Saturday, September 17, 2016

RSN: Silent Skies: North America Has Lost 1.5 Billion Birds Since 1970s, Says Report, $90 Billion Whistleblower Suit Filed Against Four of the Nation's Largest Chemical Companies




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Oliver Stone: 'The US Government Lies All the Time' 
'There's more to it that meets the eye and whatever they tell you, you've got to look beyond,' said Oliver Stone, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt at the Toronto film festival, about the topic of his new drama, 'Snowden.' (photo: Evan Agostini/AP) 
Benjamin Lee, Guardian UK 
Lee writes: "Oliver Stone has taken aim at the US government for deceiving people about the levels of surveillance that exist in the country." 
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CEOs Can Now Be Prosecuted Like War Criminals at the Hague 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "The International Criminal Court announced Thursday it will now hold corporate executives and governments legally responsible for environmental crimes." 
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$90 Billion Whistleblower Suit Filed Against Four of the Nation's Largest Chemical Companies 
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch 
Chow writes: "Four of the country's largest chemical companies have been accused of selling billions of dollars worth of harmful isocyanate chemicals but intentionally concealing their dangers to consumers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the past several decades." 
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Bernie Sanders: I'm Going to Do All I Can to Make Sure Trump Doesn't Win 
Nick Gass, Politico 
Gass writes: "Bernie Sanders does not even want to contemplate the possibility of a President Donald Trump, as the Vermont senator looks to boost the candidacy of former rival Hillary Clinton as Trump rises in the polls." 
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The Feds Will Soon Be Able to Legally Hack Almost Anyone 
Senator Ron Wyden, Matt Blaze and Susan Landau, Wired 
Excerpt: "The Justice Department is planning a vast expansion of government hacking. Under a new set of rules, the FBI would have the authority to secretly use malware to hack into thousands or hundreds of thousands of computers that belong to innocent third parties and even crime victims. The unintended consequences could be staggering." 
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US and Israel Sign Largest-Ever Military Aid Package, Despite Human Rights Concerns 
Al Jazeera America 
Excerpt: "The US will reportedly provide Israel's military with $38 billion in a 10-year deal that also involves concessions by Israel." 
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Silent Skies: North America Has Lost 1.5 Billion Birds Since 1970s, Says Report 
Bob Weber, The Canadian Press 
Weber writes: "North American skies have grown quieter over the last decades by the absent songs of 1.5 billion birds, says the latest summary of bird populations." 
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