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In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo
NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...Tags: Religion and Belief, Labor Legislation, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Italy
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Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X, is slain in Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, has been beaten to death in Mexico City, his battered body dumped near the famed Plaza Garibaldi, in what may have been a robbery gone wrong, police said Friday. News...Tags: Shootings, U.S. Embassy, Mexico, Mexico City, New York City
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Sword of division is poised over Iraq
BAGHDAD — Less than a year and a half after the last U.S. troops left, Iraq's political leaders are openly debating the prospect of two dangerous paths for their country: de facto division or civil war. Perhaps both. Tension between the Shiite...Tags: Religion and Belief, Baghdad (Iraq), Religious Conflicts, Nouri Maliki, Iraq
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EPA continues to release producers' personal information
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is appalled to learn that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to illegally release information on cattle operations to the activist groups Earth Justice, the Pew Charitable Trust and the...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Issues, Politics
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'Hit & Stay' looks to Catonsville Nine and beyond
Joe Tropea thought he was writing a research paper on the Catonsville Nine, a group of Catholic anti-war activists who set draft records ablaze outside a Selective Service office in 1968. But what he was really working on was a movie script. "I just got...
Tags: Chicago Underground Film Festival, Festive Events, Baltimore County, Religious Conflicts, Maryland Film Festival
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Ukraine's first gay march held under police protection
Reuters* Gay activists march for about 250 metres with police guard * March was almost banned by court order * Follows defiant gay pride marches in Georgia, Russia KIEV, May 25 (Reuters) - About 100 Ukrainian gay rights activists held the country's first...Tags: Religion and Belief, Russia, Christian Orthodoxy, Christianity, Justice and Rights
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Syria activists look to a grave for evidence against Assad
WASHINGTON — The hunt for proof that Syrian government forces used banned chemical weapons may come down to a rotting corpse exhumed late last month from a makeshift cemetery near Damascus. The grave diggers — a Syrian doctor and several...
Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Lebanon, White House, U.S. Embassy, Ban Ki-moon
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Protesters rally in Blacksburg and Roanoke against Monsanto
WDBJ7 ReporterAll over the country and right here in the Commonwealth, protesters are sounding off against Monsanto. It's a company that produces genetically modified seeds. Protesters want the company to start labeling the food they sell, so consumers have the...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Arable Farming, Politics
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Protesters target genetically modified food
Tribune reporterAbout 700 protesters gathered at Federal Plaza Saturday calling attention to the potential dangers of genetically modified food. The "March Against Monsanto" activists are part of dozens of protests taking place around the world today, targeting...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Biotechnology, Chicago Loop
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House Changes To GMO Bill Irk Activists
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Activists pressing for a state law requiring labels on food with genetically modified ingredients are disappointed and angry that the House of Representatives weakened a bill approved by the Senate earlier this week. "It's very clear...Tags: Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Genetic Engineering, Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut), J Brendan Sharkey, Consumer Goods Industries
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Activists rally against potential L.A. Times sale to Koch brothers
About 100 activists rallied in Beverly Hills on Thursday evening to protest a potential sale of the Los Angeles Times and other Tribune Co. newspapers to the politically conservative Koch brothers. Part of the group -- a collection of environmentalists,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Newspaper and Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Judaism, Newspapers
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Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown
ReutersBy Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked...Tags: Elections, Justice and Rights, Human Rights, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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