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Nurse Held In Forced Quarantine Readies Legal Battle Against ‘Preposterous’ Ebola Protocols

‘My basic human rights are being violated,’ says Kaci Hickox, who recently treated Ebola patients Sierra Leone.

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
nurse_ebola

After a weekend of criticism levied against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over policies of forced quarantines for health workers who have traveled back from West Africa where they were helping to fight the Ebola crisis, a nurse now being held in isolation has taken on a lawyer to make sure what has happened to her

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Density Of Industrial Hog Farms In North Carolina Prompts Civil Rights Investigation

People living near North Carolina’s large-scale hog farms have complained for decades about health and quality-of-life issues, with communities of color reportedly disproportionately affected. The EPA is now considering whether to launch a full investigation.

Carey L. Biron
By Carey L. Biron
florence

WASHINGTON --- U.S. regulators are currently looking into whether the extraordinarily high density of industrial hog farms in eastern North Carolina is having a disproportionate negative impact on minority communities, as alleged in a new complaint. In the coming days, the Environmental Protection Agency will make an initial decision on whether

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Syngenta Facing Legal Blitz Over Genetically Modified Corn

Biotech giant Syngenta’s fact sheet on a genetically modified corn urges farmers to “plant with confidence,” yet when China rejected this corn because the country hadn’t approved that particular product for its market, the entire U.S. corn industry suffered.

Carey L. Biron
By Carey L. Biron
Central Illinois corn and soybean farmer Tim Seifert loads his field planter with Syngenta insecticide for refuge corn while planting DEKALB seed corn, left front, for spring planting .

WASHINGTON --- An unusual cluster of legal filings in recent weeks has capped a tumultuous year for the Swiss biotechnology giant Syngenta Corp., and highlights ongoing concerns over the inability of the United States to keep genetically modified crops separate from conventional crops. This month, three class action proposals were filed on

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2014 Elections Paint Gruesome Future For Republican Party

With Republicans likely to take the Senate on the back of the “six-year itch,” the lead-up to 2016 is going to reveal whether the GOP can overcome party in-fighting and come up with a unified front to address the nation’s dilemmas.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Tom MacArthur, Chris Christie

As early voting in the 2014 midterm elections begins, questions on the composition of the Congress for the final quarter of the Obama presidency are proving increasingly relevant. With gerrymandering making the House non-competitive, and with Senate Democrats facing both the “six-year itch” -- which historically tends to work against the party in

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Climate Needs ‘Radical Shock Treatment’; EU Pledges Only ‘Smelling Salts’

Challenging EU narrative, Green campaigners say only place European pledges are “leading” is towards climate disaster.

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
Earth

If the non-binding pledges announced by European governments in Brussels on Friday morning are an indication of the global response to climate change, say green campaigners, the world and its inhabitants are in big, big trouble. Members of the European Commission and European Council championed the commitments for emission reductions, energy

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Missouri Police Prepare For Backlash In Michael Brown Grand Jury Verdict

Police and protesters have repeatedly clashed since the shooting, which prompted a national conversation about race and police tactics. Images of officers in riot gear and armored vehicles confronting protesters have drawn widespread criticism.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Police Shooting Missouri

FERGUSON, Mo.  — Missouri police have been brushing up on constitutional rights and stocking up on riot gear to prepare for a grand jury's decision about whether to charge a white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old in suburban St. Louis. The preparations are aimed at avoiding a renewed outbreak of violence during the potentially

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