Twenty-one people were reportedly killed in Afghanistan on Friday after a suicide bomber and at least two gunmen stormed a restaurant popular with foreign dignitaries “21 Foreigners Dead Following Taliban Raid in Kabul”
Month: October 2020
Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address
President Obama delivered his 2014 State of the Union address on Jan. 28, 2014, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Transcript courtesy of Federal News “Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address”
Bill McKibben: We 'Dont Trust' Obama on Climate Change
In an interview with veteran journalist Bill Moyers set to air Friday evening, author and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben, a key voice in the climate “Bill McKibben: We 'Dont Trust' Obama on Climate Change”
Whistleblower Fired After Voicing Safety Concerns at Nuclear Site
The person responsible for overseeing the cleanup of the former nuclear weapons site in Hanford, Washington—the most contaminated in the United States—was fired on Tuesday “Whistleblower Fired After Voicing Safety Concerns at Nuclear Site”
US Hawks Take Flight over Ukraine
WASHINGTON – A familiar clutch of hawks have taken wing over the rapidly developing crisis in Ukraine, as neo-conservatives and other interventionists claim that President “US Hawks Take Flight over Ukraine”
Canadian Govt Targets Environment NGOs
TORONTO – Job cuts totalling 1,000 at Environment Canada’s climate change division this month means there will be even fewer government scientists onboard to monitor “Canadian Govt Targets Environment NGOs”
10,000 Russians Rally Against 'Lies' of State-Run Media
An estimated 10,000 people took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday to denounce the state-run media’s “lies” regarding the crisis in Ukraine. Called the “10,000 Russians Rally Against 'Lies' of State-Run Media”
Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/16): TNA Bound for Glory 2011
1941 Kansas City, Kansas: – Orville Brown defeated Lee Wykoff in 2 out of 3 falls to win the MWA World Heavyweight Title – Steve “Daily Pro Wrestling History (10/16): TNA Bound for Glory 2011”
Report on CIA Torture Headed for Public Eyes?
A likely vote this week is set to put the spotlight on aspects of the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program. Senator Dianne Feinstein, chair of the “Report on CIA Torture Headed for Public Eyes?”
Millions of Afghans Flock to Polls in Landmark Election
Afghans headed to polls in high numbers on Saturday in what has been described as landmark election for the country’s future leader. “I have suffered “Millions of Afghans Flock to Polls in Landmark Election”