September 15 News Update

‘Hands Up, Don’t Ship!’ Minneapolis UPS Workers Protest Shipments to Missouri Police - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2014/08/hands-dont-ship-minneapolis-ups-workers-protest-shipments-missouri-police#sthash.rJeEoDbc.dpuf

The falsehoods in President Obama's speech on the Islamic State
Isis: Obama puts faith in US allies
US 'encouraged' as Saudis and UAE line up against Isis

Sun and Wind Alter Global Landscape, Leaving Utilities Behind *
Waterways & oceans face catastrophe
Pop pioneer Cosimo Matassa dead at 88
Green groups sue govt over old oil train cars
Bombardier striking workers vote 85% to accept new contract
University of Windsor cancels Monday classes, WUFA strikes
Last day of work for 34 Kitchener Schneiders plant employees
Michael Brown's hands were raised, witness says
Branson failed on climate pledge
Health-law glitch may trap some in bad insurance
Veterans of Elite Israeli Unit Refuse Reserve Duty, Citing Treatment of Palestinians *
Government Push for Yahoo’s User Data Set Stage for Broad Surveillance *
Inmate’s Death in Overheated Rikers Cell Is Ruled Accidental *
Young Households Are Losing Ground in Income, Despite Education *
Student Loan Debt Burdens More Than Just Young People *
Texas asks court to allow closure of most clinics
Pope says world's many conflicts amount to piecemeal World War Three
Vote for Scotland's independence hinges on working class
Egyptians hunger strike against protest law
Senator Bernie Sanders 'thinking of running for president' in 2016
Air France-KLM Warns of Flight Cancellations as a Strike Looms *
Swedish left-wing bloc wins vote as far-right gains
The NSA Breach of Telekom and Other German Firms
Regulator Slow to Respond to Deadly Vehicle Defects *
Andy Stapp, Soldier Who Tried to Unionize the Military, Dies at 70 *

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