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Guests For Jan. 23 Actress, model and community activist Sallie Toussaint
FOX CTActress, model and community activist Sallie Toussaint -- a former "Miss USA" and "Miss Connecticut" -- has journeyed from Hartford's North End to New York City and Hollywood. She has scored minor roles in "The Sopranos" and "The Departed" and has been...Tags: Politics, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), WTIC, Connecticut, Activism
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UPDATE 2-Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
Reuters* Move comes as dozens of new protests planned * Other fare reductions have failed to stop protests * Protests surround Confederations Cup game (Recasts with fare hike reversal, adds quotes, background) By Asher Levine and Tatiana Ramil SAO PAULO/...Tags: Executive Branch, Activism, Public Transportation, FIFA World Cup, Media Industry
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Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
ReutersSAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil's two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation and...Tags: Local Government, Executive Branch, Activism, Public Transportation, FIFA World Cup
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Protests continue in Sao Paulo, troops sent to 5 Brazilian cities
Reuters* Federal troops deployed to five Confederations Cup cities * Fare reductions have failed to stop protests By Asher Levine SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - Demonstrators blocked a major highway and other roads in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, crippling...Tags: Vandalism, Politics, Brasilia (Brazil), Brazil, Activism
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China arrests man for seeking repeat of Tiananmen protest
ReutersBy Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have formally arrested a man for trying to stage a repeat of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protest, his wife said on Tuesday, signalling an increasing intolerance for dissent under...Tags: Beijing (China), Politics, Human Rights Watch, Xi Jinping, Crime, Law and Justice
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Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil
ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. The...Tags: Prada, Subway Transportation, Executive Branch, Activism, Subway Transportation Industry
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More than 80 detained in Turkey police raids, reports say
dpaISTANBUL Turkish anti-terrorism police detained scores of people in overnight raids, Turkish media reported Tuesday, a day after a minister warned that the government might deploy the army to end nearly three weeks of protests. Eighty-four people were...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Justice System, Philosophy, Arts and Culture, Business
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Cigna Monitoring Operations In Istanbul, Where Thousands Of Protesters Clashed With Police
Cigna Corp. is monitoring its operations in Istanbul, Turkey, where riot police fired tear gas and sprayed some of the thousands of protesters with water cannons over the weekend. "We are operating in a business as usual mode while monitoring the...Tags: Political Dissent, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Cigna Corporation, Turkey, Riots
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Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares
ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the...Tags: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Politics, Brazil, Government, Dilma Rousseff
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Turkish police clash with protesters, activists say
dpaISTANBUL Turkish police clashed with anti-government protesters into the early hours of Monday, activists said, ahead of planned demonstrations by unions. Police used tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators in Ankara, and blocked thousands of...Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Germany, European Union, Activism, Istanbul (Turkey)
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Police raid on Istanbul park triggers night of rioting
Reuters* Erdogan had warned square would be cleared * "Tayyip, resign," protesters chant * Ruling party rally set for Sunday * Labour confederation calls national strike for Monday By Ayla Jean Yackley and Seda Sezer ISTANBUL, June 16 (Reuters) -...Tags: Germany, Strikes, Activism, Wars and Interventions, Career and Workplace
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Sporadic clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority
Reuters* Sporadic clashes in Istanbul carry on into night * Prime Minister seeks to wrest back initiative * Unions call national strike for Monday By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL, June 17 (Reuters) - Sporadic clashes between police and protesters flared up...Tags: Politics, Turkey, Riots, Government, National Government
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