RSN: 'The Day After Tomorrow' Ice Age Scenario Could Be Possible, Researchers Say, The Murder of JFK, Part 2: Counterfeit ID Planted in Oswald's Wallet?

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Bill Simpich | The Murder of JFK, Part 2: Counterfeit ID Planted in Oswald's Wallet? 

Bill Simpich, Reader Supported News 
Simpich writes: "In my previous article, I asked the question 'Who found Oswald's wallet at the murder scene?' Here, I pose another question: Was a phony identification card for 'Alek Hidell' inserted into the wallet after Oswald's arrest?" 
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United States Ends Future Arctic Offshore Drilling 
Dan Joling, Associated Press 
Joling writes: "The Interior Department announced Friday it is canceling future lease sales and will not extend current leases in Arctic waters off Alaska's northern coast, a decision that significantly reduces the chances for future Arctic offshore drilling." 
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Four Israeli Cities, Citing Security, Ban Arab Workers From Schools 
Jeffrey Heller, Reuters 
Heller writes: "At least four Israeli cities, including the commercial capital Tel Aviv, have banned Arab laborers from their schools, struggling to calm public fears fueled by the worst surge of Palestinian street attacks in years." 
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The Anti-Free-Speech Movement at UCLA 
Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic 
Friedersdorf writes: "Perhaps 18-to-22-year-olds can be forgiven for failing to appreciate what's at stake in their activism. But UCLA administrators cannot be forgiven for complying with student demands to punish this free expression - a glaring illustration of their low-regard for the First Amendment, California law, and liberal ideals." 
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Governor of Hawaii Declares State of Emergency for Homelessness 
Associated Press 
Excerpt: "Hawaii Gov. David Ige has declared a state of emergency to deal with the state's homelessness crisis just days after city and state officials cleared one of the nation's largest homeless encampments." 
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How the Nation's Most Notorious Crime-Gun Store Cleaned Up Its Act 
Dan Simmons, The Washington Post 
Simmons writes: "For gun stores contemplating whether to change their practices to protect themselves legally, there's a model for them to follow: the new Badger Guns." 
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'The Day After Tomorrow' Ice Age Scenario Could Be Possible, Researchers Say 
Tim Radford, Climate News Network 
Radford writes: "Two separate and very different studies have confirmed a climate paradox-that global warming and a slowdown in the Atlantic Ocean currents could trigger climate change and bring a prolonged chill in Europe." 
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Corp Watch: [CorpWatch] Shell’s Plans to Drill for Oil in the Arctic Blocked by Greenpeace Climbers

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Shell’s Plans to Drill for Oil in the Arctic Blocked by Greenpeace Climbers
Richard Smallteacher
July 31st, 2015

Greenpeace temporarily blocked Shell from drilling for oil in the Arctic by blocking the path of a specialized ice-breaking ship in Portland, Oregon. Thirteen climbers suspended themselves from a bridge while hundreds of local supporters paddled below in kayaks forcing the company to delay operations for almost two days.

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RSN: US to Sell $5.4 Billion Worth of Missiles to Saudi Arabia, It's Not Climate Change - It's Everything Change, How Mass Incarceration Creates 'Million Dollar Blocks' in Poor Neighborhoods

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Margaret Atwood | It's Not Climate Change - It's Everything Change 
 
Margaret Atwood, Medium 
Atwood writes: "The future without oil! For optimists, a pleasant picture. There we are, driving around in our cars fueled by hydrogen, or methane, or solar, or something else we have yet to dream up." 
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Former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty 
Steve Bittenbender, Reuters 
Bittenbender writes: "A judge on Thursday set a bond of $1 million for a former University of Cincinnati campus police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed black man he had stopped for a missing license plate. Ray Tensing, 25, pleaded not guilty at the arraignment." 
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Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood | These Extremist Videos Are Nothing Short of an Attack on Women 
Cecile Richards, The Washington Post 
Richards writes: "These attacks are not about us. They are about the ability of women across the country to access health care. Period." 
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UN Paid Millions to Russian Aviation Firm Since Learning of Sex Attack on Girl 
Paul Lewis, Oliver Laughland and Roger Hamilton-Martin, Guardian UK 
Excerpt: "The United Nations has spent half a billion dollars on contracts with a Russian aviation company since discovering one of its helicopter crews in the Democratic Republic of the Congo drugged and raped a teenage girl in a sexual attack." 
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How Mass Incarceration Creates 'Million Dollar Blocks' in Poor Neighborhoods 
Emily Badger, The Washington Post 
Badger writes: "Our penchant for incarcerating people has grown so strong that, in many cities, taxpayers frequently spend more than a million dollars locking away residents of a single city block." 
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US to Sell $5.4 Billion Worth of Missiles to Saudi Arabia 
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Excerpt: "The U.S. State Department approved the possible sale of US$5.4 billion worth of interceptors missiles to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, just a few weeks after the U.S. and five other world powers sealed a deal with Iran over Tehran's nuclear program." 
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Activists Stop Shell Vessel as It Attempts to Leave Portland Harbor 
Greenpeace Press Release, Reader Supported News 
Excerpt: "The Greenpeace USA activists who rappelled from the St. John's Bridge in Portland more than 30 hours ago successfully blocked Shell's Arctic drilling support vessel, the Fennica, as it attempted to leave Portland this morning." 
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RSN: Stranded: How America's Failing Public Transportation Increases Inequality, Student Who Told Jeb Bush "Your Brother Created ISIS" Speaks Out About Incident, Egypt's First Elected President Sentenced to Death

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Charles Pierce | The Federal System of Killing People Still Functions

Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "The whole proceeding was a public ritual of expiation, and now the ritual will be completed, maybe a decade from now, with the one blood sacrifice that the law allows."
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Student Who Told Jeb Bush "Your Brother Created ISIS" Speaks Out About Incident
Alan Yuhas, Guardian UK
Yuhas writes: "Ivy Ziedrich challenged the likely presidential candidate after he blamed the militant group's formation on Barack Obama for withdrawing troops from Iraq."
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For Decades, Candy Makers Used Forced or Child Labor, Now Congress May Finally Crack Down
Vicki Needham, The Hill
Needham writes: "The 1932 trade rule allows some products that are made by forced or child labor to enter the United States when demand outstrips the domestic supply."
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Stranded: How America's Failing Public Transportation Increases Inequality
Gillian B. White, The Atlantic
White writes: "The nation's crumbling infrastructure makes it hard for those living in poverty to access jobs, quality groceries, and good schools."
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Berkeley Requires Cellphone Sellers to Warn of Radiation Risks
Anita Chabria, Guardian UK
Chabria writes: "Lawmakers vote to highlight the potential dangers of keeping devices close to the body as scientists raise raft of concerns, especially for children."
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Egypt's First Elected President Sentenced to Death
Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post
Cunningham writes: "The verdict, which can be appealed, marks a stunning blow to the pro-democracy revolt that saw thousands of Egyptians rise up against an increasingly corrupt police state."
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'Kayak-tivists' Take On Shell in Battle Over Arctic Oil Drilling
Rose Hackman, Guardian UK
Hackman writes: "Hundreds of water-borne protesters are shaking their paddles at a giant oil rig in the city's port they say will bring ecological disaster and worsen climate change."
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RSN: BREAKING: Obama Administration Approves Arctic Oil Drilling

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BREAKING: Obama Administration Approves Arctic Oil Drilling

Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fuel Fix
Dlouhy writes: "The Obama administration reaffirmed a 2008 government auction of Arctic drilling rights on Tuesday, delivering a major victory to Shell Oil Co. as it aims to resume exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea this summer."
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