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Photo by Doug Spalding Today is the 30th anniversary of the signing of the 1992 Peace Accords that brought an end to the Salvadoran civil war - and thousands are taking to the streets, despite widespread police roadblocks. Popular organizers called the mass march to defend the Accords’ core pillars of democracy, peace, and justice, which are currently…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! In other news from New York City, student workers at Columbia University have ended their 10-week strike after reaching a tentative agreement with the school to increase wages and improve health benefits. The deal also allows members of the Student Workers of Columbia union to…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! In California, a man has been arrested for attacking a COVID vaccination clinic outside of Los Angeles. Thomas Apollo reportedly entered the mobile clinic and started punching two workers, accusing them of being “murderers” who were “making people sick.” The clinic was run by the…

There was strong public interest in COVID-19 testing at the new Anne Arundel Medical Center (South Pavilion) site. Photo: Maryland Department of Health Sites will run daily, including News Year’s Day, to provide free PCR testing to Marylanders Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) opened two additional…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! In Alabama, Amazon workers at the Bessemer warehouse are speaking out after two of their colleagues died on the job within hours of each other last month. One of them was denied sick leave before succumbing to a fatal stroke. This is Amazon worker Isaiah…

Foto: ecclesandbosco.blogpost Immigration activists disguise pick-up truck as Rudolf to give holiday cheer. WHERE: LA COLMENA, 88 Canal Street, Staten Island, New York WHEN: Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, 2021, 1 P.M.   STATEN ISLAND, NY -- As the new variant of the COVID19 takes hold of New York City,…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! A new study finds glaciers in the Himalayan mountains shed ice 10 times faster over the past four decades than they did over the previous seven centuries. The study, published Monday in the journal Scientific Reports, estimates the glaciers have lost as much as 586…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! A federal judge has thrown out a roughly $4.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma that shielded the Sackler family from future lawsuits. Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York ruled the bankruptcy court does not have the authority to grant the Sacklers…

Microsoft was ranked at the top five high technology companies. Photo: wallsdesk.com By Isaac Cohen*             The Wall Street Journal (12/13/21) released the results of the annual classification of the 250 best managed US companies, done by the Claremont University Drucker Institute, named after the management expert Peter Drucker. The…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! The New York Times reports Attorney General Letitia James may soon subpoena Trump to testify under oath in a civil fraud investigation. Separately, James announced Thursday she’s pulled out of the New York governor’s race in order to focus on her investigations, which includes a…