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FDA never inspected egg farms responsible for outbreak In Brief
Over half a billion eggs nationwide have been recalled since August 13. Salmonella exposure from the eggs has made over…
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French racist expulsion of Roma people
France recently expelled nearly 100 Roma people back to their native Romania, claiming to be fighting trafficking, exploitation of children…
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Postdoctoral workers union ratifies first contract
After four years of struggle, postdoctoral researchers at the University of California have overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract that includes…
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Anti-Muslim bigotry fuels movement against mosque
The plans to build the Park51/Cordoba House community center and mosque at a location about two blocks from the World…
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Teachers denounce Obama’s education agenda
David Feldman is a public school teacher in Los Angeles. In early July, both national teacher unions, the American Federation…
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Egyptians protest power outages and water shortages
On Aug. 18, over 200 Egyptians blocked a major highway in Fayoum, southern Cairo, with burning tires and barricades to…
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South African public employees launch massive strike
In South Africa, over 1 million public sector employees are on an indefinite strike, demanding an 8.6 percent wage increase…
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Wildfires and resulting smog ravage Russia
While a cold front that started Aug. 19 has ended the two-month heat wave in Russia, the heat had caused…
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The BP spill: image and reality
As the BP propaganda machine shifts into high gear, two new studies confirm the catastrophic damage caused by the Deepwater…
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Is the Iraq war over?
The author is an Iraq war veteran and co-founder of March Forward! an organization of veterans and active-duty service members…
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