2013

July 9, 2013

2013/07/09 Headlines: Interim Egyptian Gov't Issues Election Plan After Deadly Shootings; Car Bombing Wounds Dozens in Lebanon; Brazil Probes Claims of NSA Surveillance; Report: NSA Surveillance Covers All of Latin America; Venezuela Confirms Receipt of Snowden Asylum Request; Thousands Rally at U.S. Embassy in Bolivia as Morales Seeks Answers on Plane Row; U.S., EU Begin Trade Talks After Spying Disclosures; Bradley Manning Defense Begins With Iraq Video, Request to Drop Charges; Judge: Guantánamo Force-Feeding "Painful, Humiliating, Degrading," in Obama's Hands; California Prisoners Begin What Could Be State's Largest Hunger Strike; Toll from Canadian Train Derailment, Oil Blaze Hits 13; Texas Legislature Holds Public Hearing on Anti-Abortion Bill; Judge Blocks Wisconsin Anti-Abortion Law; More Than 60 Detained as Pro-Choice Activists Join "Moral Monday" Protests in North Carolina; Report: U.S. Mulls Removal of All Troops From Afghanistan Post-2014; Journalist, Media Activist Sputnik Kilambi Dead at 55

2013x138 - Thursday, July 11, 2013

July 11, 2013

2013/07/11 Headlines: Bradley Manning Defense Rests with Challenge to "Aiding the Enemy" Claims; U.S. Taps into Global Internet Cables Through Foreign Deals; NSA Writes Code Used in Google Phone; Retired FISA Judge Calls for Court's Reform; U.S. Continues Military Aid to Egypt as Admin Weighs Coup Designation; Muslim Brotherhood Calls For Friday Protest; Report: U.S. Aided Morsi Opponents Before Ouster; Cyber-Hacking Looms Large at U.S.-China Summit; Boston Marathon Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in 1st Court Appearance; Texas House Approves Anti-Abortion Bill; Several Protesters Arrested; North Carolina GOP Inserts Abortion Curbs in Motorcycle Safety Bill; Democratic Split Thwarts Bill to Reduce Student Loan Rates; California Seeks to Evade Overcrowding Order as Hunger Strike Continues; Labor Rights Groups Reject U.S. Retailers' Safety Plan for Bangladeshi Factories; D.C. Council Approves Living Wage Bill; Walmart Threatens Store Closures; Judge Approves Chevron Subpoena of Private Internet Info; Gov. McDonnell Accepted ,000 From Controversial Donor; Toll in Canada Train Disaster Hits 20, 30 Remain Missing; Zimmerman Doesn't Testify as Defense Rests in Murder Trial; Artist, Activist Toshi Seeger Dead at 91

2013x139 - Friday, July 12, 2013

July 12, 2013

2013/07/12 Headlines: Snowden Calls Meeting with Human Rights Groups; Latest Snowden Docs Show Microsoft's Collaboration on NSA Spying; Top U.S. Diplomat Says Full Withdrawal from Afghanistan Unlikely; Egypt: Supporters, Critics of Morsi Hold Rallies; Report: Allies of Egypt's Army, Mubarak Fueled Uprising Against Morsi; Manslaughter Conviction Possible as Final Arguments Heard in Zimmerman Trial; Texas Lawmakers Advance Bill That Could Close Nearly All Abortion Clinics; North Carolina House Approves Anti-Choice Measures Tied to Motorcycle Bill; Illinois Court OKs Parental Notification Law; House Republicans Tie Anti-Choice Rider to Budget Bill; House Passes Farm Bill Without Food Stamps for 1st Time in 40 Years; Judge Halts Genital Searches at Guantánamo; Military Says 2 Prisoners End Hunger Strike; All-Women Climb Team from Greenpeace Scale London Skyscraper to Protest Shell; Japanese Regulator Says Fukushima Plant Has Been Leaking for 2 Years; Plant Boss Dies of Cancer; Georgia to Execute Mentally Disabled Man Unless Supreme Court Issues Stay

2013x140 - Monday, July 15, 2013

July 15, 2013

2013/07/15 Headlines: Thousands Rally Across U.S. After Zimmerman Found Not Guilty; Justice Dept. Reopens Hate Crimes Probe; Zimmerman Could Face Civil Suit; Snowden to Seek Temporary Asylum in Russia; White House: Russia Providing Snowden With "Propaganda Platform"; Dozens Killed in Iraq Bombings; U.S. Deputy Sec. of State Visits Egypt for First Post-Morsi Talks; Texas Senate Approves Anti-Choice Bill; Opponents Promise Legal Challenge; Pentagon Reduces Count of Guantánamo Hunger Strikers; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Pakistan; Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani School Girl Targeted by Taliban, Addresses U.N.; Justice Dept. Revises Guidelines for Targeting Media Records; Napolitano Leaving DHS to head University of California; Antiwar Vets Convictions Immediately Dismissed Over Arrests at 2012 Event Honoring Dead U.S. Troops

2013x141 - Tuesday, July 16, 2013

July 16, 2013

2013/07/16 Headlines: Protests Continue Nationwide Against Zimmerman Not-Guilty Verdict; Swedish Professor Nominates Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize; Putin: U.S. Trapped Snowden in Russia by Scaring Other Countries; Glenn Greenwald Responds to Claim His Remarks on Snowden's Capabilities Were Threatening to U.S.; Egypt: Deadly Clashes Erupt amid Visit by U.S. Official; Judge Issues Last-Minute Stay of Execution for Mentally Disabled Prisoner in Georgia; Bradley Manning Defense Argues for Dismissal of Charges; Burmese President Vows to Release All Political Prisoners; Leader of Zetas Drug Cartel Captured in Mexico; Cooper Union Students Reach Deal to End Occupation; New York Woman Launches "Journey for Justice" for Jailed Imam

2013x142 - Wednesday, July 17, 2013

July 17, 2013

2013/07/17 Headlines: "Justice for Trayvon" Rallies Continue Ahead of Weekend Action; Florida Activists Occupy Governor's Office, Seek Repeal of "Stand Your Ground"; Holder Rebukes "Stand Your Ground" in NAACP Address; Stevie Wonder Boycotts Florida, Other "Stand Your Ground" States; Juror: Trayvon Martin Killing was Justified; Snowden Applies for Temporary Asylum in Russia; White House to Russia: Snowden Not a Human Rights Activist or Dissident; FISA Court Orders Release of PRISM Order; 19 Groups Sue NSA over Mass Collection of Phone Data; Senate Votes on Obama Picks in Deal Preserving Filibuster; U.N.: Syria's Refugee Flight Worst Since Rwandan Genocide; Egypt Swears in New Cabinet; Muslim Brotherhood Rejects "Illegitimate" Gov't; Over 100 Arrested at North Carolina's 11th "Moral Monday"

2013x143 - Thursday, July 18, 2013

July 18, 2013

2013/07/18 Headlines: NSA: Phone, Internet Spying Extends Far Beyond Direct Targets; 17 Detained Protesting Zimmerman Acquittal Near Los Angeles; Appeals Court Strikes Down Injunction Against Indefinite Detention in NDAA; Obama Admin Wins Court Order to Continue Genital Searches at Guantánamo Bay; Al-Qaeda in Yemen Confirms U.S. Drone Strike Killed Top Leader; Mandela Makes "Dramatic Progress" as World Marks 95th Birthday; Tens of Thousands of Morsi Supporters, Opponents Rally in Egypt; Israel OKs New Settlements in Occupied West Bank; Kerry: Israel Should "Look Hard" at 2002 Arab Peace Offer; European Union Cuts Ties to Israeli Settlements; Poisoned Meals Kill 25 Children in India; Panama Calls in U.N. Security Council over Seized North Korean Ship From Cuba; Britain Legalizes Same Sex-Marriage Beginning in 2014; U.N. Nominee Samantha Power Blasts World Body on Syria Inaction, Israel; FBI Review Finds Flawed Evidence in 27 Death Penalty Convictions; Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Student Loans; Pharmacies Pull Issue of Rolling Stone over Tsarnaev Cover; Cheney Daughter Challenges Republican Senate Incumbent in Wyoming

2013x144 - Friday, July 19, 2013

July 19, 2013

2013/07/19 Headlines: Judge Upholds "Aiding the Enemy" Charge Against Bradley Manning; NSA Chief: Security Tightened After Leaks by Edward Snowden; Former President Jimmy Carter Blasts NSA Spy Program; Detroit Becomes Largest U.S. City to File for Bankruptcy; Egypt: Interim President Vows to "Restore Security" Ahead of Mass Rallies; Russian Opposition Leader Released from Prison After Protests; Lawyer Says Dip in Guantánamo Hunger Strike Due to Threats over Prayer Rights; Ex-CIA Station Chief Detained in Panama for Extraordinary Rendition of Cleric; Dempsey: Obama Admin Weighing Military Force in Syria; Kerry Wraps Up Visit to Middle East as Bid for Peace Talks Stalls; Judge Extends Stay of Execution for Georgia Prisoner Warren Hill; Trayvon Martin's Parents Speak Out After Zimmerman Verdict; Senate Confirms Obama Picks for Labor Secretary, EPA Chief; Texas Governor Signs Anti-Choice Bill Previously Blocked by "People's Filibuster"; Virginia's Largest Abortion Clinic Closes Under New Regulations; Gun Owners to Hold Counter Rally as Group Marks 1st Anniversary of Aurora Shooting

2013x145 - Monday, July 22, 2013

July 22, 2013

2013/07/22 Headlines: Thousands Join "Justice for Trayvon" Rallies Nationwide; Obama Questions "Stand Your Ground" Laws; Pentagon: 71 Guantánamo Prisoners to Receive Parole Hearings; FISA Court OKs New Order for Bulk Collection of Phone Data; Panama Releases Ex-CIA Officer Sought by Italy in Torture, Kidnap Case; Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq; Palestinian Authority: Formal Talks Won't Happen Without Israeli Settlement Freeze; Venezuela Suspends U.S. Talks After Criticism from U.N. Nominee; U.S. Jets Drop Unarmed Bombs on Australian Reef; Japan: Contaminated Water Leaking Into Sea; At Least 75 Killed in China Earthquake; Michigan Judge Challenges Detroit Bankruptcy Filing; New York Times Reporter Ordered to Testify in Trial of Alleged Source; Helen Thomas, "Dean of White House Press Corps," Dies at 92

2013x146 - Tuesday, July 23, 2013

July 23, 2013

2013/07/23 Headlines: Leaked Report: Scores of Civilians Killed by U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan; Iraq: 500 Prisoners Escape from Abu Ghraib; Dempsey Seeks Deal to Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan; Afghanistan: 3 NATO Soldiers, Afghan Interpreter Killed by Bomber on Donkey; Egypt: 9 Killed in Clashes Between Morsi Supporters, Critics; Russian Lawyer: Snowden Could Soon Leave Moscow Airport for City; Pentagon Gives Congress Military Options for Syria; Trayvon Martin Supporters Continue Sit-In at Florida Governor's Office; Journalists, Animal Advocates File Lawsuit Against Utah "Ag-Gag" Law; Federal Judge Blocks North Dakota Abortion Ban; Ohio Man Charged with Murdering 3 Women; 73 Arrested at Latest "Moral Monday" Protest in North Carolina; Rand Paul Staffer Resigns amid Furor over Pro-Confederacy Views; Former Top Wall Street Regulator Takes Job Defending Firms; Immigrant Youth Known as "Dream 8" Detained at Border Crossing

2013x148 - Thursday, July 25, 2013

July 25, 2013

2013/07/25 Headlines: Obama: Reversing Income Gap Admin's "Highest Priority"; Workers Stage #RaiseTheWage Protests Nationwide; New York City Fast Food Workers Authorize 3rd Strike; Poll: 80% of Americans Back Minimum Wage Hike; Senate OKs Student Loan Bill That Would Hike Rates After 2015; House Narrowly Defeats Measure to Curb NSA Spying; Snowden Remains at Moscow Airport Despite Temporary Asylum From Russia; Dozens Killed in Spanish Train Crash; Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Rally Ahead of Pro-Army Egyptian Protests; U.S. Delays Delivery of F-16s to Egypt; Senate Holds First Hearing on Guantánamo Closure Since 2009; Attorneys: Pentagon Violating Guantánamo Hunger Strikers' Religious Freedom; Judge Freezes Legal Challenges to Detroit Bankruptcy Claim; Pennsylvania County Defies State Law to OK Same-Sex Weddings; Virginia Governor Apologizes, Refuses to Resign for Accepting ,000 From Donor; Weiner Rebuffs Calls to Drop Out of New York Race After More Messages Emerge; Weiner: Israel Not Occupying Palestinian West Bank; San Diego Mayor Refuses to Resign Following Claims of Sexual Harassment

2013x149 - Friday, July 26, 2013

July 26, 2013

2013/07/26 Headlines: Morsi Faces New Charges as Egyptians Stage Dueling Rallies; U.N.: Syria Death Toll Passes 100,000; Report: Iran Seeks Direct Talks With U.S.; Justice Dept. Seeks Pre-Clearance for Texas Voting Laws; Juror: Zimmerman "Guilty," But Law Forced Acquittal; Prosecutors: Manning a "Traitor" With "Evil Intent"; Senate Panel Votes to Target Countries Aiding Snowden; Halliburton Admits to Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence; Hedge Fund Giant SAC Accused of Securities, Wire Fraud; UBS to Pay Million Fine for Pushing Toxic Mortgages; Judge Clears Discrimination Suit Against Morgan Stanley; North Carolina Senate Approves Anti-Abortion Law; Judge Delays Alabama Anti-Abortion Law; Pro-Choice Activists Launch Cross-Country Abortion Rights Freedom Ride; Married Gay Couple Wins State Recognition in Ohio; Alabama Executes Prisoner Despite Claims of Mental Illness; Thousands Protest Killing of Opposition Leader in Tunisia; Report: Nearly 250,000 Killed in Colombia Fighting

2013x150 - Monday, July 29, 2013

July 29, 2013

2013/07/29 Headlines: Muslim Brotherhood Calls Protests After New Mass Killing by Egyptian Forces; U.S. Drone Attack Kills 6 in Pakistan After Reported End to "Signature Strikes"; Global Protests Back Bradley Manning as Court-Martial Ends; U.S. Tells Russia Snowden Won't Face Execution, Torture; Trayvon Martin's Mother: Use My Son's Death to Challenge Racial Profiling, Gun Laws; Dream Defenders Enter 3rd Week of Florida Sit-in; Harry Belafonte Joins Protest over Trayvon Verdict; North Carolina Gov. Expected to Sign New Voting Rights Curbs; Dozens Killed in Wave of Iraq Bombings; Mideast Peace Talks Resume After Israel OKs Prisoner Release, PA Abandons Settlement Demand; U.S. to Transfer 2 Guantánamo Bay Prisoners to Algeria; Dozens Arrested in Anti-Coal, Keystone "Summer Heat" Protests; Obama: "No Evidence" Keystone XL Will Create Many Jobs; 7 Dead After Miami-Area Shooting Spree; California Prisoner in Solitary Confinement Dies Amidst Hunger Strike; Baton Rouge Police Target, Arrest Gay Men for Consensual Sex; Ariel Castro Reaches Plea for Life Sentence in Cleveland Kidnapping, Abuse Case; San Diego Mayor Enters Treatment Program, Refuses Calls for Resignation; White House: No Decision on Fed Successor Until Fall; Supporters of Jailed NY Imam Submit Petition for His Release

2013x151 - Tuesday, July 30, 2013

July 30, 2013

2013/07/30 Headlines: Bradley Manning Verdict Expected Today; Trial to Enter Sentencing Phase; Israel, Palestinian Authority Restart Peace Talks After 3-Year Lapse; EU Envoy Meets with Ousted Egyptian President Morsi; FBI: More Than 100 Victims of Forced Prostitution Rescued in Raids; Pakistan: Roughly 250 Prisoners Escape in Prison Attack; At Least 7 Injured in Florida Propane Plant Blasts; Fast Food Workers Launch Historic Nationwide Strikes; "Dream 9" Youths Remain in Detention After Deportation Protest, Some in Solitary Confinement; Senate Confirms Former Bush Official James Comey to Head FBI; Report: U.S. Spy Agencies Aided New Zealand Military in Monitoring of McClatchy Reporter; Poll Shows Shift in Attitudes About Civil Liberties, Terrorism; Pope Francis on LGBT People: "Who Am I to Judge?"; Thousands of Teachers Join Final "Moral Monday" Protest in North Carolina; North Carolina Governor Signs Sweeping Anti-Abortion Bill; Florida: Unarmed African-American Man Shot by Deputies in His Yard; Toronto: Hundreds Protest Police Killing of 18 Year-Old; Apple Supplier Pegatron Accused of Labor Abuses

2013x152 - Wednesday, July 31, 2013

July 31, 2013

2013/07/31 Headlines: Bradley Manning Acquitted on "Aiding the Enemy" Charge, Guilty on 20 Other Counts; Senate Hearing Tackles NSA Surveillance; Wyden: NSA Violations "More Serious" Than Acknowledged by Gov't; U.S. to Declassify Verizon Order on Phone Records; Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Cellphone Tracking; Obama Seeks "Grand Bargain" With GOP on Reducing Tax Rates, Gov't Jobs; Kerry: Mideast Talks Seek "Final-Status" Deal Within 9 Months; Violence Thwarts Food Aid Delivery to 600,000 Syrians; Obama Taps GOP Senators for Egypt Talks; JPMorgan Pays Million Fine for Energy Price Scheme; MIT Releases Probe of Own Handling of Aaron Swartz Case; DEA Pays .1 Million to Student Abandoned in Prison Cell; 6 Activists Detained in Senate Building Protesting Guantánamo Bay

2013x153 - Thursday, August 01, 2013

August 1, 2013

2013/08/01 Headlines: Prosecution Witness: No "Specific Example" Manning Leaks Harmed Lives; U.S. Internet Spying Program Revealed as Senate Tackles NSA Surveillance; Snowden Leaves Moscow Airport, Formally Enters Russia; Snowden's Father Rejects Involvement with FBI in Snowden Return; Egypt Protests Continue After Interim Gov't OKs New Crackdown; Kerry Says Pakistan, U.S. Re-Establishing "Full Partnership"; U.N.: Attacks on Afghan Civilians Up 23 Percent; Opposition Claims Fraud in Zimbabwe Presidential Elections; U.N. Threatens to Disarm M23 Rebels in DRC; Fast Food, Retail Strike Continues Nationwide; Obama, Dems Spar over Summers Rumors at Capitol Hill Meeting; Minnesota, Rhode Island Enact Same-Sex Marriages; Student Loan Bill Hiking Future Rates Clears Congress; Senate Confirms NLRB Members After Bipartisan Row; Texas Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging Deportation Reprieve for Youths; Rep. Gutiérrez Urges Release of Jailed "Dream 9" Activists; Rev.

2013x154 - Friday, August 02, 2013

August 2, 2013

2013/08/02 Headlines: U.S. Denounces Russia for Giving Snowden Asylum, Reconsiders Summit; Iraq Sees Deadliest Month in More Than 5 Years; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Continue Protests Despite Government Warnings; Obama, Hadi Pledge to Repatriate Yemeni Prisoners at Guantánamo; No Timeline Given; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Yemen; Kerry: Obama Has Timeline to End Drone Strikes in Pakistan; Report: CIA Targeted Rescuers at Sites of Pakistani Drone Strikes; NATO Aircraft Mistakenly Kills 5 Afghan Police Officers; U.S. Army Launches Probe into Claims Forces Killed Afghan Civilians; U.S. to Temporarily Close Embassies Around the World over Security Concerns; U.N. Chemical Weapons Inspectors Set to Enter Syria; Syria: Dozens Killed in Homs Rebel Attack; Bahraini Blogger Arrested amid Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests; Uruguay Set to Legalize Marijuana; Dozens Arrested in D.C. Protests for Immigration Reform; Samantha Power Confirmed as U.S.

2013x155 - Monday, August 05, 2013

August 5, 2013

2013/08/05 Headlines: U.S. Extends Closing of 19 Diplomatic Posts amid Security Fears; NSA Critics Hold 2nd Nationwide Protest; New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Urges End to Sanctions; Zimbabwean Opposition Disputes Re-Election of President Mugabe; U.S. Issues Conflicting Messages on Pakistan Drone Strikes; Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leaders to Face Trial; Nobel Winner Tawakkul Karman Denied Entry; Israeli Cabinet Expands List of Settlements Eligible for Subsidies; Honduran President Orders Militarization of Prison After Fatal Riot; Judge Rules Woman with Down Syndrome Can Live with Friends; U.S. Judge Extends Hold on Wisconsin Anti-Abortion Law; Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Plot to Kill Abortion Doctor; Sikhs Mark 1st Anniversary of Temple Shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin; More Than 200 Arrested in "Summer Heat" Protest at Chevron Refinery in California; Dream Defenders Win "Stand Your Ground" Hearings, Remain in Florida Capitol; Sculptor Removes Contested Quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial; Civil Rights Attorney Julius Chambers Dies at 76

2013x156 - Tuesday, August 06, 2013

August 6, 2013

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2013x157 - Wednesday, August 07, 2013

August 7, 2013

2013/08/07 Headlines: Yemen Claims Al-Qaeda Terror Plot Foiled; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 7; Bradley Manning's Maximum Sentence Reduced to 90 Years; Bradley Manning's Father: "I Still Love My Son"; U.S. Files Charges for 2012 Benghazi Attack; Pentagon Official in Charge of Guantánamo Says Prison Should Never Have Opened; Egypt's Interim President Declares Failure of Diplomatic Efforts; Fort Hood Shooting Suspect: "War Is An Ugly Thing"; Tunisia: Tens of Thousands Protest Killings of Opposition Figures; Uganda Passes Harsh Law Against Protests; Obama Backs Larger Role for Private Sector in Housing Market; U.S. Sues Bank of America for Mortgage-Backed Securities Fraud; NOAA: Last Year Was Warmest Ever Recorded in the U.S.; Heat Wave in China Kills Dozens; Mexico: Farmers' Rights Activists Murdered amid Spate of Killings; Detained "Dream 9" Activists Win 1st Step in Bid for Asylum; Pennsylvania Shooter Kills 3 at Township Meeting

2013x158 - Thursday, August 08, 2013

August 8, 2013

2013/08/08 Headlines: Report: NSA Sifting Through Troves of Cross-Border Communications; Obama Cancels Putin Summit After Russia Gives Asylum to Snowden; Obama: "There Is No Spying on Americans"; Snowden's Father: "This Isn't About Russia...The Fight Is Right Here"; Judge Rejects Some Claims on "Chilling Effect" of Manning Leaks; "Dream 9" Immigrant Activists Released from Detention; Syrian Army Kills Scores of Rebels in Ambush; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Rally amid "Dangerous Stalemate"; Judge: Police Suppressed Evidence in Reggie Clemons Death Row Case; Walmart Agrees to Improve Safety Conditions at Stores; Japan: Prime Minister Orders Government Action to Stop Fukushima Leaks; Report: Chesapeake Energy Drops Natural Gas Fracking Leases in NY; Gag Order Bars 2 Children from Ever Discussing Fracking; Report: Bob Filner Targeted Military Sexual Assault Victims for Harassment; Family of Henrietta Lacks Reaches Deal on Use of Her Genome; Grand Jury Fails to Re-Indict NYPD Officer Who Killed Unarmed Teen Ramarley Graham

2013x159 - Friday, August 09, 2013

August 9, 2013

2013/08/09 Headlines: Snowden's Email Provider Mysteriously Shuts Down; IRS Agents Instructed To Cover Up DEA Tips Based on Secret Wiretaps; U.S. Withdraws from Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan; Three U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 12 in Yemen; Greek Unemployment Reaches Record 27.6%; Youth Unemployment at 65%; Teenage Graffiti Artist Dies After Being Tasered by Miami Police; Justice Dept. to Review NYPD Killing of Ramarley Graham; Eric Holder: War on Drugs Has Decimated Communities of Color; Dr. Sanjay Gupta Shifts Stance, Backs Medical Marijuana; 20 Arrested in Idaho at Road Blockades Blocking Tar Sands Oil Refining Equipment; Judge Hints Lynne Stewart Will Remain In Jail

2013x160 - Monday, August 12, 2013

August 12, 2013

2013/08/12 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Yemen, Injures Civilians; U.S. Embassy in Yemen Remains Closed; 18 Other Posts Reopen; Obama Outlines Reforms for NSA Spying; Guardian Reveals Loophole for Warrantless Searches; Iraq: Scores Killed, Hundreds Injured in Blasts; 3 U.S. Soldiers Die in Afghanistan; Holder Seeks to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences; Matt Damon: Obama Broke Up with Me; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Continue Sit-Ins amid Reports of Looming Crackdown; Israel Approves Nearly 1,200 New Settlement Homes; Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian; Bahraini Activist Maryam Alkhawaja Barred from Flying Home; Canada: Police Arrest 2 over Photos of Teen Who Committed Suicide After Alleged Rape; Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Bid to Attack Federal Reserve with Fake Bomb; Thousands Protest Right-Wing ALEC Meeting in Chicago; Florida Gov. Scott Revives Voter Purge; Dream Defenders Launch Registration Drive; Report: Undercover Officers Infiltrated Tar Sands Resistance Camp to Thwart Protest; Judge Denies Compassionate Release to Ailing Lawyer Lynne Stewart; Pacfica Radio Station WBAI Lays Off Most of Staff

2013x161 - Tuesday, August 13, 2013

August 13, 2013

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2013x162 - Wednesday, August 14, 2013

August 14, 2013

2013/08/14 Headlines: Dozens Reported Dead in Raids on Pro-Morsi Protests; Bahrainis Stage Pro-Democracy Rallies, U.S. Shuts Embassy; Bradley Manning to Testify as Sentencing Hearing Concludes; Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners, OKs More Settlements on Eve of Talks; Kerry: Settlement Expansion Doesn't Threaten Peace Talks; Brazil: NSA Spying Creates "Shadow of Distrust" With U.S.; BP Sues EPA over Ban on Federal Contracts

2013x163 - Thursday, August 15, 2013

August 15, 2013

2013/08/15 Headlines: Muslim Brotherhood Calls for New Protests After Massacre by State Forces; U.S. Calls Egypt Killings "Deplorable," But No Policy Shift Announced; Bradley Manning Voices Regret for Leaks as Defense Rests Sentencing Case; Scores Killed, Wounded in Iraq Bombings; Bahraini Forces Crack Down on Pro-Democracy Rallies; U.N.: Central African Republic Nearing Collapse; Doctors Without Borders Ends Aid Work in Somalia; Pentagon to Offer Benefits to Same-Sex Military Families; California Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Revive Gay Marriage Ban; Former JPMorgan Employees Charged for Hiding "London Whale" Losses; White House: Clapper Won't Head NSA Surveillance Review; Military Contractor CACI Sues for Legal Fees From Iraq Torture Victims; Orlando Prosecutor to Review FBI Killing of Todashev; Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months

2013x164 - Friday, August 16, 2013

August 16, 2013

2013/08/16 Headlines: Morsi Supporters Launch "Day of Rage" in Egypt; Obama Cancels Joint Military Exercise with Egypt; Report: NSA Frequently Breaks Privacy Rules; Report: Snowden Began Downloading Files in 2012 While Working at Dell; Lebanon: 22 Killed in Bomb Blast; Ban Ki-moon Criticizes Israeli Settlement Growth; U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes to Review Prison Terms for Drug Offenses; Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Washington Post Website; Pentagon Releases New Measures to Address Military Sexual Assault; Ecuador Drops Plan to Preserve Parts of Amazon from Oil Drilling; Report: All U.S. Nuclear Reactors Vulnerable to Attack; Dream Defenders End Occupation of Florida Capitol After 31 Days

2013x165 - Monday, August 19, 2013

August 19, 2013

2013/08/19 Headlines: Egypt Toll Approaches 900 in 6 Days; Mubarak Set for Release; U.N. Chemical Weapons Inspectors Arrive in Syria; Britain Detains Partner of Guardian Journalist Who Exposed NSA Surveillance; Time Journalist Calls for Drone Killing of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange; New York City Moves to Appeal "Stop-and-Frisk" Ruling; Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Voter ID Law for November Election; Penn State Reaches 1st Settlement With Sandusky Victim; Protesters Detained as Chicago Razes Field House Used as School Library; SEC Probes JPMorgan Chase for Bribery Allegations in China; Hundreds Stage Anti-Fracking Protest Camp in Britain; Activists Launch Freedom Flotilla to West Papua; CIA Admits Carrying Out 1953 Coup in Iran

2013x166 - Tuesday, August 20, 2013

August 20, 2013

2013/08/20 Headlines: U.S. Knew in Advance About Detention of Glenn Greenwald's Partner; Judge to Deliberate Sentence for Bradley Manning; Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leader Arrested; Journalist Shot Dead; Report: U.S. Secretly Halted Military Aid to Egypt; Tens of Thousands of Syrians Flee into Iraq; U.S. Agents Defend Questioning of 9/11 Suspect at Guantánamo Hearing; U.S. Sergeant to Be Sentenced for Murders of 16 Afghan Civilians; Pakistan: Musharraf Charged with Murder of Benazir Bhutto; Japan: Fukushima Tank Leaks 300 Tons of Radioactive Water; Russia's Anti-LGBT Crackdown Sparks International Outcry Ahead of Olympics; Same-Sex Marriages Begin in New Zealand; Oscar Pistorius Indicted for Premeditated Murder; Toronto Police Officer Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Shooting of Teen; Judge Approves Force-Feeding of California Prison Hunger Strikers; FCC Caps Rates for Prisoner Phone Calls Following Decade-Long Struggle; CDC: Number of U.S. Lyme Disease Cases 10 Times Higher Than Reported; New Jersey Becomes 2nd State to Ban Anti-Gay "Conversion" Therapy; NYC: Interracial Couple Beaten by Men Who Shouted Racist, Anti-Gay Slurs; Oklahoma Judge Blocks Law Restricting Access to Emergency Contraception; Al Jazeera America Launches "Fact-based, Unbiased and In-depth News" Channel

2013x167 - Wednesday, August 21, 2013

August 21, 2013

2013/08/21 Headlines: Opposition Claims Hundreds Killed in Syria Chemical Attack; Japan Increases Severity Level at Fukushima Nuclear Plant; U.S. Denies Suspension of Military Aid to Egypt; Bradley Manning Faces Sentencing at Military Trial; Report: NSA Surveillance Covers 75% of Online Traffic; Miranda Attorneys Threaten Legal Action Against UK; British Prime Minister Office's Involved in Forced Destruction of Guardian Hard Drives; Tech Website Groklaw Closes Down over Surveillance Fears; Report: U.S. Advances Facial Recognition Surveillance; Afghan Victims Testify at Sentencing Hearing of Accused Soldier; Prosecutors Rest Case in Ft. Hood Shooting Trial; Gunman Arrested After Georgia School Standoff; Report: NRA Compiles Database of Gun Owners; Interior Dept. Questions State Dept. Keystone Report

2013x168 - Thursday, August 22, 2013

August 22, 2013

2013/08/22 Headlines: Manning Seeks Presidential Pardon for 35-Year Prison Term; Manning Announces Gender Transition, Name Change; Manning Supporters Rally for Pardon Outside White House; Hundreds Feared Dead in Unverified Syria Chemical Attack; U.S. Awaits Evidence on Syria Claims; Protesters Stage White House Rally; Mubarak Ordered Released from Prison; New Radiation Areas Found at Fukushima Nuclear Plant; NSA Illegally Gathered Tens of Thousands of Emails; Report: Federal Program Targets Muslim Immigrants

2013x169 - Friday, August 23, 2013

August 23, 2013

2013/08/23 Headlines: U.N. Seeks Syria Chemical Weapons Probe "Without Delay"; U.N.: Syrian Conflict Has Created 1 Million Child Refugees; Israel Bombs Lebanon After Rocket Fire; Mubarak Under House Arrest in Military Hospital; Egypt Detains Canadians on Way to Gaza; U.K. Opens Probe of Miranda Documents; Obama Takes Up Student Debt, Calls for New Ranking of Schools; Manning Supporters Heckle Obama in Syracuse; Justice Dept. Sues Texas over Voter ID Law; Colin Powell Chides North Carolina Governor on ID Law; Appeals Court Upholds Overruling of Arizona Ban on Planned Parenthood; Planned Parenthood Challenges Indiana Law; Protesters Stage White House Rally for Fracking Ban; New York City Council Overrules Bloomberg Veto of Police Oversight

2013x170 - Monday, August 26, 2013

August 26, 2013

2013/08/26 Headlines: U.N. Inspectors Come Under Fire after Syrian Regime OKs Visit; U.S. Says Syria Inspection "Too Late" as Obama Weighs Military Options; Tens of Thousands Mark 50th Anniversary of March for Jobs and Freedom; NSA Spied on U.N. Internal Video System, 80 Embassies; U.S. Paid Millions to Cover Tech Firms' Costs for NSA Compliance; Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence; Farmers Lead Nationwide Strike Against Privatization, Trade Deals in Colombia; Bales Sentenced to Life in Prison for Afghan Massacre; Sentencing Begins for Nidal Hasan for Fort Hood Rampage After Guilty Verdict; Wildfire Threatens Water, Electric Supply in San Francisco; San Diego Mayor Resigns over Sexual Harassment Claims; Zimmerman Visits Factory That Made Gun Used to Kill Trayvon Martin; Docs: U.S. Gave Iraq Critical Intel for Chemical Attack on Iran

2013x171 - Tuesday, August 27, 2013

August 27, 2013

2013/08/27 Headlines: Report: U.S. Weighs Military Strike on Syria; U.N.: Still Time for Inspectors to Probe Chemical Allegations in Syria; U.N.: Bulk of Syria's 1 Million Child Refugees Displaced in Past Year; U.N. to Ask Obama Admin About NSA Spying; Snowden: Britain Leaking Intel to Discredit Critics; NSA: "Willful Violations" by Officials Include Spying on Love Interests; Obama Taps White House Insiders for NSA Oversight Panel; German Finance Minister Threatens to Suspend U.S. Trade Talks over NSA Spying; Lawmakers Seek Answers on DEA Unit Linked to NSA; Treasury: U.S. Faces Mid-October Deadline on Debt Limit; Firefighters Report Progress in Containing California Wildfire; Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank Raid; Rights Groups Decry Sale of U.S. Attack Helicopters to Indonesia; State Dept. Conflict of Interest Review Could Delay Keystone Decision Until 2014; Median Income 6% Below Pre-Recession Level; Wages Down for Majority Since 2007; New Mexico's Largest County Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

2013x172 - Wednesday, August 28, 2013

August 28, 2013

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2013x173 - Thursday, August 29, 2013

August 29, 2013

2013/08/29 Headlines: U.S. Faces New Hurdles to Military Intervention in Syria; Obama: U.S. Believes Assad Regime Behind Chemical Attack; Ban: U.N. Inspectors to Leave Syria on Saturday; Thousands Mark 50th Anniversary of March on Washington; 80 Killed in Iraq's Deadliest Day This Month; Taliban Attack Afghan Police, NATO Base; Russia Invades Home of Leading Gay Activist; Iranian Lawmakers Approve Suit Against U.S. for 1953 Coup; Hasan Sentenced to Death for Fort Hood Shooting Rampage; NYPD Labeled Mosques "Terrorism Enterprises" to Justify Surveillance; Zimmerman Wife Sentenced to Probation for Perjury; Defenses Seeks ,000 From Taxpayers; U.S. Transfers 2 Guantánamo Prisoners to Algeria; Fast-Food, Retail Workers Stage Largest Strike to Date

2013x174 - Friday, August 30, 2013

August 30, 2013

2013/08/30 Headlines: U.S. Considers Unilateral Syrian Strike After U.K. Vote Against Use of Force; Antiwar Protesters Rally Against U.S. Military Action in Syria; U.S. Intelligence "Black Budget" Tops Billion; U.S. Spy Satellites Played Key Role In Hunt For Bin Laden; Merrill Lynch To Pay Million in Largest Racial Discrimination Settlement Ever; U.S. Allows States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana; Crackdown on Brotherhood and Journalists Continues; IRS Extends Tax benefits to Married Same-Sex Couples; Banks Report Record Billion Profit in Second Quarter; Fast-Food Workers Go On Strike in 60 Cities Demanding Living Wage; U.S. Seeks to Expand Military Presence in the Philippines; Anti-Smoking Groups Criticize U.S. Stance on TPP Tobacco Negotiations; 30,000 March in Colombia to Support Small Farmers; Report: Veterans Commit Suicide at Double Rate of Civilian Population; Lawyer: Chelsea Manning is "Doing Very Well"; Protests in Montana After Teacher Sentenced to Just 30 Days For Raping Student; Irish Writer Seamus Heaney, 74, Dies

2013x176 - Tuesday, September 03, 2013

September 3, 2013

2013/09/03 Headlines: Obama Pushes for Congressional Approval to Attack Syria; Syrian Refugees Top 2 Million; Israel Says Mediterranean Missile Launch That Sparked Syria Fears Was Joint Test with U.S.; Report: DEA Uses Phone Record Trove That Surpasses NSA's; Brazil Blasts Reported NSA Spying on President's Communications; Report: NSA Hacked Communications of Al Jazeera; Budget Documents Show Widespread Use of Cyberattacks by U.S.; Japan Pledges Funds for Fukushima Crisis; Egyptian Judges Call for Dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood; Morsi to Stand Trial; Egypt Court Orders Closure of Al Jazeera Affiliate, 3 Other Stations; Taliban Attacks U.S. Base in Afghanistan; Number of Police Deaths Doubles; U.S. Drone Strikes Hit Yemen, Pakistan; Teen Sentenced to 3 Years in Gang-Rape Case That Ignited India; Mandela Released from Hospital, Condition "Remains Critical"; Verizon Reaches Deal to Obtain Sole Control of World's Largest Wireless Provider; Diana Nyad Completes Historic Swim from Cuba to Florida

2013x177 - Wednesday, September 04, 2013

September 4, 2013

2013/09/04 Headlines: Obama Picks Up Key Congressional Support as Debate Begins on Syria Strike; Kerry Won't Rule Out "Boots on the Ground" in Syria; Ban: Syria Attack Without U.N. Backing "Unlawful"; Obama in Sweden Before G-20 Summit; Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence; Thousands Rally Against Egypt Gov't; Al Jazeera Alleges Signal Disruption; Fukushima Radiation at Record High; South African Gold Miners Launch Strike for Higher Wages; Tens of Thousands of Teachers Strike in Mexico; Ariel Castro Found Hanged in Ohio Prison Cell; Montana Judge Reconsiders Rape Sentence After Outcry; Bloomberg Sues NYC Council over Police Racial Profiling Curbs; Chelsea Manning Files Request for Presidential Pardon

2013x178 - Thursday, September 05, 2013

September 5, 2013

2013/09/05 Headlines: Senate Panel Advances Syria Strike Measure; Obama Rejects Link Between Syria and Faulty Iraq Intel; Syrian Rights Group: 502 Killed in Ghouta Chemical Attack; HRW: Assad Regime Using Cluster Bombs in Syria; Obama: Greater "Risks of Abuse" for NSA Surveillance; Hundreds Protest Obama in Stockholm; Obama to Meet With Russian LGBT Activists During G20 Visit; Bahraini Forces Tear Gas Protesters; New Curbs Imposed; Manning Files Formal Request for Presidential Pardon; U.S.

2013x179 - Friday, September 06, 2013

September 6, 2013

2013/09/06 Headlines: U.S. Push to Bomb Syria Overshadows G-20 Summit; Power: Russia Holding U.N. Security Council Hostage; U.S. Lawmakers Set to Vote on Syria Strikes; Constituents Overwhelmingly Oppose Military Action; Activists Protest Russia's Anti-LGBT Crackdown at G-20; Report: NSA Foiling Encryption Used to Protect Online Privacy; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 7 in Pakistan; Egypt's Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt; Prisoners in California End Hunger Strike After 2 Months; Wal-Mart Workers Protest Nationwide; Dozens Arrested; Mexico: Teachers Block Airport Access to Protest Education Overhaul; Philippines: 2 Journalists Killed in Less Than a Week; Family of Chilean Singer Victor Jara Files U.S. Lawsuit over Killing Days Before Coup Anniversary; Alleged Navy Rape Victim Questioned About What She Was Wearing, How She Performs Oral Sex; Report: Tulsa Charter School Sends African-American Girl Home for Her Dreadlocks; Google Defends Practice of Scanning Emails, Asks Judge to Dismiss Privacy Suit; Study: Fracking Wastewater Tied to Earthquakes in Ohio City; Yemeni Youth Activist, Anti-Drone Campaigner Ibrahim Mothana Dies at 24

2013x180 - Monday, September 09, 2013

September 9, 2013

2013/09/09 Headlines: Congressional Debate Begins on Authorization for Syria Strike; Kerry: U.S. Could Seek New U.N. Vote; Assad Could Avoid Attack by Handing over Chemical Weapons; Obama Admin Releases New Video of Ghouta Aftermath; Protests Held Against Syria Strike as Polls Show Continued Opposition; Pope Francis: War a "Defeat for Humanity"; Report: Assad May Not Have Authorized Ghouta Attack; U.S. Drone Strike Kills Up to 16 in Afghanistan; NSA Spying Extends to Brazilian State-Oil Firm; Rousseff: U.S. Visit Hinges on "Political Conditions" Following Spying Claims; Report: NSA Can Hack into All Smartphones; Thousands Protest Energy Policies in Mexico; New Australian PM Vows to Cut Foreign Aid, Global Warming Initiatives; Chinese Journalist Shi Tao Freed After 8 Years Behind Bars; Activists Stage Force-Feeding Outside White House; Arizona Death Row Prisoner Wins New Trial; NAACP President Ben Jealous Stepping Down

2013x181 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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2013x182 - Wednesday, September 11, 2013

September 11, 2013

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2013x183 - Thursday, September 12, 2013

September 12, 2013

2013/09/12 Headlines: U.S., Russia Resume Talks on Syrian Chemical Weapons; Putin: U.S. Attack on Syria Would Spark "New Wave of Terrorism"; Report: CIA Shipping Weapons to Syrian Rebels; U.N. Panel: Syria Attack Would Worsen Civilian Suffering; Ban: Syria Killings a "Collective Failure"; Assad Forces Accused of Bombing Hospital; Al-Qaeda Group Linked to Massacre; U.S. Marks 12th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks; Niece of 9/11 Victim Makes Appeal for Peace; Chile Marks 40th Anniversary of U.S.-Backed Coup; Kissinger Meets With Kerry on Chilean Coup's 40-Year Mark; 33 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Iraq Bombing; Thousands Protest Education Law in Mexico; Israel to Pay .1 Million to Family of "Prisoner X"; NSA Shared Raw Intel With Israel; Senate Confirms Ex-FBI Lawyer Linked to Surveillance Overreach for Federal Judgeship; Florida Pastor Arrested Before Attempt to Burn Korans; Richmond, CA Approves Body to Oversee Purchases of Underwater Mortgages; Koch-Linked "Freedom Partners" Spent Million in 2012 Campaign

2013x184 - Friday, September 13, 2013

September 13, 2013

2013/09/13 Headlines: Kerry Upholds Threat of Military Strike on Syria "Should Diplomacy Fail"; Assad: U.S. Must End Threats Before Syria Surrenders Chemical Weapons; U.N. Report: Syrian Gov't Attacking Hospitals, Blocking Treatment; Syria Researcher Cited by Kerry, McCain Fired for Lying About Credentials; Afghanistan: Taliban Attacks U.S. Consulate in Herat; Egypt: Military-Backed Gov't Extends State of Emergency for 2 Months; Al Jazeera Takes Legal Action Against Egypt for Media Crackdown; India: 4 Sentenced to Death for Fatal Gang Rape That Ignited Protests; Turkey: Mass Protests Erupt After Death of Demonstrator; More Than 100 Women Arrested in Civil Disobedience for Immigration Reform; California Set to Raise Minimum Wage to an Hour by 2016; California Lawmakers Pass Domestic Workers Bill of Rights; D.C. Mayor Vetoes Living Wage Bill After Pressure from Wal-Mart, Other Retailers; Colorado Hit by Deadly Floods; Special Prosecutor to Probe Police Killing of 107-Year-Old Man in Arkansas; Florida AG Pam Bondi Delays Prisoner's Execution to Attend Campaign Event; Washington: Officials Test Alfalfa Crop for GMO Contamination; Canada: Oil Carried by Derailed Train Was Mislabeled; Release of Cuban 5 Demanded on 15th Anniversary of Arrest; Philosopher, Writer Marshall Berman, Author of "All That Is Solid Melts Into Air," Dies at 72; Education Scholar Jean Anyon Dies

2013x185 - Monday, September 16, 2013

September 16, 2013

2013/09/16 Headlines: U.S., Russia Reach Deal to Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons; Larry Summers Withdraws from Consideration for Federal Reserve Post; Iraq: Scores Killed in Weekend Attacks; Afghanistan: Top Female Police Officer Gunned Down; Children Killed by Suicide Bomber Targeting Afghan-NATO Convoy; Report: Bahrain Routinely Detaining, Beating Children; Mexico: Teachers Form New Protest Encampment After Police Crackdown; Mexico: At Least 21 Killed as Storms Blasts Opposite Coasts; Colorado Floods: 5 Confirmed Dead, Thousands Displaced; NC: Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man Who Sought Help After Crash; NYPD Open Fire on Unarmed Man, Injure 2 Bystanders; Judge Orders U.S. to Consider Releasing Docs on NSA Spying; Obama Appoints Millionaire, Former Bain Consultant to Top Economic Post; Judge Halts Tar Sands "Megaloads" Through Nez Perce Land in Idaho; 4 Girls Remembered on 50th Anniversary of Birmingham Bombings

2013x186 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013

September 17, 2013

2013/09/17 Headlines: 13 Dead, Including Shooter, in Rampage at D.C. Navy Yard; Report: Gun Ownership Linked to Firearm Homicide Rates; U.N. Report Finds "Clear and Convincing Evidence" of Chemical Attack in Syria; Turkey Shoots Down Syrian Helicopter; Typhoon Hits Japan; Death Tolls Rise in Mexico, Colorado Flooding; Report: 50 Top Firms Produce 73 Percent of Emissions; NYC Activists Mark 2nd Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street; Obama Acknowledges Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor; House Bill Would Cut Billion Annually from Food Stamps; Report: NSA Spying on Financial Transactions; NYC: Bill de Blasio Seals Victory in Democratic Primary for Mayor

2013x187 - Wednesday, September 18, 2013

September 18, 2013

2013/09/18 Headlines: Obama Urges Congressional Response After Latest Mass Shooting; Aaron Alexis Bought Shotgun Despite Arrests, Mental Issues; U.S. Reviews Security Clearances in Wake of D.C. Shooting; Senate Postpones "Stand Your Ground" Hearing; Study Ties Law to Jump in Justified Homicides; U.S., Russia Differ on U.N. Resolution for Syria; Dozens Killed in Latest Iraq Violence; Egypt Arrests Top Muslim Brotherhood Spokesperson; Brazilian President Cancels U.S. Trip over NSA Spying; NSA Order Shows Lower Threshold for Phone Records, No Challenges from Telecoms; Obama: No Deportation Reprieve for DREAMers' Parents; U.S. Poverty Rate Unchanged at 15%; Federal Judge Overturns NOLA Officer Convictions for Danziger Bridge Killings; U.S. Extends Wage, Overtime Protections to Home Care Workers; D.C. Council Fails to Override Veto of Living Wage Bill; Activists Mark 2nd Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street

2013x188 - Thursday, September 19, 2013

September 19, 2013

2013/09/19 Headlines: Iranian President Welcomes "Positive" Obama Letter, Rejects Nukes; Ayatollah Khamenei: "No One Should Have Nuclear Weapons"; Iran Releases Political Prisoners Ahead of U.N. General Assembly; Assad: U.S. Threats Didn't Trigger Move on Chemical Weapons; Ex-Pentagon Chiefs Criticize Obama on Syria; Oxfam: Richest Nations Giving Less Than Half Their "Fair Share" for Syria Aid; GOP Ties Government Funding, Debt Limit to Obamacare Repeal; Fed Continues Billion Stimulus Purchases; Flooding Causes Oil Leak in Colorado; Property Damage Nears Billion; 80 Killed, Thousands Stranded in Mexico Floods; Arctic Sea Ice Hits Sixth-Lowest Mark; Greenpeace Activists Target Russian Oil Rig; Bahraini Opposition Suspends Talks With Monarchy; Jailed Canadians Launch Hunger Strike in Egypt; 7 Arrested in White House Protest Against Deportations

2013x189 - Friday, September 20, 2013

September 20, 2013

2013/09/20 Headlines: Syrian Deputy PM: Neither Side Can Win Syrian Civil War; Report: Obama Letter Prompts Iran to Pursue Agreement; House to Vote on Defunding Obamacare as Shutdown Looms; House GOP Passes Food Stamp Cuts; 3-Year-Old Boy, 12 Others Wounded in Chicago Shooting; JPMorgan to Pay Million Fine for London Whale Debacle; Halliburton Pays ,000 Fine for Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence; Militants Kill 30 in Attacks on Yemeni Military; Japan Scraps All 6 Nuclear Reactors at Fukushima Plant to Focus on Containing Leak; Russian Coast Guard Arrests 25 on Greenpeace Ship in Arctic; Obama Admin to Unveil New Carbon Limits From Coal-Fired Power Plants; Pope Francis Calls for Major Shift on Gays, Abortion

2013x190 - Monday, September 23, 2013

September 23, 2013

2013/09/23 Headlines: 68 Killed in Militant Attack on Nairobi Mall; 78 Killed in Bombing of Pakistani Church; Militants Blame Drone War; Over 120 Killed in Iraq Violence; Russian Foreign Minister Accuses U.S. of "Blackmail" on Authorizing Strikes; U.S. Faces Government Shutdown as House Ties Funding to Obamacare Repeal; Obama Warns Republicans on Debt Ceiling Vote; Obama: Gun Violence Should be a National Obsession, Spark Change; Bangladeshi Garment Workers Rally for Higher Pay; Inquiry: South African Police Lied About Marikana Killings; IPCC Unveils New Climate Report, Warns of 2 Degree Celsius Temperature Hike; Protests Urge Obama to "Draw the Line" on Keystone XL; Anglo American Drops Out of Controversial Mining Project in Alaska; Students Charged for CUNY Protest Against Ex-CIA Chief Petraeus; Sikh Physician Attacked in Apparent Hate Crime; Transgender Teen Voted Homecoming Queen; Hundreds Protest Neo-Nazi Takeover Attempt in North Dakota Town

2013x191 - Tuesday, September 24, 2013

September 24, 2013

2013/09/24 Headlines: Kenya: Conflicting Reports Emerge About Standoff at Nairobi Mall; Report: U.S. Has Restarted Deportations to Somalia; Former FBI Agent to Plead Guilty to Being AP Source; Kerry to Meet with Iranian Foreign Minister at U.N.; Egyptian Court Bans All Muslim Brotherhood Activities; U.S. Military to Stop Releasing Tally of Guantánamo Prisoners on Hunger Strike; Chiquita Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuits over Paramilitary Killings in Colombia; Pussy Riot Member Begins Hunger Strike over "Slavery-Like Conditions" in Penal Colony; Angela Merkel Wins Re-Election in Germany Despite Global Protests Against Austerity Policies; IRS Official at Center of Vetting Scandal Resigns; Family of College Student Killed by NYPD Files Lawsuit over Police Handling of Emotionally Ill

2013x192 - Wednesday, September 25, 2013

September 25, 2013

2013/09/25 Headlines: U.S.-Iran to Hold New Talks; Rouhani Blasts "Violent" Sanctions; Obama: U.S. Will Military Force to "Ensure Free Flow of Energy" from Mideast; U.N. Inspectors Resume Chemical Probe in Syria; U.S. to Sign Global Arms Treaty; Toll From Attack by Boko Haram in Nigeria Reaches 142; Kenya Opens Mourning Period as Mall Seige Ends; At Least 270 Killed in Pakistani Earthquake; Cruz Stages Marathon Delay to Push Obamacare Repeal; White House Unveils Pricing for Obamacare Premiums; Senate Confirms 1st Openly Gay Appellate Judge; Rubio Backtracks on Florida Nominee; Attorney for Pakistani Drone Survivors Blocked From U.S. Hearing; Brazilian President: U.S. Spying Violates International Law; Yemeni Activist Detained under British Anti-Terror Law; Greece Probes Police-Golden Dawn Ties Following Slaying of Rapper

2013x193 - Thursday, September 26, 2013

September 26, 2013

2013/09/26 Headlines: U.S. Signs 1st Global Arms Treaty; Over Half of U.N. Members Now on Board; U.S., Iran in Highest-Level Talks Since 1979; Iranian President Rejects Denial of Nazi Holocaust; Syrian Rebel Factions Reject Western-Backed Opposition; Russia Denies Claims of Deal on Syria Resolution; House GOP Shifts to Debt Ceiling in Bid to Derail Obamacare; Senate Budget Bill to Exclude "Monsanto Protection Act"; Senate Bill Seeks to Roll Back NSA Surveillance; Docs: NSA Spied on Prominent Antiwar Critics at Height of Vietnam Invasion; Venezuelan President Cancels U.N. Visit over Alleged Threats; Customs Agency Unveils Training Reforms Following Border Killings; Angola 3 Prisoner Seeks Compassionate Release over Terminal Cancer; 2013 Right Livelihood Award Winners Announced

2013x195 - Monday, September 30, 2013

September 30, 2013

2013/09/30 Headlines: U.S. Faces Government Shutdown in Obamacare Standoff; Obama, Rouhani Speak in Phone Call; U.N. Security Council Approves Syria Chemical Weapons Deal; U.N. to Hold New Syria Peace Conference in Geneva; Dozens Killed in Iraq Bombings; Peshawar Hit With 3rd Major Attack in 1 Week; 50 Students Reportedly Killed in Nigeria; NSA Mapping Social Networking of Americans; Justice Dept. to Challenge North Carolina Voting Law

2013x197 - Wednesday, October 02, 2013

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2013x198 - Thursday, October 03, 2013

October 3, 2013

2013/10/03 Headlines: Obama "Exasperated" With GOP Intransigence on Shutodwn; Medicaid Opt-Out Will Leave Millions Without Health Insurance; U.N. Demands Access, Fighting Halt for Syria Aid; Netanyahu: Iranian PM a "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"; Over 170 Killed in Sudanese Crackdown on Protests; Tens of Thousands Mark Tlatelolco Anniversary in Mexico; Russia Files Piracy Charges Against Greenpeace Activists; NSA Has Capability to Gather Cellphone Location Data; Lavabit Owner: FBI Wanted Access to All Customers in Snowden Probe; Judge Orders Court Monitor over Racial Profiling in Arizona; San Francisco Cuts Ties to Federal Deportation Program; Hundreds Protest Anti-Choice Laws in Ohio; Gov. Perry: Wife Misspoke in Backing Right to Abortion; Banks to Pay .3 Billion Mortgage Settlement to Freddie Mac

2013x199 - Friday, October 04, 2013

October 4, 2013

2013/10/04 Headlines: President Obama Cancels Trip to APEC Summit as Shutdown Continues; GOP Congressmember Walks Back Controversial Budget Remark; Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul Caught on Tape Discussing Shutdown Strategy; Woman Shot Dead After Capitol Hill Car Chase; Gulf Coast Braces for Tropical Storm Karen; At Least 130 African Migrants Die in Boat Tragedy; U.N. Weapons Inspectors Report Progress in Syria; U.S. to Fly Spy Drones from Base in Japan; UPDATE: Angola 3 Member Herman Wallace Dies Just Days After Release from Prison; California Governor Signs Bill Allowing Drivers' Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants; Wendy Davis Launches Campaign for Texas Governor; 13 Members of Anonymous Indicted for Cyberattacks; Protests Planned Worldwide to Demand Release of 30 Greenpeace Prisoners in Russia; Ecuador: Parliament Approves Plans to Drill in Yasuni National Park; Report: U.S. Officer Wanted in Murders of U.S. Journalist, Student After 1973 Chilean Coup Dies

2013x200 - Monday, October 07, 2013

October 7, 2013

2013/10/07 Headlines: U.S. Forces Stage Military Raids in Libya, Somalia; Al-Qaeda Suspect Held on Navy Ship; Libya Accuses U.S. of "Kidnapping"; Over 50 Killed in Egypt Clashes; Canadians Barred From Leaving Egypt After Prison Release; Sectarian Violence Kills Dozens in Iraq; Kerry: Destruction of Syrian Chemical Arsenal "A Good Beginning"; Boehner Maintains Rejection of "Clean" Government Funding Bill; House Approves Retroactive Pay for Furloughed Workers; GOP to Seek "Entitlement" Cuts as Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms; Report: Shutdown Part of Anti-Obamacare Planning Since 2012 Election; Rallies Held Nationwide for Immigration Reform; Vigils Call for Release of Greenpeace Activists in Russia; Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap Dead at 102; Herman Wallace of Angola 3 Dies After Release From Prison

2013x201 - Tuesday, October 08, 2013

October 8, 2013

2013/10/08 Headlines: Parties Trade Blame as Government Shutdown Enters 8th Day; Military Contractors Head to Work Despite Gov't Furloughs; DOJ Asks for Delay in NSA Case Due to Shutdown; Brazilian President Demands Explanation from Canada over Spying Report; Report: Chronic Electrical Failures Plague Massive NSA Data Center in Utah; Libya: Protesters Decry U.S. Capture of Suspect from Streets of Tripoli; Maldives Court Invalidates 1st Round of Voting in Blow to Former President Nasheed; Kerry Touts Secretive TPP Trade Deal at APEC Summit; President Karzai Blasts U.S.-Led Occupation of Afghanistan on 12th Anniversary; Afghanistan: Funeral Held for Civilians Killed in Alleged NATO Strike; Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Key Campaign Finance Case; Arizona to Launch Two-Track Voting System for Those Lacking Proof of Citizenship; California Governor Signs TRUST Act, Rejects Bill to Allow Non-Citizens on Juries; Ohio Bridge Bomb Plot Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years After Gov't Sting; Police Officer Who Called Shooting Victim Kenneth Chamberlain a Racial Slur Is Fired; Vietnam Veterans Mark Anniversary of Afghan Occupation; Idle No More Movement Holds Day of Action on 250th Anniversary of Royal Proclamation; Study: 1 in 10 Young Americans Has Committed Sexual Violence

2013x202 - Wednesday, October 09, 2013

October 9, 2013

2013/10/09 Headlines: Obama Rejects GOP "Extortion" on Shutdown, Debt Ceiling; Path to Short-Term Funding Deal Emerges; Dems Reject Supercommittee; Debt Default Could Stall Social Security Benefits; Obama Picks Yellen to Head Federal Reserve; Supreme Court Weighs Limits on Individual Campaign Donations; 8 Lawmakers Among 200 Arrested in Protest for Immigration Reform; Libya Demands U.S. Return of Captured al-Qaeda Suspect; Pentagon Appoints New Envoy for Guantanamo Closure; Egypt Sets Trial Date for Ousted President Morsi; Report: U.S. to Scale Back Egypt Military Aid; 10 Killed in Fire Bangladeshi at Garment Factory; 4 Dead in Crash of U.S. Drug Surveillance Plane in Colombia; North Carolina Police Admit Spying on "Moral Monday" Protesters; Demonstrators Mark Birthday of Cancer-Ridden Jailed Lawyer Lynne Stewart

2013x203 - Thursday, October 10, 2013

October 10, 2013

2013/10/10 Headlines: Obama to Hold 1st Meeting With House GOP Since Shutdown; Private Charity to Cover Military Death Benefit During Shutdown; Syria On Pace to Meet Mid-2014 on Chemical Disarmament; Libyan Prime Minister Freed After Brief Captivity; U.S. Reduces Military Aid to Egypt; Haitians Sue U.N. Over Cholera Outbreak; Study: Global Temperatures Could Hit Unprecedented Levels by Mid-Century; Russia to Bring Drug Charges Against Detained Greenpeace Activists; Obama Unveils Yellen as Fed Nominee; White House Climate Adviser Steps Down; California Expands Abortion Access Through Nurse-Practitioners, Midwives; Family Says African-American Slain by Georgia Police Was Unarmed; Undercover Officer Arrested in New York Highway Incident Spied on OWS

2013x204 - Friday, October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013

2013/10/11 Headlines: Chemical Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize; Alice Munro Wins Nobel Literature Prize; HRW: Syrian Rebels Killed 190 Civilians in Coordinated Attack; Budget Stalemate Continues After Obama Meets with GOP; GOP Approval Rating Lowest in Poll's History; Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Hundreds While Health Workers on Furlough; Radiation Level Near Fukushima Reactor Hits Highest Level in 2 Years; French High Court Upholds Ban on Fracking; North Dakota Governor Unaware of Massive Oil Spill Until Days Later; Canadians John Greyson, Tarek Loubani Cleared to Leave Egypt; Whistleblower Advocates Present Award to Snowden in Russia; Snowden's Father Meets with Son; Report: CIA Supervisor Warned About Snowden's Behavior in 2009; PATRIOT Act Co-Author to Introduce Bill Curbing NSA Spying; Pentagon's Second-in-Command to Step Down; Survey: Most Americans Unable to Get Health Insurance Through New Exchange Sites

2013x205 - Monday, October 14, 2013

October 14, 2013

2013/10/14 Headlines: Hopes for Reopening Gov't Shift to Senate; House Democrats: GOP Changed Rules to Block Budget Vote; Right-Wing Republicans Protest Shutdown at WWII Memorial; IMF Head Warns of Global Impact if U.S. Defaults on Debts; Groups Protest World Bank Support for Dams, Fossil Fuel Projects; Air Force Fires General in Charge of Nuclear Missiles; 2nd Nuke Leader Fired in Days; Powerful Cyclone Blasts India; Typhoon Heads for Vietnam; Syria: Gunmen Kidnap 7 Aid Workers; U.S. Citizen Detained in Egypt Commits Suicide; Secret Court Extends NSA Phone Spying Powers; NSA Critics "Adopt" Highway to Protest Data Center; Kerry, Karzai at Odds over Immunity for U.S. Troops; U.S. Soldier Shot Dead By Man in Afghan Uniform; Malala Yousafzai: "Drone Attacks Are Fueling Terrorism"; Chile: Indigenous People Protest Columbus Day; Arizona: Immigrant Rights Protesters Block Court Proceedings; "March Against Monsanto" Held in Dozens of Countries; ACLU Challenges Anti-Choice Measures in Ohio Budget; Hundreds Honor Angola 3 Member Herman Wallace at Funeral

2013x206 - Tuesday, October 15, 2013

October 15, 2013

2013/10/15 Headlines: Senate Leaders Near Deal to End Shutdown, Raise Debt Limit; Report: Social Security Rise to Be Historically Low; Shutdown Hurts South Dakota Cattle Ranchers Hit by Blizzard; Report: NSA Collects Millions of Email, Chat Contact Lists; Brazil Gov't To Use Encrypted Email to Block Foreign Spying; Afghanistan: Governor of Logar Killed by Bomb; Libyan Bomb Suspect Faces Arraignment in New York; Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program Begin in Geneva; Syria: Gunmen Release 4 of 7 Aid Workers; Russia: Police Round Up 1,600 Migrants After Anti-Migrant Riots; Russian Court Denies Bail to Greenpeace Captain, Activists; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case on Affirmative Action

2013x207 - Wednesday, October 16, 2013

October 16, 2013

2013/10/16 Headlines: House Fails to Produce Plan as Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms; Japan: Typhoon Wipha Kills At Least 17; Philippines: Death Toll from Earthquake Rises to 144; Iran Presents Plan to Curb Nuclear Program at Geneva Talks; Greenwald Leaves Guardian to Embrace "Dream Journalistic Opportunity"; Report: Fast Food Workers' Reliance on Aid Costs Taxpayers Billion Annually; Nobel Economics Prize Winner Says Inequality Is Most Important Issue in U.S.; Report: Pundits Who Urged Strikes on Syria Failed to Disclose Ties to Military Industry; Guantánamo Prisoner Vows to Continue to Hunger Strike; Report: Half a Million Dead Due to Iraq War; Supreme Court Appears Poised to Uphold Affirmative Action Ban; Supreme Court to Consider EPA Rules on Greenhouse Gases; U.S. Trial Opens in Chevron's Lawsuit Against Ecuadorean Pollution Victims; Florida Man Remains Conscious Longer During Execution Using Untried Drug; Anonymous Joins Chorus of National Outrage over Rape Case in Maryville, Missouri; Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner Pleads Guilty to Sexually Harassment; Avoids Prison; Son of Slain Sikh Temple President to Run Against Congressmember Paul Ryan; New Jersey Voters Head to Polls in Special Senate Election; Belafonte Sues Children of Dr. Martin Luther King over Documents

2013x208 - Thursday, October 17, 2013

October 17, 2013

2013/10/17 Headlines: Gov't Reopens After GOP Backs Down on Defunding Obamacare; Timing of Senator Ted Cruz Press Conference Highlights GOP Divide; Houston Chronicle Reverses Sen. Ted Cruz Endorsement; Obama Vows Immigration Reform Push "the Day After" Fiscal Crisis Ends; Report: NSA Plays Extensive Role in CIA Drone Wars; Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program Conclude in Geneva; JPMorgan Chase Admits Reckless Action in London Whale Trades; Canada: Police Raid Anti-Fracking Blockade in New Brunswick; Report: State Department-Backed Garment Complex in Haiti Stealing Workers' Wages; 4 Migrants Killed After Boat Capsizes Near Miami; Special Prosecutor Sought in Maryville Rape Case; CUNY Students, Alum Protest Petraeus at Gala; Democrat Cory Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Race

2013x209 - Friday, October 18, 2013

October 18, 2013

2013/10/18 Headlines: Obama Taps Pentagon Lawyer Who Played Key Role in Drone Wars to Head Homeland Security; Budget Committee Begins Talks on Long-Term Spending; Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Immigration Reform, Farm Bill; Iraq: 66 Killed in Attacks; 4 Former Blackwater Operatives Face New Charges for Nisour Square Massacre; Marine Panel: Officer Should Be Forcibly Discharged for Role in Troops Urinating on Dead Afghans; Syrian Official Says Peace Talks Possible Next Month; Rebels Kill Top General; Snowden Says He Took No Secret Files to Russia; Snowden's Father Says Son Is a Whistleblower, Not a Fugitive; NSA Director and Deputy to Leave Agency; Canada: Dozens Arrested as Police Descend on Anti-Fracking Blockade in New Brunswick; Romania: Chevron Halts Search for Natural Gas After Mass Protests; Romanians Protest Gold Mine Project Planned by Canadian Firm; Report: Federal Health Exchange Created Using Decade-Old Technology; Transit Workers Go on Strike in California; U.N. Agency: Outdoor Air Pollution Is Leading Cause of Cancer; Report: Nearly 30 Million People Enslaved Worldwide; 60,000 in U.S.

2013x210 - Monday, October 21, 2013

October 21, 2013

2013/10/21 Headlines: JPMorgan Chase to Pay Billion in Record DOJ Settlement over Mortgages; U.S. Restarts Aid to Pakistan; Prime Minister Arrives in D.C. for Talks; U.N. Officials Criticize U.S. Drone Wars in New Reports; Diplomats Fuel Confusion over Syria Talks; Car Bomb Kills 37 Outside Hama; Syria: Clerics Permit Eating of Dogs, Cats amid Starvation in Rebel-Held Areas; Train Derailment Sparks Fireball, Evacuations in Alberta, Canada; Commander Defends "Collateral Murder" Pilots: "These Are Attack Pilots Wearing Gloves of Steel"; Maldives: Police Block Voting in Rescheduled Presidential Election; Obama to Address Glitches Plaguing Healthcare Exchange; France Summons U.S. Ambassador After Report on NSA Spying; Report: NSA Hacked Mexican President's Email in 2010; Anti-Austerity Protests Sweep Portugal, Italy; Montenegro: LGBT Activists Stage Pride March Despite Anti-Gay Mob; Same-Sex Weddings Begin in New Jersey; NC Register Becomes 1st in South to Accept Same-Sex Marriage Applications; Daisy Coleman Speaks Out on Maryville Rape Case: "I Refuse to Be a Victim of Cruelty Any Longer"

2013x211 - Tuesday, October 22, 2013

October 22, 2013

2013/10/22 Headlines: Amnesty Report: U.S. Drone Killings in Pakistan May Amount to War Crimes; Amnesty: Pakistanis Fearful of the U.S. "the Way They Are Fearful of the Taliban"; HRW: U.S. Air Strikes in Yemen Kill Scores of Civilians in Violation of International Law; White House Admits "Legitimate Questions" Raised by Reports of NSA Spying on Allies; Obama Defends Healthcare Law After Massive Online Failures; Assad Dampens Hopes for Peace Talks on Syria; Middle-School Student Opens Fire at School in Nevada; 2 Women Shot Dead at Senior Center in Detroit; New Jersey Gov. Christie Drops Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage; Firefighters in Australia Face More Than 60 Blazes; 15-Year Sentence for Qatari Poet Upheld; Transit Workers in California Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike; Southwestern Energy Loses Bid to Block Anti-Fracking Protests in Canada; NAACP Names Former House Clerk Lorraine Miller as Interim President

2013x212 - Wednesday, October 23, 2013

October 23, 2013

2013/10/23 Headlines: Obama Meets With Pakistani PM as Reports Fault U.S. on Drones; Syrian Opposition Unsure on Geneva Peace Conference; Head of U.N.-OPCW Reports Progress in Syria Mission; Suicide, Gun Attacks Kill Scores in Iraq; Thousands Ordered to Evacuate Australia Bushfires; PM Rejects Climate Change Link; Mexico Says Obama Pledges to Probe NSA Spying Claims; White House Admits New Flaws in Health Exchange Rollout; Appeals Court: GPS Tracking of Vehicles Requires Probable Cause; 10 U.S. CEOs Earned Over Million for First Time; Panel: U.S. Failing to Stop Antibiotic Use in Livestock Feed; Chicago Palestinian Activist Accused of Immigration Fraud; Hundreds Rally for Teen Rape Victim in Maryville, Missouri; Ohio Man Who Challenged Ohio Gay Marriage Ban Dies

2013x213 - Thursday, October 24, 2013

October 24, 2013

2013/10/24 Headlines: Germany Complains to U.S. over Spying on Merkel; Pakistani PM Asks Obama to End Drone Strikes; Syria Hit by Blackouts After Attack on Pipeline; Kerry, Netanyahu Hold Talks in Italy; Russia Reduces Charges Against Greenpeace Activists; U.S. Extends Deadline for Health Exchange Enrollment; Bank of America Found Liable for Countrywide Fraud; Detroit Bankruptcy Trial Opens Amidst Protests; Poll: 58% Support Marijuana Legalization; FCC Extends Deadline for Low-Power FM Radio License Applications; Food Giants Spending Millions to Defeat GMO Labeling in Washington State; Hawaiian Island Approves Anti-Pesticide Protections

2013x214 - Friday, October 25, 2013

October 25, 2013

2013/10/25 Headlines: Germany, France Seek "No-Spying" Pledge From U.S.; Report: NSA Spied on 35 Foreign Leaders; Anti-Surveillance "Stop Watching Us" Rally Set for D.C.; Obama Renews Call for Congressional Action on Immigration Reform; Contractors Face Congressional Scrutiny on Healthcare Exchange Rollout; National Guard Members Wounded in Tennessee Shooting; Police Kill 13-Year-Old Boy Carrying Assault Weapon Replica; Coalition Seeks Justice Dept. Probe of NYPD Spying on Muslims; City College of New York Students Protest Closure of Campus Activist Center; African-American Shoppers Accuse Barneys of Racial Profiling; Catholic Worker Activists Acquitted of Protest at Drone Base; Ex-NSA Chief Michael Hayden Outed for Off-the-Record Interview

2013x215 - Monday, October 28, 2013

October 28, 2013

2013/10/28 Headlines: Reports: NSA Spying on Germany Began in 2002; Obama Was Briefed in 2010; Report: NSA Tracked Millions of Phone Calls in Spain; Thousands March Against NSA Surveillance in D.C.; Syria Submits Inventory of Chemical Stockpile; Armed Syrian Rebels Reject Geneva Peace Talks; 66 Killed in Dozens of Iraq Bombings; Obama Admin Seeks Delay of New Iran Sanctions; Saudi Women Defy Driving Ban; Thousands March for Jailed Opposition Activists in Moscow; Colombian Rebels Free Kidnapped Ex-Marine; Demolition of Sandy Hook Elementary Underway; Gunman Kills 4, Self in Phoenix Shooting; Obama Touts Education Spending in Brooklyn Speech; Report: North Dakota Failed to Disclose Nearly 300 Oil Spills; Rock Legend Lou Reed Dies at 71

2013x216 - Tuesday, October 29, 2013

October 29, 2013

2013/10/29 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Somalia; Obama Admin May Halt NSA Spying on Foreign Leaders; Senate Intel Chair Opposes Spying on U.S. Allies; European Lawmakers Press U.S. on Surveillance; NSA Director Faces Congress Amid Surveillance Row; U.N.: Syria on Pace to Chemical Deadline; Child Polio Outbreak Confirmed in Northern Syria; U.S. Blames Shutdown for Failure to Answer on Guantánamo, NSA; Brazilian Judge Halts Construction of Belo Monte Dam; Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Part of Anti-Abortion Law; Ohio To Use Untested Drug Combination in Execution; Comey Orders FBI Employees to Visit MLK Memorial; Penn State to Pay Nearly Million to Sandusky Victims

2013x217 - Wednesday, October 30, 2013

October 30, 2013

2013/10/30 Headlines: White House Claims Unspecified Surveillance Reforms; Intel Chiefs Defend NSA Surveillance Before House Panel; Health Official Apologizes for Obamacare Site; GOP Takes Up Lost Insurance Plans; Israel Frees 26 Palestinian Prisoners, Announces New Settlements; Palestinian Negotiator: Israel Taking Most Hard-Line Stance in Decades; U.N. General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly Against U.S. Embargo of Cuba; Survivors of U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan Tell Congress of Ordeal; Shootings in Texas, South Carolina Leave 11 Dead; Alabama Lifts Controversial Anti-Immigrant Law; New York Probes Major Retailers for Racial Profiling; Hundreds Protest Fatal Police Shooting of Boy With Replica Gun; East Coast Marks First Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy

2013x218 - Thursday, October 31, 2013

October 31, 2013

2013/10/31 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan; Syria Meets Deadline to Destroy Chemical Weapons Equipment; Report: NSA Secretly Breaking Into Google, Yahoo Data Links; U.S., German Officials Meet at White House About NSA Spying; Report: NSA Spied on Vatican Phone Calls; Sebelius Apologizes for Healthcare Website Failures; Anti-Keystone XL Protesters Disrupt Obama Healthcare Speech; Romney Rejects Obama Comparison to Massachusetts Health Law; Koch Pipeline Spills Crude Oil in Texas; Federal Reserve to Continue Bond Purchases; Senate Confirms Obama Nominees for Labor Board, FCC; Obama Taps 2 Top Fundraisers for Ambassador Posts; Activists Warn Plan to Move Fukushima Fuel Rods Could Spark Massive Disaster; Protesters Condemn "Shop-and-Frisk" Profiling Outside Barneys Store; "Treme" Actor Sues over Racial Profiling at Macy's; Protest Blocks NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly's Speech at Brown University; New York City to Raise Age for Buying Cigarettes to 21

2013x219 - Friday, November 01, 2013

November 1, 2013

2013/11/01 Headlines: Court Blocks Stop-and-Frisk Police Reforms in New York City; Iraqi Prime Minister Requests More U.S. Military Aid to Combat Growing Violence; U.S. Official Confirms Israeli Strike in Syria; Judge Reinstates Anti-Choice Measure in Texas; German Lawmaker: Snowden May Travel to Germany to Testify on NSA Spying; Kerry Admits Some Spy Efforts "Reached Too Far"; Snowden Starts New Job at Website in Russia; Food Stamp Recipients Face "Hunger Cliff" as Deep Cuts Take Effect; Report: Only 6 People Enrolled in Obamacare on Site's 1st Day; Senate Republicans Block Obama Nominees for Housing Post, Appeals Court; Kenya: Hundreds Protest Light Penalty for Alleged Gang Rapists; Niger: 92 Migrants Die of Thirst in Desert; Indonesian Workers Launch Nationwide Strike for Pay Hike; U.S. Attorney to Probe Mysterious Death of Georgia Teen; FBI Probes Fatal Police Shooting of Boy Carrying Replica Gun; City Where Trayvon Martin Died Bans Guns for Neighborhood Watch; Youth Activist Deported Following "Dream 30" Border Protest; Graffiti Artist Banksy Ends New York City Residency

2013x220 - Monday, November 04, 2013

November 4, 2013

2013/11/04 Headlines: Morsi Rejects Military Rule in 1st Court Appearance; Kerry Begins Mideast Tour in Egypt, Saudi Arabia; Pakistan Reviews U.S. Ties After Drone Kills Taliban Leader on Eve of Talks; LAX Shooting Suspect Penned Anti-TSA Hate Letter; Obama Admin Rejects Snowden Clemency; Report Details U.N. Spying; U.K. Police Linked Greenwald's Partner to "Terrorism"; U.N. Climate Panel: Global Warming Endangers World's Food Supply; Israel Prepares New Annexation Plans Ahead of Kerry Visit; Syrian Opposition Says Assad Departure a Precondition for Geneva Talks; 2 French Journalists Killed in Mali; Book: Obama Aides Mulled Replacing Biden with Clinton for 2012 Campaign; Obama Campaigns for McAuliffe in Virginia Race; Day Laborers Rally for Immigration Reform, Workplace Safety

2013x221 - Tuesday, November 05, 2013

November 5, 2013

2013/11/05 Headlines: M23 Rebels Announce Surrender in Eastern Congo; Pakistani Province Backs Deadline for End to U.S. Drone Strikes; Kerry Assures Saudi Arabia on Syria, Iran; Kerry: NSA Spying Row Shouldn't Threaten U.S.-Europe Trade Talks; Thousands Protest U.S. on Embassy Anniversary in Iran; U.N.: 40% of Syrians Reliant on Humanitarian Aid; Task Force Says Military Doctors Abetted U.S. Torture; Hedge Fund Giant SAC Admits to Insider Trading, Fined .2 Billion; Johnson & Johnson to Pay .2 Billion to Settle Fraud Charges; Gunman Takes Own Life After Firing on New Jersey Mall; Senate Advances Landmark Protections for LGBT Workers; Supreme Court Preserves Ruling Against Abortion Curbs

2013x222 - Wednesday, November 06, 2013

November 6, 2013

2013/11/06 Headlines: McAuliffe, Christie Win Gubernatorial Races; NYC Mayoral Victor Bill de Blasio: Voters Chose "Progressive Path"; GMO Labeling Initiative Defeated in Washington State; Minimum Wage Hikes Approved in New Jersey, Seattle; Portland, Maine Voters Approve Recreational Marijuana; Fracking Bans Draw Mixed Results in Ohio, Colorado; Illinois Lawmakers Approve Same-Sex Marriage; Obama: Enough Support for Immigration Reform in House; Envoy: U.S.-Russian Disagreement Delays Syria Peace Conference; Iran Invites IAEA Head Ahead of Renewed Talks; Israel: Separation Wall the Border of Future Palestinian State; Hundreds Protest Surveillance, Corruption in "Million Mask March"; British Activists Burn Energy Bills in Austerity Bonfire; Paul Admits "Mistakes" Following Plagiarism Claims; Toronto Mayor Refuses to Step Down After Admitting Crack Use

2013x223 - Thursday, November 07, 2013

November 7, 2013

2013/11/07 Headlines: Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit New Record High; Obama Admin Rejects Delay of Health Law; Top Official Resigns; U.S. Floats Partial Sanctions Freeze as Iran Nuclear Talks Resume; Kerry: Israeli Settlements "Illegitimate," No U.S. Demand for Halt; Study: Arafat May Have Died of Polonium Poisoning; Report: Pakistan Renounces Lowered Civilian Toll from Drone Strikes; CIA Remains at Helm of Drone War Despite Vows of Pentagon Control; Dutch Asks Maritime Tribunal to Order Russia's Release of "Arctic 30"; 2 Killed, 8 Wounded in Detroit Shooting; Family Claims Racial Profiling in Shooting Death of Stranded Detroit Motorist; Border Patrol Rejects Curbs on Deadly Force; Judge Orders Release of Guantánamo Documents; Report: U.S., Yemen Discuss Prison for Detainees; Former Guantánamo Bay Prisoner Appeals Conviction; Judge Seeks Reinstatement to "Stop-and-Frisk" Case

2013x224 - Friday, November 08, 2013

November 8, 2013

2013/11/08 Headlines: Historic Storm Batters Philippines; Initial Deal on Iran's Nuclear Program Appears Imminent; More Than 50 Arrested at Wal-Mart Protest in Los Angeles; Obama Apologizes for Health Insurance Cancellations; Reports of Military Sexual Assault Increase by 46%; Audio of British Soldiers Executing Afghan Released; Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Protect LGBT Workers; FDA Moves to Phase Out Harmful Trans Fats; New Pakistani Taliban Leader Plotted Attack on Malala Yousafzai; U.S. Loses Vote at UNESCO After Halting Funds over Palestine Membership; British Spy Chiefs Claim Snowden Leaks Caused Damage; Brazil, Germany Draft U.N. Resolution Against Unfettered Spying; Report: CIA Pays AT&T Million Annually for Phone Data; Report: Error Prompted FBI Spying on Antiwar.com; FAA Releases Initial Plan on Increased Domestic Drone Use; Newly Released Video Shows Toronto Mayor on Murder Rant; Chicago Cop Faces No Charges for Shooting Unarmed Black Man 7 Times; Police Shoot Unarmed 19-Year-Old in Iowa Despite Calls to Back Off; Anti-Corruption Activists Rain Money on Illinois Lawmakers

2013x225 - Monday, November 11, 2013

November 11, 2013

2013/11/11 Headlines: Typhoon Haiyan Devastates Philippines, Over 10,000 Feared Dead; Iran Talks to Continue After Nuclear Deal Stalls; Kerry: "Significant Progress" in Iran Nuclear Talks; Israeli PM Decries "Bad and Dangerous" Iran Deal; Iran, IAEA Reach Inspections Deal for Nuclear Sites; Iranian Minister Shot Dead in Tehran; U.N. Climate Summit Opens in Poland; U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 5 in Yemen; Pakistanis Rally Against U.S. Drone Attacks; Saudi Arabia Arrests Foreign Workers; 2 Killed in Clashes; U.N. Expert Urges Qatar to Improve Conditions for Migrant Workers; Thousands Protest Raid of State Broadcaster in Greece; 2 Killed, 22 Wounded in Texas Shooting; Bloomberg Seeks Permanent Repeal of "Stop-and-Frisk" Curbs for NYPD; "60 Minutes" Retracts Benghazi Story; Watchdog Urges Independent Review; Sen. Graham Maintains Vow to Block Obama Nominees over Benghazi, Despite CBS Retraction