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New WikiLeaks documents show calls for attack on Iran
WASHINGTON — The first batch of newly leaked U.S. diplomatic cables Sunday documented that the king of Saudi Arabia, echoed by other Arab leaders, have urged the United States to "cut off the head of the snake" and destroy Iran's nuclear facilities...
Fractious debate
To Joann Ginal, a simple question doesn’t always yield an easy answer. For example: If oil and gas production is near your house, can it harm your family...
Why America Keeps Getting More Conservative
Even with the president’s approval rating showing signs of life and the Republicans busily bashing themselves over the head — “one is a practicing polygamist and he’s not even the Mormon,” retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor recently quipped about her ...
Fracking and academic freedom
A former researcher who says he left the Colorado School of Mines due to pressure from the oil and gas industry has now lost his university job in Wyoming after an industry association complained to his superiors about comments he made about fracking...
Not one more
Activists stand with black tape covering their mouths, holding large empty plates and posters that read “Not one more” and “We stand with Shoeb.” One simply says “Solidarity” in large black letters. They are standing outside of the Denver Contract Detention Facility ...
Suspects in gang rape of California teenager plead not guilty
RICHMOND, Calif. — Six people charged with gang raping a...
Project censored
People who get their information exclusively from mainstream media sources may be surprised at the lack of enthusiasm on the left for President Barack Obama in this crucial election. But that’s probably because they weren’t exposed to the full online furor sparked by...
AT&T Will Unlock Your Off-Contract iPhone Starting On April 8
Ask (enough times) and ye shall receive. AT&T has kept the iPhone...
Authorities seize $28 million in bitcoins from Silk Road
The BBC is reporting that U.S. authorities have seized $28 million in bitcoin from online purchase site, Silk Road. The site had already been shut down for being a hub of illegal commerce, dealing frequently in illegal products. Bitcoin, a virtual currency, was used ...
DACA provides lifeline for young immigrants even as Republicans threaten to...
Venancio Noya moved to Colorado from Veracruz, Mexico when he was 5 years old with his parents and only younger brother at that time. Born with Spina Bifida, or an incomplete closure of the spinal column, Noya and his family came to the U.S. to seek better medical ...
