Jewish settlers set fire to mosque, defy Netanyahu Reuters

Jewish Chronicle

Jewish settlers set fire to mosque, defy Netanyahu

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎

The vandalism appeared to be the latest act of defiance by militant settlers whom Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to rein in after similar attacks on mosques and vandalism at an Israeli military base. In the village of Burqa, ...

China villagers defy government in standoff over deathReuters India

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Chinese village stand-off continues

CNN International - ‎22 minutes ago‎

By Chi-Chi Zhang, CNN Beijing (CNN) -- A stand-off between thousands of villagers and authorities in southern China continued Thursday, amid protests over illegal land seizures.

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China villagers defy government in standoff over deathReuters India

Palestinian flag raised at UNESCO marking admission as new member Link TV

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Palestinian flag raised at UNESCO marking admission as new member

Link TV - ‎17 hours ago‎

The Palestinian president attended the first flag raising ceremony of his country at the UNESCO headquarters in the French capital Paris.

Iceland formally recognizes Palestine as a state USA Today

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Iceland formally recognizes Palestine as a state

USA Today - ‎42 minutes ago‎

By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY Foreign Minister Oessur Skarphedinsson's announcement makes Iceland one of the first Western European countries to recognize Palestine. "This is the day I formally submit to you the declaration of Palestine independence ...

Brazil sues over oil spill Financial Times

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Brazil sues over oil spill

Financial Times - ‎4 hours ago‎

Brazil's federal prosecutors have filed suit against Chevron and Transocean for R$20bn ($10.6bn) in damages and demanded that both companies shut their operations in the country, in the strongest response yet to an oil ...

Census data: Half of US poor or low income CBS News

USA Today

Census data: Half of US poor or low income

CBS News - ‎1 hour ago‎

The St. Columbanus Church food pantry in Chicago feeds 500 households a week, but some weeks it struggles to keep up with demand. (CBS) WASHINGTON - Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans - nearly 1 in 2 - have fallen into ...

MUST READ: Oops, We're Doomed! The People's Voice

Oops, We're Doomed!

The People's Voice - ‎3 hours ago‎

James E. Hanson The head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, James E. Hansen, announced the results of break through global warming research last week.

Maryland robocall case spotlights GOP election scam Washington Post

Maryland robocall case spotlights GOP election scam

Washington Post

 

A Properly Designed Feed-in Tariff Can Lower the Cost of Capital and Keep Electric Rates Down

A Properly Designed Feed-in Tariff Can Lower the Cost of Capital and Keep Electric Rates Down

Mideast can accept Israel if Netanyahu will let it Haaretz

Mideast can accept Israel if Netanyahu will let it

Haaretz (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in 2009. There is no mention of wiping Israel off the map; for the overwhelming majority of Arab elites Israel is a fact of life with which they are coming to terms ...

TIME person of the year: The Protester

The Protester

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Australian prime minister impressed by Obama as a 'good person' during his ... Washington Post

Telegraph.co.uk

Australian prime minister impressed by Obama as a 'good person' during his ...

Washington Post - ‎8 hours ago‎

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's prime minister said Wednesday that President Barack Obama impressed her as a “good person” through his acknowledgment of attendants and security staff during his recent visit to Australia.

Obama administration says 2.5M young adults gain coverage through ... Washington Post

Obama administration says 2.5M young adults gain coverage through ...

Washington Post - ‎55 minutes ago‎

WASHINGTON - The number of young adults lacking medical coverage has shrunk by 2.5 million since the new health care overhaul law took effect, according to a new analysis the Obama administration is to release Wednesday. That drop is 2½ times as large ...

5 Anti-Environment Policies Republicans Don't Want You To Notice Huffington Post

5 Anti-Environment Policies Republicans Don't Want You To Notice

Huffington Post - ‎16 hours ago‎

Instead of putting anti-environment policies up for debate as stand-alone bills, they're trying to bypass scrutiny by sticking them into other pieces of legislation -- like appropriations bills -- that have to pass to keep key services or pet programs ...

Arsenic in water near coal-fired US plants: monitor AFP

Arsenic in water near coal-fired US plants: monitor

AFP - ‎14 hours ago‎

WASHINGTON - An environmental monitor Tuesday identified 19 new sites across the United States where groundwater near coal-ash dumps from po...

Methane discovery stokes new global warming fears Shock as retreat of Arctic ... The Independent

Methane discovery stokes new global warming fears Shock as retreat of Arctic ...

The Independent - ‎22 minutes ago‎

The total amount of methane stored beneath the Arctic is calculated to be greater than the overall quantity of carbon locked up in global coal reserves so there is intense interest in the stability of these deposits as the polar region warms at a ...

Warrior parents fare best in securing autism services Alan Zarembo

Warrior parents fare best in securing autism services

Alan Zarembo

Suu Kyi's NLD party granted legal status Hindustan Times

Indian Express

Suu Kyi's NLD party granted legal status

Hindustan Times - ‎1 hour ago‎

Myanmar authorities on Tuesday gave the green light to Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition to rejoin mainstream politics, setting the scene for the Nobel laureate to run for a seat in the new parliament.

'Fountains' of methane 1000m across erupt from Arctic ice - a greenhouse gas ... Daily Mail

Daily Mail

'Fountains' of methane 1000m across erupt from Arctic ice - a greenhouse gas ...

Daily Mail - ‎1 hour ago‎

In deep water, methane gas oxidizes into carbon dioxide before it reaches the surface. In the shallows of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, methane simply doesn't have enough time to oxidize, which means more of it escapes into the atmosphere.

World risks climate catastrophe: IEA Sydney Morning Herald

Globe and Mail

World risks climate catastrophe: IEA

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎13 hours ago‎

The absence of a global legally binding agreement on climate change, along with a rethink on nuclear energy, risks a failure to arrest catastrophic temperature rises, the International Energy Authority's chief economist says.

'Israel must recognize Palestinian peace efforts' ‎ Jerusalem Post

'Israel must recognize Palestinian peace efforts'

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Jerusalem Post - 1 day ago

“When democracy prevails in the Middle East, Israel will eventually have to end its violence in Palestine,” Gul said, claiming that Arab dictators had ...

D135 D-16 'When Insanity is the Only Hope.'' SL

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Two top think tanks may cut ties with former AIPAC spox for calling critics ... Washington Post

Two top think tanks may cut ties with former AIPAC spox for calling critics ...

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Father of climate change: 2C limit is not enough The Independent - ‎Dec 7, 2011‎

Father of climate change: 2C limit is not enough

The Independent - ‎Dec 7, 2011‎

Two Big Utilities Debunk Wall Street Journal, Industry Lies about Clean Air and Reliability

Two Big Utilities Debunk Wall Street Journal, Industry Lies about Clean Air and Reliability

Child crawls out of wreckage to save mom Albany Times Union

Child crawls out of wreckage to save mom

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Insurance Companies Feeling the Effects of Climate Change OilPrice.com

Insurance Companies Feeling the Effects of Climate Change

OilPrice.com - ‎3 hours ago‎

It is telling that, even as some business groups oppose climate-change legislation in Washington, many of the companies with the most to lose from global warming are treating it as a reality - and pricing their products accordingly.

Goldman Sachs Top Target of Occupy Protests at West Coast Ports San Francisco Chronicle

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Goldman Sachs Top Target of Occupy Protests at West Coast Ports

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎39 minutes ago‎

Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth- biggest US bank by assets, is a major target of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators who plan to blockade ports from Anchorage to San Diego to cut into profits of the company they blame for ...

Freedom in Israel Financial Times

Freedom in Israel

Financial Times - ‎2 hours ago‎

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli premier, must reverse this worrying slide. Three new laws are particularly objectionable. The Nakba Law and the Boycott Law blatantly curtail freedom of speech: the first bans state-funded bodies from commemorating the ...

Palestinian protester 'was deliberately shot in the face' with gas grenade The National

The National

Palestinian protester 'was deliberately shot in the face' with gas grenade

The National - ‎3 hours ago‎

A tear-gas canister fired by an Israeli soldier hit the 28-year-old Palestinian man in the head during Friday's demonstration, according to dozens of witnesses.