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World Notes: Somalia, Ecuador, India, Germany, Yemen, Cuba

September 26, 2009 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

U.S. military presence was on display last week in Africa. In southern Somalia, fire from a U.S. helicopter on Sept. 14 killed several al-Shabab rebels, among them Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, whom U.S. authorities accuse of...

Swine flu vaccine on the way

September 26, 2009 By Joel Wendland-Liu

Preparations for this year's flu season seem well underway as the H1N1 virus sweeps the country.

Machinists file lawsuit to save jobs

September 26, 2009 By Joelle Fishman

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Workers, elected officials and the entire labor movement are rallying to the aid of International Association of Machinists District 26 in their effort to save 1,050 jobs at two profitable Pratt & Whitney...

Hotel workers stage sit-in at Hyatt

September 26, 2009 By John Wojcik

In one of the largest civil disobedience actions in recent history, some 200 Chicago and Indiana hospitality workers and supporters sent a message to hotel giants: We Are Not Afraid!

Film festival faces controversy on Israel boycott

September 26, 2009 By Bill Meyer

The 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival opened this year amid a growing cultural boycott of Israel.