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UN Rejects Damage Claim For Haiti Cholera Victims

This cholera patient is drinking oral rehydration solution (ORS) in order to counteract his cholera-induced dehydration. (Photo/via Wikimedia) The United Nations rejected a claim for damages on behalf of more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims and their families on Thursday, citing diplomatic immunity. The claim was filed in November 2011 by the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, a Boston-based human rights group […]

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The United Nations rejected a claim for damages on behalf of more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims and their families on Thursday, citing diplomatic immunity. The claim was filed in November 2011 by the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, a Boston-based human rights group that contended the U.N. and its peacekeeping force are liable

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Rat Tales Abound In NYC After Superstorm Sandy

In this Dec. 12, 2005 file photo, a rat comes briefly out of its hole at a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, before retreating at the arrival of the F train. The New York City Council is considering a proposal to create an emergency rat mitigation program for storm-impacted neighborhoods. But […]

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At the height of Superstorm Sandy, city residents watching seawater pour into the subway system couldn't help but wonder: What will become of all the rats? Four months later, that's still a mystery. And experts aren't so sure about stories of hordes of displaced rodents fleeing the flood zone and taking up residence in buildings that were

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Hagel Has Enough Support For Defense Secretary

In this May 24, 2012 file photo, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Defense Secretary nominee, former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel has lined up the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him next week to be the nation’s next defense secretary, after a senior Republican lawmaker said he will […]

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Barring any new, damaging information, Chuck Hagel has secured the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him to be the nation's next defense secretary. A vote ending the bitter fight over President Barack Obama's choice for his revamped second-term, national security team is expected next week. Hagel cleared the threshold when five-term

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Interpol Raids Illegal Logging Ring In S. America As Industry Targets, Murders Activists

Loggers step up their activities and burn yet more of the Awá’s forest in the Amazon. (Photo/via survivalinternational.org) (Mint Press) – In the dead of the night, armed intruders kicked in doors, burnt and destroyed property, slashed tires, dragged people out of bed and killed them — this scene was a regular occurrence to activists […]

Jo Erickson
بواسطة Jo Erickson

(Mint Press) - In the dead of the night, armed intruders kicked in doors, burnt and destroyed property, slashed tires, dragged people out of bed and killed them — this scene was a regular occurrence to activists campaigning against logging in Brazil, and today Interpol made huge steps to stop this. Interpol, the world’s largest international

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Obama’s Citizen Army Redefined: Bill Mandating Mandatory National Service Introduced In Congress

U.S. Senator Charles Rangel talks with U.S service members during a lunch at the 1st Signal Battalion dinning facility on Camp Coiner, Seoul, South Korea April 29, 2011. (Photo/via Wikimedia Commons) Last week, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) introduced bills H.R. 747 and 748 to the House for consideration — this bill package will be the first […]

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

Last week, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) introduced bills H.R. 747 and 748 to the House for consideration — this bill package will be the first national service law to be considered by the Congress in recent history. The package has a 3 percent chance of getting past committee, as determined by Govtrack.us. In light of potential crippling cuts to

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Obama Administration Goes On The Offensive Against Hacktivists — Concerns About Internet Freedom Resonate

President Barack Obama listens in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, where he announced that he is nominating Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan, center, as the new CIA director; and former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, right, as the new defense secretary.(AP Photo/Pablo […]

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels
President Barack Obama listens in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, where he announced that he is nominating Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan, center, as the new CIA director; and former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, right, as the new defense secretary.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

(MintPress) - The Obama administration issued a dire warning this week, claiming hacktivist groups like WikiLeaks, LulzSec and others could target U.S. companies and expropriate confidential data worth billions of dollars. A new administration-wide strategy designed to counter the onslaught of cyber attacks from hackers was presented at an event

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