Glenn Greenwald | On the One-Year Anniversary of Israel's Attack on Gaza: An Interview With Max Blumenthal
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "One year ago today, Israel invaded, bombed and shelled Gaza, and continued to do that for the next seven weeks. According to the U.N., at least 2,104 Gazans were killed - 1,462 of whom (69 percent) were civilians, including 495 children."
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "One year ago today, Israel invaded, bombed and shelled Gaza, and continued to do that for the next seven weeks. According to the U.N., at least 2,104 Gazans were killed - 1,462 of whom (69 percent) were civilians, including 495 children."
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New York City Will No Longer Keep Nonviolent Offenders in Jail for Being Poor
Carimah Townes, ThinkProgress
Townes writes: "Unable to pay $3,000 in bail, Kalief Browder spent three excruciating years in Rikers awaiting trial for a crime he didn't commit - ultimately leading to the 22-year-old's suicide in June."
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Carimah Townes, ThinkProgress
Townes writes: "Unable to pay $3,000 in bail, Kalief Browder spent three excruciating years in Rikers awaiting trial for a crime he didn't commit - ultimately leading to the 22-year-old's suicide in June."
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Curious Chain of Technical Glitches Strikes Major Global Operations, Including NYSE
Amy X. Wang, Slate
Wang writes: "All trading on the New York Stock Exchange floor was unexpectedly halted Wednesday due to a technical issue, according to officials. Around 11:30 a.m. ET, trading in all symbols was stopped, resulting in the cancellation of all open orders-a highly unusual event."
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Amy X. Wang, Slate
Wang writes: "All trading on the New York Stock Exchange floor was unexpectedly halted Wednesday due to a technical issue, according to officials. Around 11:30 a.m. ET, trading in all symbols was stopped, resulting in the cancellation of all open orders-a highly unusual event."
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House Dems Want Medicaid to Cover Abortion
Sarah Ferris, The Hill
Ferris writes: "House Democrats are renewing their attack on the Hyde Amendment, the controversial budget provision that bars federal funds from paying for abortions."
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Sarah Ferris, The Hill
Ferris writes: "House Democrats are renewing their attack on the Hyde Amendment, the controversial budget provision that bars federal funds from paying for abortions."
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Trump Tower Was Built on Undocumented Workers' Backs
Michael Daly, The Daily Beast
Daly writes: "The Donald may denounce illegal immigrants as 'rapists,' but his empire's crown jewel was erected on land cleared by a small army of undocumented Polish workers, a lawsuit alleged."
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Michael Daly, The Daily Beast
Daly writes: "The Donald may denounce illegal immigrants as 'rapists,' but his empire's crown jewel was erected on land cleared by a small army of undocumented Polish workers, a lawsuit alleged."
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Obama's $500M to Train Just 60 Syrian Rebels Against ISIS
Kristina Wong, The Hill
Wong writes: "Stunning lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday revealed that the Pentagon is only training 60 Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). While the program was designed to train thousands of fighters to take on the Islamic group, Carter said only a few dozen recruits have made it through the screening process."
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Kristina Wong, The Hill
Wong writes: "Stunning lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday revealed that the Pentagon is only training 60 Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). While the program was designed to train thousands of fighters to take on the Islamic group, Carter said only a few dozen recruits have made it through the screening process."
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Nationwide Protests Call for Immediate Ban on Oil Bomb Trains
Cole Mellino, EcoWatch
Mellino writes: "Monday was the second anniversary of the tragic Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, oil train disaster that killed 47 people. Since then, oil trains continue to derail and explode with five already this year. Four of the derailments occurred within just four weeks."
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Cole Mellino, EcoWatch
Mellino writes: "Monday was the second anniversary of the tragic Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, oil train disaster that killed 47 people. Since then, oil trains continue to derail and explode with five already this year. Four of the derailments occurred within just four weeks."
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