Wednesday, July 2, 2014

RSN: Nuclear Radiation Releases Continue in New Mexico



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William Boardman | Nuclear Radiation Releases Continue in New Mexico
More than two months after plutonium and americium leaked from the supposedly leak-proof underground nuclear weapons waste storage facility in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the U.S. Department of Energy still does not know what caused the leak. (photo: AP)
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "Environmental radiation releases spiked again in mid-June around the surface site of the only underground storage facility for nuclear weapons waste in the U.S., near Carlsbad, New Mexico."
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Last Minute US Govt Claims Put Halt to Greenwald 'Bombshell'
Jon Queally, Common Dreams
Queally reports: "In an interview with The Sunday Times of London at the end of May, Greenwald said the "finale" of his NSA reporting would answer specific questions about those targeted."
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Iraqi Parliament Session Collapses Amid Political Standoff
Martin Chulov, Guardian UK
Chulov reports: "Iraq's apparently irreconcilable politicians have failed to start a process to elect new leaders, lurching the country ever closer to partition and defying desperate calls for unity from regional and global powers."
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Israeli Troops Clash With Palestinians After Body of Arab Teenager Found
Ruth Eglash, Daniela Deane, The Washington Post
Eglash and Deane report: "Israeli soldiers and Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem clashed Wednesday morning after reports that an Arab teenager had been kidnapped and murdered, possibly by Israeli settlers, eyewitnesses reported."
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US Spying Row Overshadows McCain's Trip to India
Sruthi Gottipati, Reuters
Gottipati reports: "A visit to India by U.S. Senator John McCain on Wednesday was overshadowed by a row over reports that the National Security Agency was authorized to spy on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in 2010."
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Greenpeace Urges LEGO to End Shell Partnership and Save the Arctic
EcoWatch
Excerpt: "Greenpeace urges LEGO, the world's biggest toy company, to stop making toys with oil giant Shell's branding, since Shell has dangerous plans to drill for oil in the Arctic threatening the unique wildlife that depends on it and impacting climate."
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