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Washington Post (blog)How much has the United States been 'standing up against' atrocities in Burma?Washington Post (blog)“The United States, I think, has played a really important role in this period in standing up against atrocities and for democracy and human rights” in Burma. –Samantha Power, U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Nov. 20, 2013. “Today ...

New York TimesUS Struggles to Keep Pace in Delivering Broadband ServiceNew York TimesWASHINGTON — San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States, a progressive and economically vibrant metropolis of 1.4 million people sprawled across south-central Texas. But the speed of its Internet service is no match for the Latvian ...

Foreign Policy (blog)China, the United States, and Great Power DiplomacyForeign Policy (blog)China tried its hand at coercive diplomacy recently when it announced the establishment of an "air defense identification zone" around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The dispute, along with a similar case over the Spratly Islands ...

CNNUS delegation to Russian Olympics includes gay athletesCNNWashington (CNN) -- The United States' delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia won't include a member of President Barack Obama's family or an active Cabinet secretary, but it will include openly gay athletes - a clear jab at Russia's ...

CNNUS Marines poised to enter South SudanCNN(CNN) -- About 150 U.S. Marines are poised to enter turbulent South Sudan to help evacuate Americans and provide security for the U.S. Embassy, if ordered to do so, two U.S. military officials said Monday. The troops are moving from Moron, Spain, to ...

PBS NewsHourCalculating a living wage across the United StatesPBS NewsHour... the calculator -- it covers the entire nation. And watch our latest report: Nearly 20% of low income US households are "underbanked," according to the FDIC. But is providing access to traditional, mainstream financial services the best solution for ...

WND.comRadiation alerts hit US citiesWND.comA private organization that monitors radiation data from network points across the United States issued email alerts today for two Western U.S. cities, Reno, Nev., and St. George, Utah. The alerts came from the the Nuclear Emergency Tracking Center ...