December 18, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
- North Korea did it: U.S. set to blame North Korea for Sony hack; Sony pulls “The Interview” release (CNJ)
- Obama to start normalizing relations with Cuba (CBS News)
- Judge declares Obama immigration action unconstitutional (Reuters)
- 300 Obama staffers urge Elizabeth Warren to run for president (Weekly Standard)
- Defense bill passes, giving sacred Native American site to foreign mining company (Huffington Post)
- Wind energy firm sues to block bird death data release (PBS)
WORLD
- Lima call for climate action falls short of what science urges and people demand (Huffington Post)
- Taliban Militants in Pakistan Kill 132 Children, 9 Staffers, in Assault on Army Public School (Reason)
- Transforming lion killers into lion guardians (CNN)
- Spanish news to vanish from Google globally (My Way News)
- Russia's Rate Increase Fails To Stop Currency's Steep Decline (NPR)
- UN Security Council condemns gun-attack on Israel's embassy in Athens (JPost)
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