Glenn Greenwald | NYT Claims US Abides by Cluster Bomb Treaty: The Exact Opposite of Reality
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "In December 2009 - just weeks after he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - President Obama ordered a cruise missile strike on al-Majala in southern Yemen. That strike 'killed 35 women and children.' Among the munitions used in that strike were cluster bombs, including ones designed to scatter 166 'bomblets.'"
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "In December 2009 - just weeks after he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - President Obama ordered a cruise missile strike on al-Majala in southern Yemen. That strike 'killed 35 women and children.' Among the munitions used in that strike were cluster bombs, including ones designed to scatter 166 'bomblets.'"
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US Clerk Jailed for Refusing to Issue Marriage Certificates to Gay Couples
Steve Bittenbender, Reuters
Bittenbender writes: "While Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was jailed on Thursday for refusing to follow the orders of U.S. District Judge David Bunning, her deputies processed a license for James Yates and William Smith, who had previously been denied one five times, after the clerk's office doors opened on Friday."
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Steve Bittenbender, Reuters
Bittenbender writes: "While Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was jailed on Thursday for refusing to follow the orders of U.S. District Judge David Bunning, her deputies processed a license for James Yates and William Smith, who had previously been denied one five times, after the clerk's office doors opened on Friday."
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New Cellphone Surveillance Safeguards Imposed on Federal Law Enforcement
Carrie Johnson, NPR
Johnson writes: "The Justice Department says it will beef up legal requirements for using cell-site simulators, an increasingly controversial form of surveillance technology that secretly gathers data about mobile devices."
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Carrie Johnson, NPR
Johnson writes: "The Justice Department says it will beef up legal requirements for using cell-site simulators, an increasingly controversial form of surveillance technology that secretly gathers data about mobile devices."
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Police Officer Indicted for First-Degree Murder in Death of Unarmed Teenager
Jon Swaine, Guardian UK
Swaine writes: "A police officer was in custody on Thursday evening after being indicted with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Virginia earlier this year."
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Jon Swaine, Guardian UK
Swaine writes: "A police officer was in custody on Thursday evening after being indicted with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old in Virginia earlier this year."
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Stephen Colbert Mocks Jeb Bush for Using Late Show Appearance for Fund-Raising
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone
Kreps writes: "Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush recently sent out an email to supporters trumpeting his visit to the inaugural episode of Late Show With Stephen Colbert and also announcing a contest where, for $3, donors could win a VIP trip to the taping."
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone
Kreps writes: "Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush recently sent out an email to supporters trumpeting his visit to the inaugural episode of Late Show With Stephen Colbert and also announcing a contest where, for $3, donors could win a VIP trip to the taping."
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When You See That Drowned Syrian Boy, You Should See the United States' Shameful Failure
Amanda Taub, Vox
Taub writes: "The death of any child is devastating. But these children's stories are particularly painful to read about, because they carry a reproach for readers like us: We let this happen. We left those innocent children to this fate."
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Amanda Taub, Vox
Taub writes: "The death of any child is devastating. But these children's stories are particularly painful to read about, because they carry a reproach for readers like us: We let this happen. We left those innocent children to this fate."
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An Ancient Fish Is Running Out of Time
Chris Hunter, The New York Times
Hunter writes: "From an evolutionary perspective, the pallid sturgeon is a thing of beauty."
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Chris Hunter, The New York Times
Hunter writes: "From an evolutionary perspective, the pallid sturgeon is a thing of beauty."
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