January 1, 2014 (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.
- A Struggle to Balance Wind Energy With Wildlife (New York Times)
- Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished (Washington Post)
- Time Is Running Out To Save Florida's Oranges (NPR)
- Colorado and Washington brace for marijuana tourism surge (RawStory)
- How To Protect Yourself And Your Data After Target Hacker Breach (NPR)
- Fear and hopelessness as families prepare to lose unemployment benefits (Buzzfeed)
- Federal judge: NSA data collection is lawful 'counter-punch' against terror (CS Monitor)
- Boy Scouts of America to open ranks to gay youths Jan. 1 (CBS)
- Pennsylvania court: Towns can restrict fracking(APM: Marketplace)
- FBI Spooks (Reason)
WORLD
- Russian Bombings Kill 31, Raise Olympic Security Fears (KPBS)
- Israel to release some Palestinian prisoners, build 1,400 new West Bank homes (CS Monitor)
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El Salvador volcano erupts, evacuations ordered (Reuters)- Americans Are Safely Airlifted Out Of South Sudan (NPR)
- Thousands demand Italian government resign in Rome rally (Reuters)
- Egypt's Morsi to be tried on conspiracy charges (CS Monitor)
- Exclusive: Assad's secret oil lifeline: Iraqi crude from Egypt (Reuters)
- Why Canada's high court lifted a ban on brothels (CS Monitor)
- 'Jihad Tourism': From Germany To The Syrian Battlefield (NPR)
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