Archives for General News
June 2015
Tuesday, June 30:
Pope Francis recruits Naomi Klein in climate change battle
Pets Weight in on the Fourth of July (1 comments)
Obama approval rating: Above 50 percent.
Iran talks extended as Obama takes hard line on terms
Surveillance Court Rules That N.S.A. Can Resume Bulk Data Collection (2 comments)
Greece's Debt Crisis Deadline Approaches, As EU Makes Last-Ditch Effort
Florida Photographer Loses Client Over Marriage Equality; Responds Brilliantly (2 comments)
Sugary drinks linked to high death tolls worldwide (2 comments)
Monday, June 29:
N.Y. Prison Escapee David Sweat Tells Officials Plan Was to Go to Mexico - NBC News
Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics to Remain Open
They Are Eating What in Yulin China? (4 comments)
Blockade-Busting Boat Intercepted Off Gaza Coast
Jack Balkwill: We don't do body counts: Have Millions of Deaths from America's 'War on Terror' been Concealed? (5 comments)
Texas AG tells clerks they can flout Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage (1 comments)
Supreme Court Blocks Obama's Limits on Power Plants
UN Human Rights Council operates just like FIFA (1 comments)
Sunday, June 28:
Zeese and Flowers: TPP Fight is NOT Over! (6 comments)
Tutorial on How to Easily Find and Add Images or Videos to OpEdNews (9 comments)
Iran, World Powers Plan To Keep Nuclear Talks Going Beyond June 30 Deadline, Official Says
Law enforcement sources: Prison escapee David Sweat shot and captured near Canadian border
Greece Will Close Banks to Stem Flood of Withdrawals
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Breaks Up After Launch With Space Station Cargo
When it comes to the First Amendment - Israel scores an "F"
Oil Prices Likely to Rise With Tight Inventories (1 comments)
Saturday, June 27:
As globe warms, melting glaciers revealing more than bare earth (1 comments)
Greek parliament gives green light to Tspiras' bailout referendum (1 comments)
Dwarf planet Ceres 'bright lights' are like Old Faithful geysers inside a Yellowstone National Park Caldera (2 comments)
*Making Corporate Offshore Tax Dodging A Campaign Issue (2 comments)
Bernie Sanders Was for Full Gay Equality 40 Years Ago
Bernie Sanders' Actual Voting Record - Vote Smart (1 comments)
Friday, June 26:
Vatican Treaty Recognizes a Palestinian State
Donald Trump refuses to release birth certificate and passport records
Richard Matt, Escaped Convict in New York Manhunt, Is Reported Killed
Common sense and decency win: 5 Cheers and 4 Raspberries for SCOTUS as it Bars States from Banning Gay Marriage (14 comments)
Down to the Wire for Greece (7 comments)
Natylie Baldwin: State Capitalism on Behalf of Militarism (9 comments)
An Ad That Defies Stereotypes (2 comments)
Amy Fried, Ph.D.: The Supreme Court Just Legalized Gay Marriage Everywhere (3 comments)
Amy Fried, Ph.D.: Supreme Court Rules Gay Couples Nationwide Have a Right to Marry
Guglielmo Tell: Pentagon Admits 60,000 Black Soldiers Used in Human Experiment (1 comments)
Supreme Court Rejects Obamacare Lawsuit, Preserving Insurance For Millions
Thursday, June 25:
State Dept. Gets Libya Emails That Hillary Clinton Didn't Hand Over (1 comments)
Greece Debt Talks In Deadlock Over Reforms As Deadline Looms
Bernie Sanders on Foreign Policy
Maine House Speaker Mark Eve's Accuses LePage of Blackmail (1 comments)
Wednesday, June 24:
Message from the NRA to its Supporters (3 comments)
Francois Hollande holds emergency meeting after WikiLeaks claims US spied on three French presidents
Pelosi Stands Down On TAA, Clearing Way For Obama's Trade Agenda (3 comments)
Romney moves to reassemble campaign team for "almost certain" 2016 bid
McCain Accuses Republican of Funding Putin (1 comments)
Pakistan Heat Wave Kills Hundreds: Victims "Dying On the Streets"
Today's Key News Items (6 comments)
Franklin P. Lamb: Palmyra Update: What will remain after Eid al-Fitr? (1 comments)
Russian Sock-Puppet, 'troll factory' Outed (121 comments)
Interest Rates: Six Reasons They Are Going to Go Up (4 comments)
Tuesday, June 23:
Jill Stein Announces Candidacy for President (13 comments)
'A Great Day for Corporate America': US Senate Passes Fast Track (8 comments)
Senate Hands a Victory to Obama on Trade Pact (1 comments)
While GOP candidates stammer, Clinton directly confronts race
Tomgram: Nomi Prins, Jeb! The Money! Dynasty!
Obama Ordering Changes in U.S. Hostage Policies
Monday, June 22:
America Going, (Going, Gone!) To The Dogs (Of War) (4 comments)
Ben Carson slams GOP 2016 rivals "who dare not call this tragedy an act of racism"
The Future Of Wind Farms Could Hinge On Owl Wings -- ScienceDaily
Transcript: Fritjof Capra--Applying Systems Theory to Making the World A Better Place (12 comments)
Amazing Bernie Sanders Interview With Rachel Maddow (227 comments)
"Berning" Up the Campaign Trail in Denver (13 comments)
A scientific Model Supported By a UK Govt Taskforce Flags Risk of Civilisation's Collapse by 2040 (3 comments)
Bernie Sanders on Bill Maher - Video
Bernie Sanders Wows Hollywood Progressives at Two L.A. Fundraisers
Sunday, June 21:
The U.S. and Israel Are Preemptively Discrediting The UN's Report On The Gaza War
Iran lawmakers ban nuclear inspectors from military sites
Hear the Real World in St. Petersburg (2 comments)
Saturday, June 20:
Trade Fight Exposes Turmoil Among House Democrats
S.C.-Style Killings Routine In Middle East (1 comments)
Guglielmo Tell: Anti-Immigration Party Wins Big in Denmark Elections (3 comments)
Former US military personnel urge drone pilots to walk away from controls (4 comments)
What were you doing on your vacation?: Returning Home to the US is to Enter a Police State (28 comments)
Sanders Supporter Neil Young on Trump's Unauthorized use of "Rockin' in the Free World" (1 comments)
Sixth mass extinction is here: Humanity's existence threatened -- ScienceDaily (1 comments)
Friday, June 19:
As Ocean Warms, 'Extensive and Unprecedented' Toxic Algae Blooms (6 comments)
Renewable Revolution Rising, But Ultimate Potential Remains Untapped
All 50 US states fail to meet global police use of force standards, report finds (1 comments)
Clinton Campaign Fundraises With Pro-TPP Lobby Firm As Congress Reschedules Trade Vote (2 comments)
Former Ready For Warren Group Formally Endorses Bernie Sanders For President (6 comments)
*The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016 (6 comments)
Fear and Loathing in Berkeley (1 comments)
Brian Williams: Fabrications came from "bad urge" (2 comments)
Franklin P. Lamb: Why are so many Sunni Muslims in Lebanon switching to Da'ish (ISIS)? (4 comments)
Thursday, June 18:
Brian Williams breaks silence with apology: "I said things that weren't true" (1 comments)
Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Is Captured
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, The Theology of American National Security (1 comments)
Jeb Bush cancels events in Charleston due to church shooting
The NRA is So Against White Hate It Keeps Ted Nugent on its Board (11 comments)
PA Death Penalty: Governor Has History, and Ben Franklin, on His Side
Stop What You're Doing, Watch Boyko-Cohen Interview (14 comments)
Faith Leaders Stand With Pope Francis on Climate Change (3 comments)
Nine Killed at Historic Emanuel Church in Charleston, South Carolina
"Rent a Crowd" Company Admits Politicians Are Using Their Service (3 comments)
ISIL Bad Guys Lose Big on Border (2 comments)
Wednesday, June 17:
Damning New Report Reveals Walmart's Elaborate Tax Dodging Scheme
Morales: "time for a change" in EU/Latin-American relationship (1 comments)
Move Over, Alexander Hamilton: A Woman Is Going On The $10 Bill (3 comments)
Greek Central Bank Warns Country Will Likely Exit EU Without Deal (2 comments)
Guglielmo Tell: Correa Delays Tax Vote, Calls for National Debate on Wealth Redistribution in Ecuador (13 comments)
Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire
Tuesday, June 16:
Issa escorted out of Benghazi deposition (1 comments)
Pope Francis Takes 'Hard Core' Stance on Climate Debate (4 comments)
Anti-War Protests Rising (10 comments)
Americans Believe US Is On the Wrong Track by 61% - 28% (5 comments)
Freedom of speech is an Islamic value defended by Muslims (1 comments)
Monday, June 15:
Is Bird Flu Just About the Price of Eggs and Farmer Profits? (3 comments)
Tomgram: David Vine, "The Truth About Diego Garcia, And 50 Years of Fictions About a U.S. Military Base" (1 comments)
Rachel Dolezal resigns as president of NAACP Spokane chapter (2 comments)
Italy Demands EU Share Migrants - or Else (17 comments)
Mumia Attorneys Sue Pennsylvania over Prisoner Medical Abuse (3 comments)
George Galloway enters race to become London mayor (1 comments)
Vatican indicts ex-ambassador to Dominican Republic
Sunday, June 14:
Israelis go on offensive ahead of UN report (1 comments)
Saudi Arabia to Declare King's Mental Incapability Soon
Israel issues its own Gaza war report, pre-empting U.N. inquiry
UK under pressure to respond to latest Edward Snowden claims
Fast Track's TPP Trojan Horse: the Façade of Free Trade Hiding Protectionism for Multinational Corporations (2 comments)
Saturday, June 13:
Iran's Rouhani aims to limit nuclear inspections, warns of talks delay
Gunman who opened fire at Dallas police headquarters believed dead, authorities say (1 comments)
Mumia abu Jamal Still Denied Access to Outside Physician (1 comments)
Egypt Opens Gaza Border Crossing
We're Eating WHAT? Mad Cow Reported in Ireland as US ban is Lifted (2 comments)
Ten Years After Katrina: NOLA Can Finally Throw Off the Cloak of Shame (1 comments)
Obama Versus Hersh: Who's Telling The Truth? (13 comments)
Friday, June 12:
Poland says Washington stonewalling CIA jail investigation
Fast Track Fails (23 comments)
Thursday, June 11:
Do solar panels use more energy than they generate? (1 comments)
American Petroleum Institute Ads Target Smog Rules
Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officers in Tamir Rice Death
Sanders Announces Family Values Agenda (7 comments)
The Counted: Number of People Killed by Police This Year Reaches 500 (2 comments)
Tomgram: Jen Marlowe, "They Demolish and We Rebuild"
In early rush, Clinton deploys organizers coast to coast
Listen to a Veteran! (2 comments)
Jamie Dimon Says He's Unsure If Elizabeth Warren Understands Global Banking System (1 comments)
Bernie Sanders: 'We Are The Underdog'
US could derive all energy from renewable sources by 2050
Wednesday, June 10:
Obama lawyers asked secret court to ignore public court's decision on spying
Obama orders more troops to Iraq to guide fightback against Islamic State
The Hidden Castro Assassination Plots (2 comments)
GOP readies assault on Obama's climate agenda
U.S. job openings hit record high; small businesses upbeat (1 comments)
Tuesday, June 9:
Eric Casebolt, McKinney Police Officer Involved In Pool Party Incident, Resigns
Support for Same-Sex Marriage at Record High, but Key Segments Remain Opposed
White House briefing room evacuated by Secret Service during televised briefing
Hastert pleads not guilty to 2 counts of fraud charges in hush-money scandal
Tomgram: Gottesdiener and Garcia, How to Dismantle This Country (1 comments)
Massive Fire at Fuel Storage Center New Kiev
Vincent Bugliosi, Prosecutor in Manson Trial, Dies at 80 (7 comments)
Please Take Our Bone Drugs Begs Big Pharma! (7 comments)
Putin in Lengthy Interview with Center-right Italian Daily (28 comments)
Monday, June 8:
At Summit, Obama Calls For Tough Stance Against Russia (2 comments)
Supreme Court says president's powers prevail on foreign borders
World Cup for Russia and Qatar Could Be Cancelled
Federal Court Offers Ray Of Hope To Obama's Immigration Programs (1 comments)
Tomgram: Alfred McCoy. Washington's Great Game and Why It's Failing (4 comments)
Explosive corruption of the Israeli justice system is cured by gag orders... (2 comments)
Ex-intel officials: Pentagon report proves US complicity in ISIS -- INSURGE intelligence -- Medium (9 comments)
Fast Track Will Also Apply to TISA, the "Scariest Trade Deal Nobody's Talking About" (1 comments)
Sunday, June 7:
De Blasio: "We have a democracy problem in this country"
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham: Caitlyn Jenner Is "Welcome In My Party" (1 comments)
Obama, Merkel push G-7 to keep sanctions on Russia (1 comments)
Rick Perry promises to take on Wall Street in 2016
Victorious Snowden stuck in exile
Saturday, June 6:
American Pharoah wins Belmont to capture U.S. Triple Crown
Israel a criminal offender at large, UN listing or not (1 comments)
Obama remembers Joe Biden's son for living "life of meaning" (1 comments)
Israel to US: Soften Iran deadline
What We Now Know About The Men Who Led The Impeachment Of Clinton; Hypocrisy X 3 (1 comments)
When Obama Speaks on Fast Track's TPP, Bush-43's Words Come out of his Mouth (1 comments)
Harvard gets biggest gift ever: $400M from Wall Street alum (9 comments)
Friday, June 5:
Ben Carson's campaign faces turmoil after staff exits and super PAC chaos
Rush Limbaugh In Free Fall As His Show Gets Demoted To A Low Rated Station (4 comments)
Government of India versus the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (4 comments)
Franklin P. Lamb: Israel signals it may destroy Hezbollah this summer-and include Iran as a twofer (4 comments)
Pakistan police say 8 men in Malala attack were acquitted
Thursday, June 4:
Three Days on the Campaign Trail With Bernie Sanders: Rolling Stone
Hunting for Hackers, N.S.A. Secretly Expands Internet Spying at U.S. Border
WikiLeaks releases documents related to controversial US trade pact
Israeli Generals Back Nuclear Deal With Iran -- Split With Netanyahu
Hillary Clinton calls for sweeping expansion of voter registration (1 comments)
Tomgram: Nick Turse, My Very Own Veteran's Day
What Your Job Says About Your Politics (1 comments)
Sheldon Whitehouse: Sue Fossil Fuel Companies For Climate Fraud
Wednesday, June 3:
When a School Board Victimizes Kids - NYTimes.com (6 comments)
Greedy Factory Farmers Attract Bird Flu (4 comments)
America's Epidemic of Unnecessary Care (8 comments)
Tuesday, June 2:
Sanders Eyes Run Warren Run's Network in Iowa
Despite What Corporate Media Tells You, Bernie Sanders' Positions Are Mainstream (1 comments)
Rand Paul's New Crusade: The Secret 9/11 Docs (5 comments)
Senate Votes To Turn NSA Spying Back On, But With Reforms
TSA Director Reassigned in Wake of Security Failures (2 comments)
Pentagon's anthrax scandal spreads to Canada (1 comments)
Torturers Promoted at CIA, Now Running Drone Assassination Program (3 comments)
Islamic State Attacks Israel: ISIS Supporters Threaten Hamas, Take Credit For Launching Rocket From Gaza (1 comments)
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Going for Broke in Ponzi Scheme America
Hundreds Missing After Chinese Cruise Ship Sinks on Yangtze
Monday, June 1:
Psychologist Says This Key Skill Can Make People Highly Effective Leaders
Challenging Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Gains Momentum in Iowa
Lindsey Graham launches presidential campaign
Barbara Myers: The Unknown Whistleblower
NY Times: Challenging Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Gains Momentum in Iowa
Hillary Clinton Grabs Early Lead In The World Primary (2 comments)
We-The-People's Best Defense against Global Fascism: Telling Your U.S. Representative to Vote No on Fast Track (3 comments)
Do You Have Binge Eating Disorder? Big Pharma Hopes So (11 comments)
Natylie Baldwin: American Propaganda and the Mass Media (8 comments)