June 12 News Update

Insurgents aim at Baghdad as security forces collapse
Iraq Said to Seek U.S. Strikes on Militants *

Landmark victory to protect Target janitors’ rights
Students Face Down Tear Gas and Water Cannons in Chile Protests
Blowback As Canada Muzzles Public Talk of Climate Change
Forest loss starves fish
Living between poverty and middle class
Nurses Union Steps Up Advocacy for Two Ballot Questions
Nurses Attend Rally to Push Support for Patient Lifting Bill
Big Gains in Wages and Benefits In Local 329 Kennedy Valve Contract
Chinese hints, U.S. emission cuts fall far short of climate cure
Surprise! Icebergs Spotted in Lake Superior
Gabriel Kolko, Left-Leaning Historian of U.S. Policy, Dies at 81 *
The Dark Side of the Qatar Dream
Angry taxi drivers gridlock Europe
Teacher Tenure Ruling in California Is Expected to Intensify Debate *
Missouri: Governor Vetoes Tax Breaks *

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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