Articles focusing on politics

5,000 Chinese factory workers strike over Indian takeover of American firm

By Agence France-Presse Article Reprint More than 5,000 Chinese workers at a Sino-US joint venture tyre manufacturer have gone on strike against the American parent company’s $2.5 billion takeover by an Indian firm, state media

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Bananas thrown at Italy’s first black minister

By Reuters Article Reprint By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) – Some of Italy’s top politicians on Saturday rallied behind the country’s first black minister, a target of racist slurs since her appointment in April, after

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DEA to pay $4.1 million to student forgotten in holding cell for 5 days

A man who was abandoned in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for four days without food or water has agreed to settle claims for $4.1 million. By Tony Perry Article Reprint SAN DIEGO —

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Cambodia’s opposition rejects election results, claims fraud

Calling for an investigation into alleged cheating, Cambodia’s opposition has rejected its narrow loss to long-time Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party. By Simon Roughneen, Article Reprint Just minutes after the polls closed Sunday, an orange-robed monk

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Chaka Khan Boycotts Florida, Talks Hometown Celebration And Ending Chicago’s Gun Violence

www.huffingtonpost.com Article Reprint Following a brief hiatus last month for vocal rest, Chaka Khan has fully resumed her performance obligations and is set to appear in her hometown of Chicago this weekend in honor of

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Tim Allen ‘N-Word’ Rant Condemned By Michael Eric Dyson On ‘Melissa Harris-Perry’

www.huffingtonpost.com Article Reprint Tim Allen took heat on Sunday for his insistence in an interview released over the weekend that “the ‘n-word’ is worse to me than n*****.” The comment came during an interview the

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Israeli cabinet approves release of 104 Palestinians ahead of peace talks

By:rt.com Article Reprint Israeli cabinet has approved the release of 104 Palestinians – a move sponsored by PM Netanyahu ahead of expected resumption of peace talks with the Palestine Authority. Many of the Palestinians to

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California prison offering inmates $150 nightly ‘Pay to Stay’ rates

By: Eric Pfiefer Article Reprint Some prisoner’s in Northern California are upgrading to better living spaces – but only if they’ve got the cash to pay. That’s because a jail in Fremont is offering prisoners

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