WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a statement after his court appearance.

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The largest digital image of our view of the night sky, which maps the universe in more detail than ever before, has been released.

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Persistent high unemployment, rising poverty and shrinking state budgets have made insecurity the norm for America’s working class. Hundreds of low-wage workers survive the horrible economy via “economic disobedience” – now pervasive in the low-wage sector.
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Tragedies like the mass shooting in Tuscon at a public event organized by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) are horrifying enough on their own, but they also have a way of bringing out the worst in reporters and politicians.
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Despite calls made by President Obama to have the Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay shot down and the prisoners transferred, 173 remain inside, most with no plans for a trial or even for charges to be filed against them. Witness Against Torture Activists are hoping to call people into action to change this.
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Rights groups protested at the White House Tuesday, on the ninth anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay prison which President Barack Obama vowed to shut down in one of his first acts in office. Check out this raw footage RT America was able to capture at the protest event, Tuesday January 11, 2011.
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Support from US journalists for Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was raining down as they benefited from his classified information releases but now it appears he is on his own. Executive Director of The Committee to Protect Journalists Joel Simon says the first amendment guarantees freedom of the press and there has never been a prosecution for disseminating information under the espionage act.
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The United States has had a gun control problem for years but recently with the shooting of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, it seems to have been thrust into America’s conscious yet again. What is the answer to this violence and what should the US do about its gun problem?
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The Guantanamo Bay prison was supposed to protect the US from terrorism but has become unlawful and a human rights violator. Attorney and Author Kristine Huskey, who represented some of the Guantanamo inmates, says under the Bush Administration they were basically ghost prisoners.
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The WikiLeaks founder has briefly appeared in a London court, as he continues his battle against extradition. Julian Assange is wanted in Sweden to face sex crime allegations – which he claims have been fabricated in order to eventually prosecute him on espionage charges in the U.S.
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The U.S. army is training militia gangs to secure outposts in Afghanistan’s most-dangerous areas.
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A former CIA operative, who’s wanted in Venezuela and Cuba for terrorist attacks throughout Latin America, has gone on trial in the U.S. But that’s not why Luis Posada Carriles is in court.
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