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In unprecedented move, eight European countries to demand compensation from Israel for West Bank demolitions
Eight European Union countries wrote an official protest letter to Israel, demanding over €30,000 ($35,400) in compensation for confiscating and demolishing structures and infrastructure which the countries had built in Area C of the West Bank, which is ...[Read more]
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In Silicon Valley, the homeless illustrate a growing divide
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - In the same affluent, suburban city where Google built its headquarters, Tes Saldana lives in a crowded but tidy camper she parks on the street. She concedes it's "not a very nice living situation," but it also is not unusual. ...[Read more]
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House Tax Bill Is Littered With Loopholes for Wall Street’s Wealthiest
Lawmakers who sped a bill through the U.S. House last week may have handed a few more goodies to Wall Street’s wealthiest than they realize. Investors in billion-dollar hedge funds might be able to take advantage of a new, lower tax rate touted as a bre ...[Read more]
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Student Loan Debt Is Now As Big as the U.S. Junk Market
U.S. student loan debt now equals the size of the $1.3 trillion U.S. high-yield corporate bond market, presenting investors with a whole different range of risks. “Delinquency rates on student loans are much higher than those on auto loans or mortgages, ...[Read more]
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Yes, the FBI is America’s secret police
In order to boost the credibility of the FBI’s investigations of the Trump team, much of the media is whitewashing the bureau’s entire history. But the FBI has been out of control almost since its birth. A 1924 American Civil Liberties Union report wa ...[Read more]
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Two more Tamimi family members are said to be arrested, as Ahed, 16, appears in court
Today the arrest of Ahed Tamimi, 16, in occupied Nabi Saleh early Tuesday morning, after a video surfaced showing her slapping an Israeli soldier, is gaining global attention, including from the Washington Post. Ahed’s arrest by Israeli soldiers was fol ...[Read more]
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The Senate’s push to overrule the FCC on net neutrality now has 50 votes, Democrats say
The tally leaves supporters just one vote shy of the 51 required to pass a Senate resolution of disapproval, in a legislative gambit aimed at restoring the agency's net neutrality rules. ...[Read more]
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Report Confirms Israel Has Been Secretly Funding Syrian Rebels For Years
A key piece of data, one which was just revealed by the WSJ and which many had suspected has come to light regarding Israel and ISIS. According to the Journal, Israel and Saudi Arabia have been aligned from the onset of the Syrian conflict, “with Israel ...[Read more]
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Drastic income inequality is putting a strain on America’s social safety net
Sharp US income inequalities are only partially offset by means-tested social programs and taxation-based transfers, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office. For the top 20% richest US households, average income was more than ten ti ...[Read more]
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Labour pledges free bus travel for young
Labour says it would give under-25s in England free bus travel in areas where local councils bring services back into public ownership as the party wants. The £1.4bn policy would be paid for by cash from vehicle excise duty currently earmarked for buildi ...[Read more]
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Over 100 U.S. Labs Secretly Carrying Out Illegal & Dangerous Biological Warfare Experiments
Some 113 university, government, hospital and corporate laboratories engaged in research often with potential to be used for germ warfare have refused to disclose their operations to the public as ...[Read more]
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