From Alaska to Florida: Americans take to streets against Monsanto and GMOs
Protesters across the US are joining the worldwide rally against biotech giant Monsanto and genetically engineered crops. The mass protest comes shortly after the Senate turned down a bill that would allow states to require the labeling of GM foods. Organizers of the major rally that swept through dozens of nations around the globe on [...]
Challenging Monsanto: 200,000 in 40 countries expected to turn up as campaign against GMO kicks off
Hundreds of demonstrators across Japan took to the streets to protest against Monsanto. (Image from twitter user@wataruohashi) Thousands of activists around the world are rallying against Monsanto, the biotechnology giant accused of genetically engineering agriculture and food while turning a blind eye to their potentially deadly health ramifications. Follow RT’s LIVE UPDATES on the March [...]
At least 28 dead, 250 wounded in Sunni-Alawite clashes in Tripoli (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A damaged building is seen through a hole in a wall in the Sunni district of Bab al-Tabbaneh following overnight clashes with the Alawite neighbourhood of Jabal Mohsen in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, on May 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Ghassan Sweidan) At least 28 people were killed and 250 wounded in [...]
Delinquent US student loans hit record high, with over $100 billion past due
Reuters / Mario Anzuoni The number and value of overdue student loans has reached an all-time high in the US as nearly a third of 20- to 24-year-olds are currently unemployed, according to a report by the Department of Education. With continued concern regarding rising college costs, the amount of outstanding student loans has now [...]
Britain’s Eton College asks teenage candidates to justify shooting protesters
Boys from Eton college (Reuters / Eddie Keogh) UK’s elite school asked 13-year old boys to pretend to be Prime Minister and justify the army shooting dead 25 protesters in a speech to win a scholarship it is revealed. The question, which was put to students applying for the King’s Scholarship, worth one tenth of [...]
Attorney General Holder approved warrant to search Fox News reporter’s emails
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (Alex Wong / Getty Images / AFP) A law enforcement official says US Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved the warrant that gave the Justice Department access to Fox News reporter James Rosen’s private e-mails. President Barack Obama on Thursday said that Holder would review Justice Department guidelines on dealing [...]
On the eve of March against Monsanto Senate shoots down GMO labeling bill
Reuters / Gary Cameron As 200,000 people prepare to march against Monsanto, the Senate has overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would allow states to decide if genetically modified food products should be labeled. Editor’s note: be sure to check out the official March Against Monsanto website and Facebook page The amendment shot down by the [...]
Obama announces restrictions on drone strikes, pledges to close Gitmo
US President Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Saul Loeb) President Barack Obama announced drastic changes to the United States’ counterterrorism operations Thursday, reforming the rules that guide America’s drone program while also expediting the release of Guantanamo Bay detainees. Editor’s note: despite Obama’s announcement, David Remes, an attorney for 17 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, said, [...]
Student jailed for three weeks awaiting trial over Facebook posts
Cameron B. D’Ambrosio A Boston-area teenager remains in custody on $1 million bond nearly one month after being arrested over what he said on the Internet. Eighteen-year-old Cameron B. D’Ambrosio of Methuen, Massachusetts was arrested on May 1 after police were alerted to “disturbing verbiage” on his personal Facebook page discovered by a fellow student [...]
