Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald on Wednesday night ripped into Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and pointed out the congressman’s support of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Greenwald told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that it was “staggering” to see King call for him to face criminal...
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Glenn Greenwald slams Rep. Peter King: He supported terrorism for decades
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World’s population will hit 7.2 billion next month
The world’s population will hit 7.2 billion next month and 10.9 billion by 2100, with most of the growth a result of high birthrates in the developing world, the United Nations said Thursday. The UN’s latest “World Population Prospects” report said the number of people...
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U.S. to keep military forces in Jordan: official
The United States will keep F-16 fighter jets and Patriot anti-missile weapons in Jordan after a joint military exercise ends this month, a US defense official said Thursday. The US administration, which is weighing a decision to arm rebels fighting in neighboring Syria’s civil war, also...
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Biotech industry says Supreme Court’s gene ruling hurts innovation
The US Supreme Court’s rejection Thursday of natural DNA patent protection could hurt biotech companies, but specialists said it left enough safeguards for the industry to keep innovating. The court ruled that Myriad Genetics, which sells expensive tests for the genetic markers for cancer,...
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Nevada governor vetoes universal background checks for gun purchases
By Alexia Shurmur LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval on Thursday vetoed Democratic-backed legislation that would have strengthened gun-control rules by requiring background checks on customers in all gun sales in the state, including private transactions. The Republican...
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Facing pressure from governor, Arizona lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) – A divided Arizona Senate passed a key piece of President Barack Obama’s Medicaid expansion agenda on Thursday, handing Republican Governor Jan Brewer a policy victory over fierce opposition from conservatives in her party. By an 18-11 vote, the...
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Reps. King, Bachmann and Gohmert beg Glenn Beck’s viewers for support: We’re losing badly
Three of the most controversial Republican members of Congress appeared on Glenn Beck’s program Thursday to beg his viewers for support. Reps. Steve King (IA), Michele Bachmann (MN), and Louie Gohmert (TX) appeared on the television show to discuss their opposition to comprehensive...
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Two dead as massive Colorado wildfire burns 360 homes
Two people died while trying to flee a wildfire in Colorado that has burned down 360 homes, in the western US state’s most destructive blaze ever, officials said. Some 38,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as the blaze reached the edge of Colorado Springs, but officials voiced...
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U.S. to provide ‘direct military support’ to Syrian rebels
By Matt Spetalnick and Erika Solomon WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has authorized sending U.S. weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, a U.S. official said on Thursday after the White House said it has proof the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against...
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Democrat blasts ‘mind-boggling’ GOP for upholding indefinite detention of U.S. citizens
Rep. Adam Smith (D-CA), a ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, blasted legislators on Thursday who voted down his amendment to end the indefinite detention of terrorism suspects. “This is a vote against the United States constitution and it is a vote against due...
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John Oliver hilariously mocks France’s homoerotic anti-gay protesters
Amid a “Gaywatch” segment on Thursday night, The Daily Show host John Oliver surveyed recent protests in France over the legalization of same-sex marriage. Upon seeing how many of the protesters were dressed, he observed the anti-gay protesters looked “so much gayer than our...
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Maddow: GOP can’t stop playing to its ‘apocalyptic, paranoid, gun nut’ base
The Republican-led House of Representatives managed to pass a piece of gun-related legislation in time for Friday, the six-month anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. According to Rachel Maddow, however, the law is a conspiracy theory-inspired...
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Al Gore says Obama must veto ‘atrocity’ of Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
Former vice-president says oil pipeline is ‘really a losing proposition’ and demands climate plan promised at inauguration Al Gore has called on Barack Obama to veto the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, describing it as “an atrocity”. The former vice-president said in an...
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From hope to fear: the broken promise of Barack Obama
For 10 years, Paul Harris has been the Observer’s US reporter. He reflects on the President’s progress from soaring rhetoric to scandal It is all too easy to look back on some moments in the past and claim their significance was obvious at the time. That it was clear – even as the event...
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Maher slams out-of-touch ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ government of old corpselike men
In his “New Rules” segment on Friday night’s edition of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher lambasted the out-of-touch senior citizens sitting in Congress. He began by saying that as long as Congress is going to accomplish nothing besides ensuring that they...
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Transatlantic EgyptAir flight bound for New York diverted to Britain
An EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York was diverted Saturday to a Scottish airport, where police are attending the scene, a spokesman at the airport told AFP. The spokesman for Glasgow Prestwick Airport could not say why the flight was diverted. “An EgyptAir aircraft, flight number MSR985,...
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Georgia Republican: ‘People of color are being paid by the government’
A speaker at this week’s conservative Faith And Freedom Coalition Conference said on Friday that the Republican Party struggles to attract minority voters because they’re “being paid by the government” in benefits. According to Think Progress, Rich Thompson, founder of the...
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Saudi women get jail terms for trying to help Canadian woman get divorce
A Saudi court handed two Saudi women 10-month jail sentences on Saturday for seeking to help a Canadian woman who wanted to leave her Saudi husband with their children, human rights activists said. The court also banned Fawzia al-Ayuni and Wajiha al-Huaider from leaving the kingdom for two years,...
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New England Patriots owner: Putin stole my Superbowl ring
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said this week that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin stole his Superbowl ring in 2005 when Kraft and a group of American businessmen were visiting St. Petersburg, Russia. According to CBS Sports, what has been portrayed in the media as a...
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East Antarctic ice shelves melting at surprisingly high pace
East Antarctic ice shelves melting at surprising pace, study suggests (via The Christian Science Monitor) Several small ice shelves along the East Antarctic coast appear to be melting at surprisingly high rates, some at rates comparable to those of shelves in West Antarctica, long a center of...
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