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White Picket Poverty

America’s poor are increasingly moving to the suburbs, whose sepia-tinted prosperity — like the American Dream itself — is proving to be more fictitious every day.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh

The American suburb, wreathed in manicured lawns and chock-a-block with malls and big-box retailers, has long been derided by social commentators. Mocked for being bland nowhere-lands of conspicuous consumption run amok or a breeding ground for soul-crushing social conformity, the ‘burbs tempted Americans, by the millions, away from crowded, dirty,

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Wal-Mart To Pay $81.6M For Illegal Waste Disposal

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has pleaded guilty to improperly disposing of pesticides, fertilizer and other hazardous products.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Ending an environmental investigation that lasted nearly a decade, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has pleaded guilty to improperly disposing of pesticides, fertilizer and other hazardous products and will pay a fine of $81.6 million. The company entered the guilty plea in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to misdemeanor counts of

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Did The Most Notorious Terrorist In The Maghreb Quit Al-Qaeda Because Of Office Drama?

The man who led Algeria’s biggest hostage-taking in recent memory was called out over missed meetings and phone calls.

David Trifunov
بواسطة David Trifunov

Not even Al Qaeda is immune from office politics. The Associated Press has discovered an insightful, perhaps embarrassing, 10-page letter from the terrorist organization to former rising star Moktar Belmoktar. Officials from Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb – a branch that operates in North Africa – outline their gripes with Belmoktar, who

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Somalia’s Al-Shabab Claims Credit For Suspected US Drone Crash

A suspected US reconnaissance drone crashed in southern Somalia, with the insurgent group al-Shabab claiming credit via its twitter account.

Daniel DeFraia
بواسطة Daniel DeFraia

Islamist militants claimed on Tuesday to have shot down a suspected US reconnaissance drone in southern Somalia, posting unconfirmed pictures of the object via social media. Abdikadir Mohamed Nura, a provincial governor in the area, told Reuters al-Shabab had destroyed the drone south of Mogadishu, the capital city, over the town of Bulo

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Michigan Medical Marijuana Activists Spotlight ‘Unjust’ Federal Attacks

The timing comes just before four Michigan medical marijuana patients and their caregivers are to surrender to authorities and serve prison time.

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

Medical marijuana advocates held an event in Michigan on Tuesday to condemn what they describe as unjust attacks by the Obama administration on the state’s law-abiding patients and caregivers. The timing of the event comes just days before four Michigan medical marijuana patients and their caregivers are to surrender to the federal authorities and

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Are Bug And Weed Killers Linked To Parkinson’s Disease?

According to a new analysis of more than 100 studies from around the world in the latest edition of Neurology, the answer may be yes.

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

Exposure to pesticides and solvents, including common household brands like Roundup, increases a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new analysis of more than 100 studies from around the world in the latest edition of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. In their analysis, the researchers

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