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May Day in New York: Protesting just about everything
NEW YORK -- There are many things to protest against in the world, and people rallying against a fair number of them took to one of New York’s iconic squares on May Day as part of nationwide rallies in celebration of the traditional workers holiday....
Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Civil Rights, Freedom of the Press, Career and Workplace, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Outrage over Bangladesh collapse spills into May Day rallies
Reeling from the deadly collapse of a building packed with thousands of factory workers, Bangladeshi laborers rallied Wednesday, marking May Day with renewed calls for workplace safety. The death toll steadily swelled in the aftermath of the disaster...Tags: Plant Openings, International Workers' Day, Career and Workplace, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Politics
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May Day demonstrators rally across U.S.
May Day protesters marched down streets across the country Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants who have entered the country illegally or overstayed their visas. The crowds numbered...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Electronics, Career and Workplace, Jamie Dimon, Politics
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Syria amnesty could free up to 7,000 inmates
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued an order Tuesday freeing up to 7,000 prison inmates, but it was not clear whether the decree would apply to any of those jailed for participation in the rebellion that is seeking to overthrow his regime....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prisons, Skype, Punishment, Politics
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Viva House soup kitchen has provided 45 years of service
In a quiet block in Southwest Baltimore, a warm wind blows plastic bags along a sidewalk. Boarded-up rowhomes line the streets. A pile of mattresses rests on a trash heap in someone's former backyard. A lonely placard reads, "Stop shooting – start...
Tags: Timonium, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cocaine, Social Issues, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Egyptian judge withdraws from Mubarak retrial
CAIRO -- The judge in the murder retrial of Hosni Mubarak abruptly withdrew from the case Saturday, sending the matter to another court and delaying the deposed president’s fate over the actions of his police and army during the 2011 Egyptian...Tags: Civil Rights, Justice System, Trials, Politics, Human Rights
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IU students on strike
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Protesters marched across Indiana University's main campus to demand tuition cuts, increased enrollment of African-American students and other requests on Thursday, the same day trustees were meeting on campus. After a tense...
Tags: Company Privatization, Government, Colleges and Universities, Protest, Politics
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Ind. U trustees meet as protesters march on campus
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Protesters on Indiana University's main campus in Bloomington have marched in support of tuition cuts and other demands while university trustees met on campus. The Herald-Times reports campus police allowed five...Tags: Demonstration, Politics, Indiana University
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Mixed greens in Annapolis
The 90-day legislative session in Annapolis wrapped up at midnight Monday to mixed reviews among environmental advocates, who hailed the passage of a bill promoting offshore wind development but had little else to celebrate. Gov. Martin O'Malley, who...
Tags: Conservation, Politics, Annapolis, Environmental Issues, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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Iraq violence sparks fears of a Sunni revolt
BEIRUT — Security forces for the Shiite-led Iraqi government raided a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on Tuesday, igniting violence around the country that left at least 36 people dead. The unrest led two Sunni officials to resign from the...
Tags: Revolutions, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq, Shootings
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French protest against gay marriage turns violent
PARIS (AP) — France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government....
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Family, Elections, Paris (France)
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Activists Accuse Congresswoman DeLauro of Taking Too Long to Weigh in on Deportations
Josemaria Islas and Rosa DeLauro would seem to make an unlikely political couple. He's an undocumented factory worker from Mexico now scheduled for deportation; while she's one of the richest and most powerful people in Congress. The connection is the...
Tags: International Law, Richard Blumenthal, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress, Mexico
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