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Greek farmers wielding shepherds’ staffs have clashed with riot police in central Athens as thousands headed to the Greek capital for a two-day protest against the government’s plans to impose new tax rises and pension system reforms. [if IE 9]>< ![endif][if IE 9]>< ![endif] Farmers from Crete clash with police during a protest against planned...
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Pay up, kid Look, being shot to death by police doesn’t get you off the hook when it comes to paying your medical bills. At least according to the City of Cleveland, which filed a notice with the probate court Wednesday, demanding that the estate of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old who was shot to death by…
Wed Feb 10 11:29:51 EST 2016 A Hollywood producer has created a new feed featuring actual female introductions from scripts he’s read. 00000152-cbbe-d726-a377-dbbfab6a0000 size is: article-large MGM Denise Richards in “The World Is Not Enough,” playing a scientist. READ MORE: Reality Checks: Is the Documentary Industry Unfair to Women? Producer Ross Putman has started a…
“I think we need to believe in a leader like Bernie Sanders. People are dying. This is real. We need a president that will talk about it. Bernie is a protester. He’s not scared to go up against the criminal justice system. He is not scared.” – Erica Garner ——— ★ Join the political revolution…
On Tuesday, Bernie Sanders swept to victory in the New Hampshire primary over rival Hillary Clinton. To be sure, Sanders was expected to win. Handily. Still, there’s something surreal about the fact that America is edging ever closer to a situation that will see an avowed socialist square off against one of the country’s quintessential…
Gantry LIC, a gastropub that will offer a 1920s vibe, will open on Vernon Boulevard Friday night, according to co-owner Brian Porter. The bar/restaurant, located at 47-02 Vernon Blvd., has been a year in the works but will finally be open to the public at 9 p.m. tomorrow night. There will be a friends and family…
paging_filter On Monday, International Business Times editor Peter Goodman gathered the digital news site’s staff for a meeting to address the growing confusion over when and how they are being paid. IBT employees are generally paid twice a month through direct deposits. For about a year, the company has used the popular payment processor ADP…
Capitalism has generated massive wealth for some, but it’s devastated the planet and has failed to improve human well-being at scale. Species are going extinct at a rate 1,000 times faster than that of the natural rate over the previous 65 million years (see Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School). Since 2000, 6…
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