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8 Million US Children Live in High Poverty

A report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation Thursday shows nearly eight million US children were living in high poverty in 2010, a 25 percent increase since 2000. Three-quarters of those children had at least one parent working. Read More

12 killed in Blast in Peshawar, Pakistan

Twelve people were killed Thursday in Peshawar, Pakistan in a powerful blast at a bus stand. Dozens more were wounded, at least 10 seriously. Peshawar, located near the border with Pakistan's tribal areas, is a sanctuary for members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban, a group that has been at war with the government for five years. Read More

Republic Windows and Doors Workers Begin Another Occupation

Workers who once occupied Chicago's Republic Window and Door Factory in 2008 in a successful bid to keep their jobs, began another sit-in at the same building Thursday. The new owners, Serious Energy, bought the plant from Republic after it attempted to shut down without giving its employees notice or paying back wages. Thursday, more than 50 of those workers occupied the factory after discovering Serious Energy planned to close. Read More

Anthrax attacks replayed without the anthrax

In an apparent replay of the 2001 Anthrax attacks, several US lawmakers, media outlets plus comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender warned “harmful material” could follow. The letters included complaints about corporate influence over US politics. One letter was reportedly received by Democratic Senator Patty Murray. Read More

20 dead in Koran Burning Protests

Thousands of enraged Afghans took to the streets for a fourth day Friday protesting US soldiers’ ...

setting fire to copies of the Koran. In the deadliest day of unrest so far, at least 12 people died, as demonstrators charged US bases and diplomatic missions. More than 20 people have been killed since the unrest began, including two US soldiers who died when an Afghan trainee turned his weapon on them. Read More

Post Office Goes Broke Funding Pensions For Unborn Employees

The US Postal Service Thursday announced it‘s axing 35,000 jobs and consolidating or closing 223 mail-processing plants in late May or June. The move is part of an effort to cut its budget $20 billion in the next three years to comply with a Congressional mandate requiring it to fund 100 percent of employees’ pensions for 75 years by 2016. Read More

Israeli Police Clash with Palestinians at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site

Israeli police clashed with hundreds of Palestinians after Muslim prayers Friday at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound which sits atop the remains of two biblical Jewish temples. Tensions have heightened recently, with Palestinian activists concerned that far-right Israelis are trying to gain entry to Muslim-controlled areas at the site. Read More

Situation Remains Dire in Dabaab, world’s biggest refugee camp

Six months after donors poured money and aid into Dadaab, the world’s biggest refugee camp in Kenya, aid groups warn the situation remains dire. Dadaab is sheltering almost 500,000 Somalis who have fled across the border to escape famine and war. All "non-lifesaving" humanitarian work was halted in the camps in October due to the deteriorating security situation. Read More

NYPD Throws 250 Mile-Wide Net Looking to Catch Muslims

The Associated Press reported Thursday the New York police department's Intelligence chief David Cohen wanted a mole planted in every mosque "within a 250-mile radius" of the city. The news is the latest revelation the NYPD spied on Muslims across the US northeast. Cohen, a former CIA officer, told officers: "Take a big net, throw it out, catch as many fish as you can and see what we get.” Read More