Juan González: Growing Charter School Chain Suspends Special Needs Kids in Bid to Raise Test Scores; U.S. Prepares to Strike Syria Over Alleged Chemical Weapons as British Vote Not to Back Int’l Action; NFL Reaches Settlement With Former Players Who Suffer From Brain Injuries, Alzheimer’s, Depression; Feds Say They Won’t Try to Reverse State Laws That Legalize Medical and Recreational Marijuana Use.
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August 30, 2013
U.S. Considers Unilateral Syrian Strike After U.K. Vote Against Use of Force
Antiwar Protesters Rally Against U.S. Military Action in Syria
U.S. Intelligence “Black Budget” Tops $50 Billion
U.S. Spy Satellites Played Key Role in Hunt for Bin Laden
Merrill Lynch to Pay $160 Million in Largest Racial Discrimination Settlement Ever
U.S. Allows States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Crackdown on Brotherhood and Journalists Continues
IRS Extends Tax Benefits to Married Same-Sex Couples
Banks Report Record $42 Billion Profit in Second Quarter
Fast-Food Workers Go On Strike in 60 Cities Demanding Living Wage
U.S. Seeks to Expand Military Presence in the Philippines
Anti-Smoking Groups Criticize U.S. Stance on TPP Tobacco Negotiations
30,000 March in Colombia to Support Small Farmers
Report: Veterans Commit Suicide at Double Rate of Civilian Population
Lawyer: Chelsea Manning is “Doing Very Well”
Irish Writer Seamus Heaney, 74, Dies