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Massive Earthquake Shakes China

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2008 A magnitude-7.8 earthquake in southwestern China has killed more than 8,500 people, a number that could rise as authorities continue to assess the damage. China's Xinhua news agency reported that rescue workers had difficulty reaching the epicenter because of obstructed roads. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Tornadoes Hit the Heartland

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2008 Yet another round of ferocious weather pounded parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and nearby states Saturday, with tornadoes that reportedly killed at least 18 people just a week after deadly storms hit Arkansas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The USS Economy

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Last Clinic Standing

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig Jul 14, 2006 An extremist pro-life organization that helped make doctors the targets of deadly attacks in the 1990s is now mobilizing a protest to shutter the last abortion clinic in Mississippi. With reproductive rights under assault across the country, pro-choice activist Sunsara Taylor reports on the high-stakes battle about to take place in Jackson, Miss. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )