U.S.
Obama continues to expand rights for LGBT Americans
June 24, 2014The president directed the Labor Department to draft rules that clarify that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) applies to LGBT couples, even in states where same-sex marriage is not legal.
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Income inequality comes to Supreme Court, courtesy Justice Sotomayor
June 23, 2014Justice Sonia Sotomayor is worried about income inequality's negative impact not only on the U.S. now, but on future generations.
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With Iraq under threat, questions emerge
June 20, 2014Among those hard questions, many Iraqis believe, should be a serious re-think of the damaging U.S. policy of manipulating ethnic and sectarian blocs in Iraq.
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Prosecutors: Wisconsin governor in criminal scheme
June 20, 2014The investigation into fundraising involving Walker and his campaign, the Wisconsin Club for Growth, the state Chamber of Commerce and other groups began in 2012.
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Arriving without their parents: Child refugees being warehoused on the U.S. border
June 19, 2014Thousands of unaccompanied child refugees from Central America, making their way through Mexico and into the U.S., are ending up in locked, fenced warehouses in Texas and Arizona.
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