June 6, 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:
U.S.
- Report: Secret court order requires Verizon to turn over phone records of millions (CNN)
- A new civil rights movement frees communities from corporate control (Positive News)
- Chinese cyberattacks hit key US weapons systems. Are they still reliable? (Christian Science Monitor)
- Mothers are breadwinners in record 40% of U.S. households: Study (Marketplace.org)
- Bike-Sharing Programs Roll Into Cities Across The U.S. (NPR)
WORLD
- U.S. genetically modified wheat strain stokes fears, Japan cancels tender to purchase U.S. wheat (Reuters)
- Israel warns Russia it's prepared to strike weapon shipments to Syria (Christian Science Monitor)
- Russians proving that small-scale organic farming can feed the world (Reclaim, ,Grow, Sustain)
- Report: Iranian and Russian arms giving Assad edge in Syria (Jerusalem Post)
- Ethiopia diverts Blue Nile for dam (BBC)
- Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Taiwan, some damage (Reuters)
- Court says Egypt legislature illegally elected (U-T San Diego)
- Thousands take to streets in Turkey, clash with police (Reuters)
- Thousands march for rights in rare Ethiopia protest (Reuters)
- Czech PM declares emergency as floods threaten Prague (Reuters)
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