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Washington DC Moves To Secede From The United States… Sort Of

The residents of America’s capital pay taxes like everyone else but have no congressional representation and their tax dollars are often vacuumed up by politicians they did not elect.

Sputnik News
بواسطة Sputnik News
White House

On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress designated a small patch of swampland as the nation’s capital, a high honor for what has become arguably the most powerful city in the world, but one that came with an economic consequence. Washington, DC is not a state, but rather a district. The District, home to some 672,000 people, receives no

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Ahead Of UN Summit, Global Leaders Call For End To ‘Disastrous’ Drug War

Over 1,000 signatories, including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, say it’s time for drug reform based in “science, compassion, health, and human rights”

Nadia Prupis
بواسطة Nadia Prupis
Colombia Drugs

More than 1,000 world leaders, celebrities, and other societal figures have signed a lettercalling for an end to the "disastrous" drug war ahead of an upcoming United Nations summit to discuss the organization's nearly two-decade-long campaign against narcotics. "Humankind cannot afford a 21st century drug policy as ineffective and

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Task Force Lambastes Chicago Police For Decades Of Systematic Racism

“Of the 404 shootings, which occurred between 2008 and 2015, 74 percent of those shot or killed were black, while 14 percent were Hispanic. Eight percent were white.”

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
In this March 4, 2016 photo, Martinez Sutton wears a shirt commemorating his sister, Rekia Boyd, 22, who was shot and killed in 2012 by a Chicago police officer. Sutton has been pushing for the firing of officer Dante Servin, who, while off-duty, was driving in an alley when he argued with a group of people. Servin fired several shots over his shoulder, striking a Boyd with a fatal head wound. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. The Chicago Police Accountability Task Force released a report, which shows the deep and systemic problem of racism within the Chicago Police Department. Moreover, policies institutionalizing racism are not limited to the present day. The Task Force report demonstrates the CPD has a century-long record

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US, Saudi, Turkey, Discuss Delivering Anti Aircraft Weapons To “Rebels” For Use Against Assad, Russia

“On the eve of the ceasefire agreement coming into effect in Syria at midnight on February 27, the heads of Middle East intelligence agencies met to lay out a plan for waging war after the truce.”

Brandon Turbeville
بواسطة Brandon Turbeville
Syrian rebel MANPAD

The CIA is reportedly discussing a plan to augment the fighting capability of the terrorist forces they have been supporting in Syria since the beginning of the crisis in 2011 if the “ceasefire agreement” currently underway in Geneva falls apart. The discussion centers around the supply of weaponry that would help the jihadists better respond to

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Report: Fracking Produced 280 Billion Gallons Of Toxic Wastewater In 2012

A new report found that fracking in the U.S. produces 250 billion gallons of wastewater and 2 billion chemicals that could contaminate drinking water.

teleSUR
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Fracking Water Recycling

The rapid expansion of fracking in the United States is posing major threats to nearby communities by contaminating drinking water and spreading diseases, according to a new report by the Environment America released Thursday.   “Fracking wells nationwide produced an estimated 280 billion gallons of wastewater in 2012,” the report warned.

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US Sending Commandos, Combat Aircraft To Philippines

In a military buildup certain to inflame tensions with China, the United States said Thursday it will send troops and combat aircraft to the Philippines for regular, more frequent rotations, and will conduct more joint sea and air patrols with Philippine forces in the South China Sea.

Associated Press
بواسطة Associated Press
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, talks with his Philippine counterpart Voltaire Gazmin during their joint press conference at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, April 14, 2016. The United States on Thursday revealed for the first time that American ships have started conducting joint patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a somewhat rare move not done with many other partners in the region. (Romeo Ranoco/Pool Photo via AP)

MANILA, Philippines  — The announcement by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter in a news conference with Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin was the first time the U.S. disclosed that its ships had carried out sea patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a somewhat rare move not done with many other partners in the

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