Barclays CEO Resigns Under a Cloud of Criminal Allegations
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Barclays is quickly trying to stem the fallout from a rate-manipulation scandal, as its chief executive Robert E. Diamond Jr. [at right] abruptly resigned on Tuesday.
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/British police get battlefield weapons
The British police will be for the first time armed with the same advanced weapons as British soldiers use in conflict zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/Monsanto’s Cloned Growth Hormone rBST Still Contaminates US Milk
IS rBST safe? That depends on who you ask. Companies like Monsanto, the original producer of Posilac (an rBST) product had to reluctantly put safety warnings on the sides of their packages—admitting that it has about 20 “toxic effects” on the cows.
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Bank Of America And Countrywide: "It Was The Worst Deal In the History Of American Finance, Hands Down!"
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New York Times: “Illegal Organ Sales Have ‘Invaded’ Crisis-Hit Greece Too”
An extensive article published by the New York Times under the title “European Crisis Bolsters Illegal Sales of Body Parts” features Greece among the countries where illegal organ sales have recently been recorded as a result of dire financial conditions.
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Death of the Birds and the Bees Across America
The immediate threat comes from the widespread proliferation of commercial insecticides containing the highly-toxic chemical with the improbable name, neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoids are a group of insecticides chemically similar to nicotine. They act on the central nervous system of insects. But also on bees and small song birds. Recent evidence suggests they could also affect human brain development in newborn.
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U.S. Sends Large Number of Warships and Planes to Persian Gulf
The United States has quietly moved significant military reinforcements into the Persian Gulf to deter the Iranian military from any possible attempt to shut the Strait of Hormuz and to increase the number of fighter jets capable of striking deep into Iran if the standoff over its nuclear program escalates.
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Barclays’ Libor Scandal: Prison Will Remedy
Many executives on Wall Street and in The City, London’s central business district, have reason to be VERY NERVOUS this morning.
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U.S. Favorite al-Maliki Persecuting His Enemies
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s “harassment and persecution of anyone deemed a threat to himself or his party has dramatically reduced freedom throughout Iraq,” a noted journalist reports.
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100 Iranian MPs call for Strait of Hormuz to be blocked
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Mexico declares emergency over new bird flu outbreak
The Mexican government has declared a national animal health emergency in the wake of a new outbreak of bird flu that has affected some 1.7 million fowl, leaving around 870,000 dead.
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Iran simulates long-range missile attack on airbases in region, beyond
Iranian forces launched long-range missiles as part of an extensive military drill on Tuesday, the Iranian state-run station Press TV reported, on the second day of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Great Prophet 7 exercise.
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/European and American Governments Encourage Bank Manipulation and Fraud to Cover Up Insolvency
We noted yesterday that the big banks have criminally conspired since 2005 to rig $800 trillion dollar Libor-based market.
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U.S. police behind most requests for Twitter information
Law enforcement agencies in the United States are behind the overwhelming majority of requests for Twitter users’ private information, the social media company revealed Monday in its first ever public report on the subject.
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/If One Storm Can Turn D.C. Dark For Several Days, What Would A Massive EMP Burst Do?
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They Are Turning Our Crops, Animals And Even Our Babies Into Freakish Genetic Monsters
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Three NSA Whistleblowers Back EFF's Lawsuit Over Government's Massive Spying Program
EFF Asks Court to Reject Stale State Secret Arguments So Case Can Proceed
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Israel Forces Attack Target in South Lebanon, Jazeera Says
An Israeli aircraft fired at a target in southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera said. The United Nations peacekeeping force in the area said it was looking into the report.
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UKIP Nigel Farage on collapsing Eurozone
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GlaxoSmithKline: Largest Case of Healthcare Fraud in U.S. History
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal charges and pay $3 billion to settle what government officials said on Monday is the largest case of healthcare fraud in U.S. history.
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Moscow and Beijing: Cowardice or Duplicity Towards Iranian, Syrian Allies?
What is all the more surprising is the fact that Syria and its closest regional ally, Iran, were not even invited to the Geneva summit. Surely if Russia and China were acting in the best interests of these two allies, they would have insisted on their attendance?
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Army admits to investigating Bradley Manning supporters
The US Army has confirmed that they are investigating the Bradley Manning Support Network, an international activism group that advocates on behalf of the imprisoned accused whistleblower.
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Japanese official who leaked information about North Korean missile found dead
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/Six Ways the Big Banks Are Getting Back-Door Bailouts
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/Government by the Banks and For the Banks
The ESM Coup D’Etat in Europe
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/Big Banks Have Criminally Conspired Since 2005 to Rig $800 Trillion Dollar Market
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/Assad ‘regrets’ downing Turkish jet; ‘wish it was Israeli one’
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that he regrets the shooting down of a Turkish fighter jet in late June, adding that he will not allow tensions with Ankara to escalate into war.
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/Rockefeller Council Demographers Subjected American Slums To Eugenic Mind-Control Ops
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12 Incredible Obamacare Quotes That Show That Our Wretched Healthcare System Is Headed Directly Into The Toilet
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Madsen: Holder scandal may be US attempt to destabilize Mexico
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/Scenarios for Syria: War & Stabilization
Diplomatic attempts to solve the Syrian crisis have been rejected by both members of the Syrian government and the opposition. As Ankara laments bold rhetoric and militarizes its border with Syria, this article attempts to foresee three possible outcomes to the ongoing crisis.
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http://www.blacklistednews.com/Italy in Crisis: The Decline of the Roman Democracy and Rise of the ‘Super Mario’ Technocracy
The European debt crisis continues into its third year, with four government bailouts – of Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain – and having imposed harsh austerity measures upon the people of Europe, forcing them to pay – through reduced standards of living and increased poverty – for the excesses of their political and financial rulers.
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Colombia decriminalizes cocaine, marijuana
Colombia has decriminalized cocaine and marijuana, saying that people cannot be jailed for possessing the drugs for personal use.
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God particle is ‘found’: Scientists at Cern expected to announce on Wednesday Higgs boson particle has been discovered
Scientists at Cern will announce that the elusive Higgs boson ‘God Particle’ has been found at a press conference next week, it is believed.
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Supreme Court Forces U.S. To Take A Giant Step Toward A Totalitarian Socialist Government
The United States of America took a giant step toward a totalitarian socialist government when the Supreme Court voted to uphold Obamacare, allowing the individual mandate for the government to force American citizens to buy health insurance whether they want to or not.
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Italy: Crisis has caused 'war-like' economic damage
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Google Glass Team: ‘Wearable Computing Will Be the Norm’
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Mainstream Economics is a Cult
Neoclassical Economics Is Based on Myth
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Big Banks Have Become Mafia-Style Criminal Enterprises
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How the Israel lobby erodes US sovereignty
From writing laws to funding presidential campaigns, conservative Israelis have a strong pull on US politics.
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Missiles, bombs, drones & battleships: London ready for Olympics?
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Senate ready to move on cybersecurity legislation
Senators are set to tackle legislation to protect the nation’s computer system when the upper chamber returns from its July 4th recess, but the efforts are being hampered by disagreements over the government’s role in overseeing cybersecurity standards.
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Google Shopping Censors All Gun, Ammo & Accessories Results
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Ad Industry Claims It Must Disregard User Privacy Choices to Safeguard "Cybersecurity"
Senator Rockefeller dismisses "cybersecurity" claims as "red herring"
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Gazprom becomes world's number 1 in net profit second year, again
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Reading the Riots study reveals police fears over further unrest
Police expect a repeat of the riots that spread across England last summer and are concerned about whether they will have the resources to cope with more unrest on that scale, according to the findings of the most in-depth research conducted into the disorder.
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Eurozone agrees on bank recapitalisation
The eurozone's bailout fund (backed by taxpayers' money) will be taking a stake in failed banks - risk has been increased”
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Your E-Book Is Reading You
Digital-book publishers and retailers now know more about their readers than ever before. How that's changing the experience of reading.
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The Sharp, Sudden Decline of America's Middle Class
They had good, stable jobs - until the recession hit. Now they're living out of their cars in parking lots.
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What is causing the recent outbreak of flesh eating diseases?
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Tony Blair earned £20m in just one year advising business bosses and foreign governments
Tony Blair earned more than £20 million last year from advising business chiefs and foreign governments, it was reported yesterday.
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Land of the Free: the Best Investigative Reporting on U.S. Prisons
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Iran obtains fresh information on downed US RQ-170 drone: Minister
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Report: Russia involved in downing of Turkish jet
Russian technicians played a key part in the interception and shooting down of a Turkish warplane by Syria’s anti-aircraft defenses 10 days ago, Britain’s Sunday Times reported Sunday. Diplomatic sources in the Middle East told the paper that destroying the F-4E Phantom II was a split-second decision intended as a warning to NATO to stay out of Syria’s civil war.
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Syrian Opposition says 800 Killed in Past Week
Syria’s main opposition group said nearly 800 people have been killed in violence across the country in the past week which saw some of the bloodiest violence in the 16-month uprising against President Bashar Assad.
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77% of JP Morgan’s Net Income Comes from Government Subsidies
JP Morgan’s credit rating would be much lower without government backing.
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Issa: Executive Privilege Reserved For Presidential Decision-Making
Darrell Issa, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman, wrote a letter to President Barack Obama wherein he directly challenged Obama’s use of executive privilege, essentially hiding certain documents concerning the Fast and Furious operation.
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Gazprom warns Turkey over Azeri gas pipeline deal
Gazprom on Friday sent a warning signal to its second-largest gas consumer Turkey over Ankara's agreement with neighbouring Azerbaijan to built a gas pipeline to Europe, a rival to Moscow-backed planned South Stream trunk.
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Paraguay: Obama's Second Latin American Coup
The recent coup against Paraguay's democratically elected president is not only a blow to democracy, but an attack against the working and poor population that supported and elected President Fernando Lugo, whom they see as a bulwark against the wealthy elite who've dominated the country for decades.
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Mainstream Economics is a Cult
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World’s First Genetically Modified Babies ‘Created’ in US
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Bashar al-Assad's fate left open after Syria crisis talks
A UN crisis meeting in Geneva on the escalating conflict in Syria has agreed the terms for a transitional government to oversee the end of violence in the country.
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Banking scandal: how document trail reveals global scam
The interest rate rigging scandal that has engulfed Barclays was the result of a coordinated attempt at collusion by traders working for a coterie of leading banks over at least five years, according to a series of lawsuits and legal rulings filed in courts in Asia and North America.
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The UK’s Banking System Is ‘A Massive Cesspit’
The Government was under growing pressure last night to call a public inquiry into the behaviour of Britain’s bankers as the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, admitted the sector was a “massive cesspit” that needed cleaning up.
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US Coast Guard Creates 'Protest-Free Zone' in Alaska Oil Drilling Zone
The United States Coast Guard will establish and enforce "a 500-meter safety zone" around the Shell Oil Company's drilling vessel Noble Discoverer as it drills exploratory offshore wells in the sensitive Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska beginning this July.
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Cellphone Companies Will Share Your Location Data - Just Not With You
As they note in their privacy policies, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile all analyze your information to send you targeted ads for their own services or from outside companies. At least tens of thousands of times a year, they also hand cellphone location information to the FBI or police officers who have a court order.