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DREAMers (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) and parents take an oath in a mock citizenship ceremony during a "United we Dream," rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2013, sending a signal to the House of Representatives’ GOP leadership as they go into their meeting that afternoon to discuss immigration reform with their caucus. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Family Fight: GOP Debates Next Move On Immigration

Archives for يناير 2014

UK Nuclear Alert: Naturally Occurring Radiation

This is a Wednesday May 23, 2007 file photo of the Sellafield Nuclear Power Station in Sellafield, England. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File) LONDON (AP) — Elevated radiation levels detected Friday at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in northwestern England were caused by naturally occurring background radon, not by any faults at the aging plant, the […]

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Elevated radiation levels detected Friday at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in northwestern England were caused by naturally occurring background radon, not by any faults at the aging plant, the operating company said. Only essential workers were asked to report for work as safety teams worked to pinpoint the cause of

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Tamayo Execution One In A Series Of US Treaty Violations

The U.S. tendency to ignore international treaties puts Americans abroad in danger.

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky
بواسطة Carmen Russell-Sluchansky
death penalty, execution

Edgar Tamayo Arias was strapped in the reclining execution chair of the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville on Wednesday night, Jan. 22. The warden asked if Tamayo had any last words, but the convicted cop-killer simply mumbled “no.” It was the last thing the 46-year-old Mexican national ever said before a regimen of drugs designed to end his

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Suicide Bombers Called Biggest Sochi Olympics Risk

Russian security personnel wait for deployment in the Olympic Park as security measures continue to be implemented for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) SOCHI, Russia (AP) — While Sochi’s Olympic venues are now among the most tightly guarded facilities in the world, the rest of this […]

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بواسطة Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — While Sochi's Olympic venues are now among the most tightly guarded facilities in the world, the rest of this sprawling Black Sea resort looks more vulnerable. With about 100,000 police, security agents and army troops flooding Sochi, Russia has pledged to ensure "the safest Olympics in history." But terror fears fueled by

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Obama Asks CEOs For Help Hiring Long-Term Jobless

CEOs from companies like Apple, Walmart, Visa and Boeing are heading to the White House on Friday to deliver commitments to do their part.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking major corporations for their help in putting the long-term unemployed back to work. CEOs from companies like Apple, Walmart, Visa and Boeing are heading to the White House on Friday to deliver commitments to do their part. More than 300 companies have signed on so far, the White House

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ICE Hunts Immigrants In New Orleans

“I heard one of the agents say to another, ‘This is like going hunting.’ And the other responded, ‘Yeah, I like this shit.’”

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

Due to the absence of a federal immigration policy, some cities throughout the U.S., such as New Orleans, are struggling with what some immigrant rights activists call the implementation of “race-based community immigration raids” that activists say are devastating immigrant communities nationwide. Immigrant rights activists have expressed their

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South African Platinum Miners Reject Offer, Continue Strike

Defiant, miners say pay hike offer falls short of strike demands.

Les Neuhaus
بواسطة Les Neuhaus

A strike at the world’s three-biggest platinum producers in South Africa could spread, as miners have dismissed a proposal by the industry, according to various reports Thursday. Thousands of union members have been on strike for more than a week at the three mines in the platinum-rich, northwest region of the country. The strikers are seeking a

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