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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

February 18, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

March 27, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

December 11, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

October 23, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Impeachment inquiry

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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

September 5, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

August`15, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) -- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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WORLD

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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

June 19, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) -- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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May 30, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) -- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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WORLD

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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

 

May 22, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) -- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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WORLD

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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

August 6, 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:

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WORLD

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ECM WORLD WATCH: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL NEWS


December 8, 2011 (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 reflecting 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.

  • Obama sets campaign theme: middle class at stake (AP)
  • Postal Service confirms cuts that will slow down mail (CBS)
  • Republicans split on Democratic plan to extend payroll tax cuts (Washington Post)
  • Obama: Congress ‘shouldn’t go home’ until payroll tax cut is extended (The Hill)
  • Cain suspends campaign (The Hill)
  • Tainted nectar? Consumer group warns of arsenic in fruit juice (NPR)

 WORLD

  • Thousands protest against Putin over Russia vote (Reuters)
  • Putin’s party barely hangs onto its majority (Yahoo! News)
  • WHO issues European measles warning (BBC)
  • 3-D printers help grow new bones (BBC)
  • U.N.: Syria death toll exceeds 4,000 since March (San Diego Union-Tribune)

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ECM WORLD WATCH: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL NEWS

 

November 2, 2011 (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 reflecting 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.

  • Obama plan moves to ease mortgages, student loans (International Business Times)
  • Victims of improper foreclosure practices can submit claims (Los Angeles Times)
  • New Obama administration programs help veterans find jobs (Voice of America)
  • Farming helps refugees put down roots (Voice of America)
  • Millions without power after northeast snow storm (CNN)
  • Herman Cain sexual harassment claims dog campaign (ABC)
  • Bank of America cancels debit card fee (BBC)


WORLD

  • World reaches 7 billion (Reuters video)
  • Occupy London protesters celebrate after winning eviction battle (Guardian)
  • Somalia’s agony tests limits of aid (New York Times)
  • Wikileaks Assange loses extradition appeal (BBC)
  • Suicide bomber kills 3, wounds 20 in SE Turkey (Jerusalem Post)

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ECM WORLD WATCH: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL NEWS

 

September 22, 2011 (San Diego's East County)--ECM World Watch highlights top U.S. and world news stories, published in other media.  This week's top headlines include:

 

 

 


 

U.S.
  •          House approves spending measure opposed by Senate Democrats; shutdown possible (Washington Post)
  •          Obama pushes jobs bill on GOP rivals’ turf (Washington Post)
  •          Perry is focus of attention, attacks at Florida debate (CNN)
  •          One in four U.S. children living in poverty, study finds (Huffington Post)
  •          Postal service wants to end overnight delivery (Reuters)
  •          Troy Davis execution sparks anti-death penalty backlash (Washington Post)
  •          U.S. official: program aimed at Libyan scientistsSan Diego Union Tribune)
  •         Reno’s reckless air tragedy (Daily Beast)

World
  •        Walkout at UN as Ahmadinejad speaks (CNN)
  •         Solar window is green game changer (Israel21c)
  •         Global leaders struggle to calm recession fears (Yahoo News)

 


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September 15, 2011 (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 reflecting 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: 

 

WORLD

  • World markets sink amid Europe debt worries (NPR)
  • Egyptian protesters pull down Israeli embassy wall (Reuters)
  • China losing edge as low-cost manufacturer, KPMG says (BBC)

U.S.

  • Obama’s bill makes it illegal to discriminate against unemployed (The Hill)
  • Nation looks ahead with hope after remembering 9/11 victims (CNN)
  • NATO: 77 US troops injured after Taliban hit Afghan/coalition base (CNN)
  • Student loan default rates jump (Union-Tribune)

HEALTH

  • Insulin may slow Alzheimer’s, study finds (Los Angeles Times)
  • Gene find could lead to drugs for chronic pain (BBC)


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ECM WORLD WATCH: SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

 

 

September 9, 2011 (San Diego’s East County)—Due to the power outage, this week’s World Watch has headlines only, no excerpts. Click links to view full stories.

 

 

 U.S.

 

• Possible Al Qaeda plot against DC, NYC investigated
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/specific-unconfirmed-terror-threat-received-against-new-york-or-washington/2011/09/08/gIQAcD3KDK_story.html?hpid=z2  

 

Texas cut fire department funding 75% this year
http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/texas-cut-fire-department-funding-by-75-percent-this-year/  

 

Texas fires kill destroy more than 1,000 homes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/07/texas-fires-homes-destroyed-bastrop  

 

Obama lays out $447 billion plan to boost economy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2011/09/08/gIQAk3ELDK_story.html?hpid=z1  

 

Fact-checking the Reagan debate
The Republican presidential candidates stray from the facts at the Reagan Library
http://factcheck.org/2011/09/factchecking-the-reagan-debate/  

 

Fact-checking the GOP debate at the Reagan Library
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/fact-checking-the-gop-debate-at-the-reagan-library/2011/09/07/gIQAFrz5AK_blog.html?hpid=z1  

 

What you missed by not watching last night’s Reagan Library debate
http://swampland.time.com/2011/09/08/what-you-missed-while-not-watching-last-nights-reagan-library-gop-debate/  

 

Need a new liver? Just print one yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibtXFG2c42A
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_asia/2011-09-01/need-a-new-liver-then-just-print-yourself-one.html  

 

First Circuit Court of Appeals Rules that Citizens Can Videotape Police
http://www.dailytech.com/First+Circuit+Court+of+Appeals+Rules+that+Citizens+Can+Videotape+Police/article22587.htm  
WORLD


·         Palmer: Gaza blockade lawful, IDF used ‘excessive’ force http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=236380
  • Pakistan Army says it has Al Qaeda's global operations chief in custody

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ECM WORLD WATCH: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL NEWS

 

August 24, 2011 (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 reflecting 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.

• Earthquake aftermath: National landmarks damaged (ABC News)
• White House issues new rules to cut bureaucratic red tape (Washington Post)
• A new era in foreign policy (CNN)
• Gold price drops sharply on U.S. economy hopes (BBC)
• Hurricane Irene marks 1st big U.S. threat in years (Yahoo News/AP)
• Report: Government probe of Standard & Poors (AP)
• Obama plan to review deportation cases stokes heated debate (Los Angeles Times)

WORLD

• Price put on Gadhafi’s head (Reuters)
• No Gadhafi kids in custody: Escapes and false reports (ABC News)
• Analysis: West looks to avoid Iraq errors in post-Gadhafi Libya (Reuters)
• Russian Progress space freighter lost (BBC)
• Large zone near nuclear reactors to be off limits (New York Times)
 


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ECM WORLD WATCH: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL NEWS

 

August 18, 2011 (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 reflecting 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.
• Obama to issue new proposals on job creation, debt reduction (Washington Post)
• Study: 1 in 5 U.S. children live in poverty (CBS)
• GOP debate: Hitting hard at Obama and each other (Sacramento Bee)
• Sharp jabs thrown in Minnesota debate—and not all at Obama (USA Today)

WORLD
• 7 pulled from Iraqi mosque, killed execution style (USA Today/AP)
• London riots: more than 1,000 people charged (BBC)
• Hamas bans Gaza students studying abroad (MSNBC News)
• France, Germany propose ‘true European economic summit’ (NPR)
• Gobachev criticizes Putin’s Russia as backsliding on democracy (CS Monitor)


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August 4, 2011 (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 reflecting 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.

• FAA shutdown: Obama urges Congress to settle latest row (BBC)
• Deal could endanger healthcare law (Politico)

• General Mills partners with American Refugee Committee to aid famine relief efforts in Somalia (Wall Street Journal Market Watch)
• Obama signs U.S. debt bill into law (BBC)
• The Fires This Time (Fairness and Accuracy in Media)
• Accused Fort Hood plotter got bomb-making recipe from Al Qaeda (Christian Science Monitor)
• Study: Forests absorb much more greenhouse gases than previously known (Christian Science Monitor)
• Missing Iraq money may have been stolen, auditors say (Los Angeles Times)

 

WORLD

• Somali famine’s brutal toll: 29,000 kids dead in 3 months (Newser/AP)
• Arab League discusses Palestinian state (Al Jazeera)
• Nigeria Ogoniland cleanup ‘could take 30 years’ (BBC)
• Islamist show of state in Tahir state angers activists (Christian Science Monitor)
• Iran vows to skirt nuclear shutdown; watchdog embarrassed (Reuters)
• Hamas executives two Gazans as spies for Israel (Jerusalem Post)
• Norway shooting: Names and photos of victims published (Norwegian press)
• Fukushima radiation levels rise, area closed (Christian Science Monitor)
• Mubarak’s trial begins in Cairo (BBC)


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ECM WORLD WATCH: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL NEWS


May 25, 2011 (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 reflecting 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 global and national news stories include:


U.S.

• Congress leaves without any ok on Libya action (NPR)
• GOP on the defensive as voters resist Medicare plan (New York Times)
• Democrats grab “safe” GOP seat (CNN)
• Palin movie coming to theaters this summer (CNN)
• Missouri tornado deadliest in decades (CNN)
• Storms kill 13 as they tear through Midwest (CNN)
• EPA criticized for scaling back monitoring fallout from Japan disaster (American Independent)

 

WORLD

• Mubarak to be tried for murder of protesters (Reuters)
• TEPCO confirms meltdown at 2 more Fukushima reactors
• Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images (BBC)
• Thousands face volcanic ash cloud flight cancellations (BBC)
• Group gathers at Jordanian embassy with petition to make country official Palestinian homeland (Jerusalem Post)
• Bomb attack hits 15 NATO fuel trucks in Pakistan


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February 23, 2011 (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 reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views.

 

 


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