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Rappers join Occupy activists in push for ‘foreclosure-free zone’

Rappers Chuck D. from Public Enemy and Brother Ali joined members of Occupy Wall Street Thursday in taking over an abandoned home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of what the activist group calls a campaign to institute a “foreclosure-free zone” in the southern part of the city. “We’re gonna write…

Desperate migrants in Sicily cry out for help

LAMPEDUSA, Italy – Twenty four-year old Lassad, one of the thousands of Tunisians sleeping rough at the port on the tiny island of Lampedusa south of Sicily, is desperate to get off the overcrowded island and start a new life. “Help us! We cannot bear waiting any longer without knowing…