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CNN Suspends Reporter Over Tweet On Refugees

Since it was posted, the tweet has had over 3,000 retweets and close to 5,000 favorites, along with a plethora of comments.

Crystal James
Por Crystal James
UN Human Rights Council

Your tweets can compromise your career, which CNN global affairs correspondent Elise Labott just learned the hard way. CNN confirmed to Politico that Labott has received a two-week suspension for the following tweet sent out Thursday: “House passes bill that could limit Syrian refugees. Statue of Liberty bows head in anguish.” Along with her

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Convicted Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard Released From US Prison

The US attorney who tried the case said of Pollard’s release, «I don’t think there’s any doubt that the crime merited a life sentence, given the amount of damage that Mr. Pollard did to the United States government.»

Associated Press
Por Associated Press
Jonathan Pollard

WASHINGTON — Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard was released from prison early Friday, culminating an extraordinary espionage case that complicated American-Israeli relations for 30 years and became a periodic bargaining chip between two allies. Within hours of his release, Pollard's attorneys began a court challenge to terms of his parole that they

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Glenn Greenwald On «Submissive» Media’s Drumbeat For War And «Despicable» Anti-Muslim Scapegoating

«This really is about is this really shameless effort on the part of the CIA and other government officials to exploit the emotions that have been generated by watching the carnage in Paris for all sorts of long-standing policies.»

Democracy Now
Por Democracy Now
Glenn Greenwald | Julian Assange

In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, media coverage has seen familiar patterns: uncritically repeat government claims, defend expansive state power, and blame the Muslim community for the acts of a few. We discuss media fearmongering, anti-Muslim scapegoating, ISIL’s roots, and war profiteering with Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize-winning

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Minneapolis Officer Photographed Pointing Weapon At Rep. Keith Ellison’s Unarmed Son

“Photo is agonizing for me to see,” Ellison wrote on Twitter. “My son is PEACEFULLY protesting w/ hands up; officer is shouldering gun. Why?”

Raw Story
Por Raw Story
Twitter @WintanaMN

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) confirmed on Thursday that the young black man photographed as he was targeted with a weapon by a Minneapolis police officer is his son Jeremiah Ellison, Al Jazeera America reported. “Photo is agonizing for me to see,” Ellison wrote on Twitter. “My son is PEACEFULLY protesting w/ hands up; officer is shouldering gun.

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Religious Persecution In The US: Who Really Suffers? (Opinion)

Those who blame Islam for the violence in Paris, or anywhere else where Daesh (commonly referred to in the media as ISIS or ISIL) operates, are as ignorant and wrong as anyone who would blame Christianity for atrocities committed by members of Christian groups.

Robert Fantina
Por Robert Fantina
Photo by Boushra Almutawakel.

KITCHENER, Ontario --- To listen to the gaggle of Republican candidates currently seeking the presidency, one would think that Christians in the United States are on the verge of government-ordered extinction. President Barack Obama, they and their minions proclaim darkly, seeks to outlaw Christianity and establish either a secular or Shiite

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IAEA Report: Iran Dismantling Centrifuges Ahead of Schedule

Iran has disconnected almost a quarter of its uranium-enriching centrifuges in less than a month

Jason Ditz
Por Jason Ditz
iran nuclear deal

Despite reports last week of Iran briefly halting its dismantlement of centrifuges over a political dispute with hardliners, the latest IAEA report shows Iran has already raced through nearly a quarter of the dismantlement in well under a month, putting them well ahead of schedule. Iran started dismantling the centrifuges under the terms of the

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