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Mujeres de Maiz artists in Los Angeles explore politics of “bling” for women Women in India call for justice and end to dowry killings, sexual assault and child marriages Rep. Julia Brownley outlines gains,...

Fighting in Syria sends health care underground, putting residents at risk UNICEF calls for halt to arrests, detention of youth by Israeli military Journalist Greg Palast on the legacy of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela...

Thousands in Caracas mourn Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, as country considers legacy US Attorney General Eric Holder faces questions on US strikes against terrorist suspects In Gaza, local hospital provides rare kidney transplant, meeting...

Immigration advocates call for path to citizenship as appeals court rules part of SB1070 unconstitutional Civil society groups call for more transparency in US trade deals, citing concerns about labor, environment, sovereignty Bus lines...

Environmentalists criticize State Department report finding Keystone XL Pipeline would threaten soil, water and endangered species, but not climate Residents and Greenpeace protest fracking in New York and the UK In Kenya, millions vote...

Spending cuts go into effect as lawmakers fail to reach sequester deal New Orleans still recovering from oil disaster as BP officials defend response in court As Pope steps down, activist nun Megan Rice...

Bradley Manning testifies in military court, pleads guilty to some charges House reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act with protections for LGBT, undocumented and Native women Wisconsin tribal communities vow to stop iron ore mine...

Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act case that could weaken protections for voters of color Mexico’s Interior Ministry says 26,000 disappeared during drug war in Calderon’s term As Mali war continues, critics say land...

Supreme Court rejects challenge to government surveillance powers under FISA Documents show ICE used traffic stops for immigration checks in strategy to increase deportations New Yorkers consider worker cooperatives as part of long-term recovery...

Rights commissioner criticizes UN Security Council for lack of action on Syria as refugees flow into Lebanon, Jordan Clashes erupt in West Bank as thousands march for funeral of Palestinian prisoner, Arafat Jaradat Afghanistan...