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Scarlett Johansson Doubles Down On SodaStream, Says Goodbye To Oxfam

‘She will be remembered, like those who were complicit with apartheid in South Africa, for standing on the wrong side of history.’

Les Neuhaus
作者 Les Neuhaus

International aid group Oxfam accepted Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson’s resignation on Thursday after a recent controversy involving her paid endorsement of SodaStream, an at-home soda-making product made in Ma’ale Adumim, a section of the Israeli-occupied West Bank territory. The move by Oxfam came after Johansson’s spokesman released a

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Wash., Colo., Have Few Ways To Stop Carry-on Weed

A security officer walks near a notice prohibiting mari […]

Associated Press
作者 Associated Press
A security officer walks near a notice prohibiting marijuana possession at Denver International Airport, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Carrying marijuana through airport security in Colorado may get the pot confiscated, but there appears to be little danger of legal repercussions. Denver airport spokeswoman Laura Cole said the ban was enacted because Federal agencies operate at the airport and officials there did not want the inevitable conflict between state and federal laws. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

DENVER (AP) — Among the many oddities that have arisen from marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado is this: It can be easier to get through airport security with a bag of weed than a bottle of water. At Washington's airports, including Seattle-Tacoma International, there's nothing police can do to prevent travelers from flying with

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Big Impact On Income Gap Is Health Law’s New Angle

New research shows that the Affordable Care Act will significantly boost the economic fortunes of those in the bottom one-fifth of the income ladder while slightly reducing average incomes on the rungs above.

Associated Press
作者 Associated Press
This handout photo provided by the Brookings Institution, taken Jan. 13, 2012, shows Gary Burtless of the Brookings Institution speaking in Washington. If the gap between haves and have-nots is the defining issue of President Barack Obama’s second term, his health care overhaul was its first-term counterpart. Now it turns out the two are linked: new research shows that Obama’s health care law will significantly boost the economic fortunes of people in the bottom fifth of the income ladder. Obama may be hard pressed to top his first-term accomplishment. (AP Photo/Ralph Alswang, Brooking Institution)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe the health care law was about wealth transfer, after all. New research shows that the Affordable Care Act will significantly boost the economic fortunes of those in the bottom one-fifth of the income ladder while slightly reducing average incomes on the rungs above. Economists at the nonpartisan Brookings Institution,

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Ukraine On ‘Brink Of Civil War’

Former President Leonid Kravchuk urges parliament to “act with the greatest responsibility” as it debates an amnesty for protesters.

Global Post News Desk
作者 Global Post News Desk
An opposition supporter stands next to a burning tire at a barricade in central Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. Ukraine’s embattled president is taking sick leave, his office announced Thursday, a surprise development that left unclear how efforts to resolve the country’s political crisis would move forward. Protesters have been calling for his resignation for two months. The sign at right reads: "Peace to the Villages, War to the Palaces." (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Leonid Kravchuk, who served as Ukraine's first post-Soviet president from 1991 to 1994, urged parliament on Wednesday to "act with the greatest responsibility." "The entire world acknowledges and Ukraine acknowledges that the state is on the brink of civil war," he said as parliament prepared to debate an amnesty for detained

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Turkey Destroying Al Qaeda-Linked Convoy In Syria ‘Significant Escalation’

Turkish fighter jets destroyed a convoy belonging to Al Qaeda-linked militants fighting inside Syria, the armed forces confirmed on Wednesday.

Global Post News Desk
作者 Global Post News Desk
Smugglers break through the border as they enter Syrian territory near Cilvegozu, Turkey, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Turkish fighter jets destroyed a convoy belonging to Al Qaeda-linked militants fighting inside Syria, the armed forces confirmed on Wednesday. Small arms fire struck a Turkish military outpost late Tuesday as the Free Syrian Army battled Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters, Al Jazeera said, citing Turkish media. The Turkish

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5 Huge Global Problems Obama Ignored In His State Of The Union Address

Five big issues Obama failed to mention in his speech to Americans, and why he probably wishes they would just go away:

Sarah Wolfe
作者 Sarah Wolfe
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1. The National Security Agency spying scandal The National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Saul Loeb AFP/Getty Images) Leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden — which revealed a massive phone surveillance program, among many other things — continue to haunt the Obama administration. Losing respect both at

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