May 8, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- ECM 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:
NATIONAL
- Navy Launches Its First Drone Squadron (NPR)
- GM recalls more than 38,000 sedans over circuit board glitch (Reuters)
- Guantanamo hunger strike lays bare detainees growing desperation (Huffington Post)
- Survey: US home prices up 10.5 pct. in past year (KPBS)
- New arrests hint at unseen side of Boston bombing suspect (+video) (Christian Science Monitor)
- Will Bureaucracy Keep The U.S. Drone Industry Grounded? (NPR)
- Recent U.S. college graduates disillusioned, underemployed: poll (Reuters)
- Official: We knew Benghazi was a terrorist attack "from the get-go" (CBS News)
- Immigration reform: When is family reunification also 'chain migration'? (Christian Science Monitor)
- FBI: Minnesota raid disrupts planned terror attack (U-T San Diego)
- Exclusive: At Texas fertilizer plant, a history of theft, tampering (Reuters)
WORLD
- Ethical fashion: Is the tragedy in Bangladesh the final straw? (NPR)
- In Japan: Running Out Of Places To Put Radioactive Water (NPR)
- Israel launches airstrike in Syrian capital (U-T San Diego)
- Israel's Netanyahu says would put peace deal to referendum (Reuters)
- Jordan opposes 'confederation' with Palestinians (Jerusalem Post)
- Amazon Indians occupy controversial dam to demand a say (Reuters)
- To Silence Discontent, Chinese Officials Alter Workweek (NPR)
- Thousands of Sunnis flee Syrian coast after mass killings (Christian Science Monitor)
- Human Rights in Russia at Dangerous Low (Huffington Post)
- North Korea Reportedly Moves Missiles Off Launch Status (NPR)
- Back-to-back blasts in Pakistan highlight election risks (Christian Science Monitor)
- Bishops Remain Missing After Capture In Syria (NPR)
- Attack on train in Mexico injures 10 migrants (U-T San Diego)
- Eurozone Unemployment Reaches Record High (Reason)
- North Korea sentences American to 15 years hard labor (Reuters)
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