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Newscast for Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Sexual assaults in US military underreported as incidents rise, Pentagon report finds New York attorney general to sue Bank of America, Wells Fargo for “violating” mortgage settlement Syria’s internally displaced rises past four million...

Newscast for Monday, May 6, 2013

Investigation launched into private prisons after suicides in Arizona facility Activists call on Obama Administration to close Guantanamo as hunger strike passes 100 days Scope of Syrian war widens following deadly Israeli strikes on...

Newscast for Friday, May 3, 2013

UN climate change talks wrap up in Bonn as new data shows rising carbon levels in world’s atmosphere In Mexico, protesters call for end to deportations as Obama meets with Peña-Nieto US support for...

Newscast for Thursday, May 2, 2013

Attack on Washington, DC taxi driver raises concern about anti-Muslim violence after Boston bombings Guantanamo hunger strike nears three months, as force-feeding of prisoners expands In Pakistan, candidate Badama Zari, tribal and female, makes...

Newscast for Wednesday, May 1, 2013

In New York, May Day protesters call for immigrant rights, labor protections for restaurant workers Expanded police presence greets Seattle protesters for International Workers Day In Turkey, police fire tear gas, use water cannons...

Newscast for Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Government transparency at stake after Supreme Court opinion, anti-corruption advocates say Conscientious objector, Kimberly Rivera, sentenced to military prison after service in Iraq Workers at Fukushima nuclear plant struggle to contain rush of contaminated...

Newscast for Monday, April 29, 2013

Download Audio HEADLINES Afghanistan’s President Karzai admits to bags of US cash, but insists it was legit Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged receiving bags of cash from the United States. But Karzai disputed the...

Newscast for Friday, April 26, 2013

Reproductive rights advocates push bill to protect Peace Corps volunteers Federal rulings uphold EPA’s veto of West Virginia mine, fault Army Corps mine approval process North Dakota bill targets gas flaring as local residents...

Newscast for Thursday, April 25, 2013

After explosion at Texas chemical plant, questions rise over lack of regulation, heavy use of nitrogen on farms Senators advance bill to strengthen online privacy protections Green Shadow Cabinet aims to provide alternative view...

Newscast for Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Search continues, more feared dead in Bangladesh after collapse of building that housed garment factories Yemeni testifies before Senate on deadly toll to community from US drone and targeted killing program Court rulings could...