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December 06, 2014 05:13
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- John Kerry asks to delay CIA torture report
- In a personal phone call to the Chair of the Senate Committee on Intelligence, Secretary of State John Kerry asked for the so-called torture report to be delayed, arguing it could damage foreign relations and pose risks to US personnel and facilities.
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NYPD cop who killed unarmed Brooklyn man texted union instead of calling help
- The New York Police Department officer who recently shot and killed an unarmed African American man in Brooklyn did not immediately call for help or report the incident, choosing instead to text a police union representative as the victim died.
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Orion spacecraft splashes down after historic double-orbit mission
- The Orion deep-space capsule successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near Mexico on Friday morning following a four-and-a-half-hour-long mission that sent the rocket-powered vessel 3,600 miles above the Earth and around the planet twice.
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Climate change could damage NASA’s space program
- The effects of climate change are already showing up along American coastlines from Miami to Alaska, but Florida geologists are particularly concerned about sea level rise at Cape Canaveral – home to the Kennedy Space Center.
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Bloomberg gun-control group seeks victory in more than 12 states
- Plans for the gun-control group founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are becoming increasingly ambitious, as it looks to target up to 20 states for gun reform over the next two years.
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US racial profiling 'to remain at airports, border checks'
- The Obama administration will continue to allow the Department of Homeland Security to conduct racial profiling at airports and borders, a decision that comes amid high-profile cases of excessive use of police force against minorities.
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‘Govt created a monster’: 1000s protest police violence across US for 3rd night (PHOTOS)
- Thousands of people in New York and other US cities protested for a third night against the use of lethal force by police against minorities, as prosecutors pledged to consider charges against an officer in the killing of an unarmed black man last month.
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US hostage Luke Somers, S. Africa's Pierre Korkie killed in Yemen in rescue op
- Two hostages held by Yemeni Al-Qaeda - American Luke Somers and South African Pierre Korkie - were killed by captors during a US rescue operation, it’s been officially confirmed. Korkie’s death reportedly came a day before his negotiated release.
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Man dies after being shot by police in Hollywood near Walk of Fame
- A man who police say was carrying a knife has died after being shot by law enforcers in Hollywood, Los Angeles. He was taken to hospital but, did not recover from his injuries. A witness who took a video of the incident says the man was unarmed.
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Walmart’s 'I can't breathe' ad forced off air after Eric Garner protests
- Waves of protests over the chokehold death of Eric Garner by the NYPD are forcing a major US business to adapt, with Walmart taking down and changing a commercial after people said it was insensitive for featuring the phrase, "I can't breathe.”
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Native American youth in 'national crisis' - White House
- A White House report on Native American students said they face educational, socioeconomic, and health barriers that are “nothing short of a national crisis."
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Sony hack reveals movie studio kept passwords in folder named 'Passwords'
- The recent hacking of Sony Pictures is proving to be more embarrassing than first imagined: among the files pilfered from the Hollywood giant are documents containing dozens of login credentials and passwords in plain text.
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Cops clear ‘The Jungle,’ one of the largest homeless encampments in America
- Authorities in San Jose have cleared out “The Jungle,” considered one of the largest homeless encampments in the nation, as high rents and tough economic times have hit many in California’s Silicon Valley, a region where the tech industry dominates.
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Illegal pro-GMO observers accused of disrupting Oregon labeling law vote count
- Amid a recount of Oregon’s ballot initiative over labeling of genetically-modified foods, the pro-agribusiness contingent, known as the No on 92 Coalition, tried to illegally place out-of-state election observers in at least four counties, opponents say.
Shows
Breaking the Set
Chokehold insanity, transportation revolution & Iran bombing Iraq
Abby Martin discusses the Pentagon announcement that Iran has bombed ISIS targets in Iraq, and what this new move...
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The Big Picture
House GOP Trying to Block DC Pot Law
Tonight’s “Big Picture Rumble” discusses how no one is policing the police, efforts by House Republicans to...
December 06, 2014 07:00Thousands took to the streets of New York, Washington and other cities across the country on Wednesday night, protesting a grand jury’s decision to not indict a police officer who killed 43-year-old unarmed Eric Garner with a chokehold...
Demonstrators took to the streets of New York City and Washington, DC on Wednesday, protesting the non-indictment of a police officer who killed unarmed African-American man Eric Garner...
President Barack Obama is expected to nominate Ashton Carter as the next secretary of Defense...
