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Gitmo trial delayed after attorney’s collapse

The war-crimes trial of a young Canadian detainee will be put on hold for at least 30 days due to the illness of his Pentagon-appointed attorney, a defense official said Friday.

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Collapse in Living Standards in America: More Poverty By Any Measure

Source: globalresearch.ca Collapse in Living Standards in America: More Poverty By Any Measure 15 million unemployed, homelessness has increased by 50 percent in some cities by Christine Vestal Related posts US banks warn on commercial property UK trade deficit widest since July 2008 U.S. Seeks Expanded Power to Seize Firms Treasury: US economy needs indefinite [...]

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UK trade deficit widest since July 2008

Britain’s trade deficit in May reached its widest level since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, underlining fears that the UK will not be able to export its way back to economic health. The UK imported £3.8bn more in goods and services in May than it exported, the largest deficit since July [...]

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EU chief warns ‘democracy could disappear’ in Greece, Spain and Portugal

Source: Mail Online

EU begin emergency billion-pound bailout of Spain
Countries in debt may fall to dictators, EC chief warns
‘Apocalyptic’ vision as some states run out of money

Democracy could ‘collapse’ in Greece, Spain and Portugal unless urgent action is taken to tackle the debt crisis, the head of the European Commission has warned.

In an extraordinary briefing [...]

New York midwives lose right to deliver babies at home

 

Source: The Guardian

This city of more than 8 million people, with its reputation for being at the cutting-edge of modern urban living, now lacks a single midwife legally permitted to help women have a baby in their own homes. "It’s pretty shocking that in a city where you can get anything any hour of the [...]