Thursday, May 29, 2014

May 29 News Update


Maya Angelou dies aged 86
A Lyrical Witness to a Nation Riven by Race *
Dr. Maya Angelou was America’s Most Phenomenal Woman

Snowden: breaking law was only way
Edward Snowden says he wants to go home but not to a 'jail cell'
NSA contractors use LinkedIn profiles to cash in on national security
Edward Snowden sees himself as patriot
Emails reveal close Google relationship with NSA
Defending His Actions, Snowden Says He’s a Patriot *

VA watchdog: 115-day wait at hospital
‘All he needed was help,’ friends say of Iraqi war vet killed by KC police
V.A. Watchdog Says Delays Affected Care in Phoenix Hospital *

B.C. Teachers' Federation confirms 4 more days of strikes
Machinists Reformers Get Third of Vote in First Try
FBI spied on Mandela during first U.S. trip
Migrant evictions highlight EU tensions
Nurses Take Campaign to Heal America to Congress
MSHA announces safety ‘walk and talks’
Time-share workers to vote on union
Gerawan union dispute still in limbo after Fresno court hearing
Conservatism is losing ground in the US
Oklahoma enacts abortion restrictions
A Pushback on Green Power *
1933 article refutes cherished tale on history of D.C. NFL name
Whistleblower: Arizona inmates are dying from inadequate health care
President Said to Be Planning to Use Executive Authority on Carbon Rule *
North Carolina: 14 Protesters Arrested After Sit-In at House Speaker’s Office *
For a Canadian Province, Gas Boom Presents a Conundrum *


Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

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