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Heat ray weapon a threat to collective action?
March 16, 2012Though originally intended for the Afghanistan War, it could soon be headed to the U.S., under the guise of a "riot control device."
Read moreSenate leader Mitch McConnell: Marijuana use risks death
March 15, 2012Has Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell been watching too many reruns of Reefer Madness?
Read moreProposed rules would allow home care workers minimum wage, overtime
March 13, 2012Labor-backed Interfaith Worker Justice is mobilizing support for home health care workers.
Read moreJudge scraps farmers’ case against Monsanto
March 7, 2012The plaintiffs had sought a judgment to stop Monsanto from suing them for growing crops containing genes patented by the company.
Read moreMutated fish highlight the danger of selenium
March 6, 2012Selenium is a pollutant in 200 of the 1,294 locations designated by the U.S. governments as toxic Superfund sites (places contaminated with extremely hazardous substances).
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