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Germany to ban fracking, or so it says
July 18, 2014"Fracking must be banned in Germany without any exceptions. They want to enforce a regulation which mostly allows fracking under the guise of an alleged ban."
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World calls for Ukraine cease fire after plane crash
July 18, 2014Strong words came amid contrasting images of emergency workers and off-duty coal miners across sunflower fields searching for charred pieces of wreckage from the Boeing 777.
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Convergence in Jacksonville to call for Marissa Alexander’s freedom
July 18, 2014Regional and national activists will come together to support domestic violence survivor Marissa Alexander and strengthen opposition to mandatory minimum sentencing.
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Future of the BRICS
July 18, 2014The BRICS group created a Shanghai-based development bank and a reserve fund to finance infrastructure projects and head off future economic crises.
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Teachers unions to Education Secretary Duncan: Leave!
July 18, 2014The AFT convention has a blunt message for Education Secretary Arne Duncan: You flunk the test of helping the nation's schools and kids, so leave.
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