Emanuel said on Sunday he would go to court to seek an injunction to block the Chicago Teachers Union’s walkout, and called the labor action “illegal” under state law, Reuters reported. “I will not stand by while the children of Chicago are played as pawns in an internal dispute within a union,” he said. Emanuel […]
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NY police seize 90 OWS marchers
Dozens of people were taken into custody on Monday at one entrance to Wall Street. Several protesters were also detained at another entry point to the New York Stock Exchange. Others were arrested when they started moving from Zuccotti Park, the site of the OWS movement’s birth, toward Wall Street as security forces blocked side […]
NY police seize 90 OWS marchers
Dozens of people were taken into custody on Monday at one entrance to Wall Street. Several protesters were also detained at another entry point to the New York Stock Exchange. Others were arrested when they started moving from Zuccotti Park, the site of the OWS movement’s birth, toward Wall Street as security forces blocked side […]
US purchases nuke components online
“We bought three of four [circuit-manufacturing machines] on eBay… for $100,000 apiece,” said Gilbert Herrera, a manager at Sandia National Laboratories in the US state of New Mexico engaged in a major effort to refurbish America’s oldest atomic weapon, quoted in a The Washington Post article on Monday. According to the report, a team of […]
US purchases nuke components online
“We bought three of four [circuit-manufacturing machines] on eBay… for $100,000 apiece,” said Gilbert Herrera, a manager at Sandia National Laboratories in the US state of New Mexico engaged in a major effort to refurbish America’s oldest atomic weapon, quoted in a The Washington Post article on Monday. According to the report, a team of […]
NY police arrest 51 OWS protesters
Police officials confirmed they made “multiple” arrests on Saturday and Sunday during marches and protests ushering in the first anniversary of the movement but did not give the exact number, as the arrests were still happening, Mail Online reported on Sunday. The demonstrators were reportedly arrested over charges ranging from disorderly conduct to assault. The […]
NY police arrest 51 OWS protesters
Police officials confirmed they made “multiple” arrests on Saturday and Sunday during marches and protests ushering in the first anniversary of the movement but did not give the exact number, as the arrests were still happening, Mail Online reported on Sunday. The demonstrators were reportedly arrested over charges ranging from disorderly conduct to assault. The […]
‘Chicago teachers to continue strike’
Karen Lewis, president of Chicago Teachers Union, said on Sunday that after extensive debate, the union’s House of Delegates decided not to suspend the strike because the majority of its members wanted additional time to discuss the weekend deal with officials from the nation’s third largest school district. “Our members are not happy,” Lewis said. […]
‘Chicago teachers to continue strike’
Karen Lewis, president of Chicago Teachers Union, said on Sunday that after extensive debate, the union’s House of Delegates decided not to suspend the strike because the majority of its members wanted additional time to discuss the weekend deal with officials from the nation’s third largest school district. “Our members are not happy,” Lewis said. […]
‘CIA, Zionists behind anti-Islam film’
“I would identify two or perhaps three components, the first is a Mormon mafia inside the CIA, the group of Mormon high officials of the CIA who want Romney to become president and they think that by having the kinds of events that we are seeing, they can make Obama look bad in front of […]
‘Obama can be sued over movie’
“A complaint could be filed with US courts against Obama for his violation of articles 18 and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) calling for respect of faiths,” Javad Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution (SCCR), said on Sunday. “Article 18 and 27 of the […]
Police briefly question anti-Islam culprit
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was voluntarily escorted to a Los Angeles sheriff’s station on Saturday and was interviewed by federal probation officers. He left the station about 30 minutes later, Steve Whitmore, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman said. Nakoula was not arrested or detained for producing a blasphemous anti-Islam movie, which disrespects Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) […]
OWS protesters to mark 1st anniversary
The protesters will block the financial district on Monday in order to revive their move against corporate greed and social injustice in the country. According to OWS website, the protesters, also known as the 99 percenters, will assemble at the Stock Exchange at 7:30 a.m. and surround it with the “People’s Wall” sit-in. “We will […]
US unemployment crisis deepens
The number of applications increased by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 382,000, up from 367,000 in the previous week. The four-week average increased for the fourth straight week to 375,000. One of the reasons for the increase in the unemployment rate is believed to be the Hurricane Isaac, which hit the gulf coast nearly two […]
‘Criminal behind anti-Islam film’
“The entire cast and crew who made the film have repudiated it. They have said that they were grossly misled by its intent and purpose. Their words in the film were overdubbed with new statements.” Pastor Stephen Sizer told Press TV during an interview on Sunday. The pastor condemned the film’s intent saying it aimed […]
Teachers hold Emanuel in headlock
Teachers hit the streets in their thousands again on Saturday, keeping up nearly-week-long protests against Emanuel’s educational reforms, Reuters reported. As many as 29,000 teachers went on a strike action on Monday amid stalemated contract talks between Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). The day saw thousands of the striking teachers forming […]
FBI sees WMD in fake bomb
FBI agents arrested 18-year-old Adel Daoud on Friday after he allegedly tried to set off the device outside a bar in downtown Chicago, AFP reported. On Saturday, he was charged with one count of attempting to use a WMD and another of trying to destroy a building by means of an explosive. Daoud is scheduled […]
US nukes to undergo historical overhaul
The Washington Post reported the prospect of the wholesale overhaul on Saturday, saying the country’s 5,113-strong arsenal of nuclear warheads is to undergo an upgrade and maintenance process as part of the plan. The paper added that the plan also includes renovation of the aging nuclear facilities, and replacement of old delivery systems. The daily […]
US pastor sentenced to 330 yrs in prison
The 69-year-old priest, identified as Oscar D. Perez, was sentenced Friday in a California court for abusing the children at his apartment near Los Angeles between 2007 and 2011, the Los Angeles Times reported. Perez, an Apostolic pastor and bishop at a Laguna Hills Episcopalian Church, befriended various families at the church, recruited children to […]
$6bn to be spent on US 2012 elections
Reporting that this year’s elections will be the most expensive in history, the US-based National Public Radio adds that $5.8 billion is being injected in big and small congressional as well as presidential election campaigns across the country. Much of the money, according to the report, comes from superPACs, or Political Action Committees, as well […]