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Palestinians and Israelis mourn together but crisis deepens

July 9, 2014 By Susan Webb

Hundreds of Israeli Jews visited the mourning family of Muhammad Abu Khdeir in Jerusalem on Tuesday to express condolences over the vicious killing of the Palestinian teenager last week.

U.S. trade policy linked to crisis at the border

July 9, 2014 By David Bacon

The mass migration of children from Central America has been at the center of a political firestorm over the past few weeks.

“We are the mayor:” Newark inaugurates new mayor

July 9, 2014 By Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

A large and enthusiastic Newark crowd celebrated the inauguration of its 40th mayor, Ras Baraka, last week at the city's New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

Conservatives pass new election law designed to suppress vote

July 9, 2014 By Tim Pelzer

The right-wing Conservative Party government of Stephen Harper has finally succeeded in imposing U.S. Republican Party style voter suppression legislation in Canada.

Groups file suit demanding legal representation for child deportees

July 9, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Each year, the government initiates immigration court proceedings against thousands of children, some of whom have lived in the U.S. for years.