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Russia Confirms Bomb Brought Down Plane, Killing 224

Russian authorities have confirmed a bomb brought down a passenger plane over the Sinai Penininsula in Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board. The self-proclaimed Islamic State had claimed responsibility for taking down the plane, calling it retaliation for Russia’s airstrikes in Syria. Russian officials say an examination of the wreckage confirms an “improvised explosive device” went off soon after the plane departed Sharm el-Sheikh en route to St. Petersburg. Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to intensify Russian airstrikes in Syria in response to the bombing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: “The murder of our people in Sinai is one of the bloodiest by the number of victims of such crimes. We won’t wipe off tears over our hearts and souls. It will stay with us forever. But that will not prevent us from finding and punishing the perpetrators.”

Democracy Now!

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Salvation Army calls for law to ensure housing for children

Its second of three reports into homelessness, published today, said a survey of shelters in Auckland during three months found 1202 people needed help, with 47 percent of them under 18.

New Zealand is falling short of providing one of the most basic necessities for children, it said.

The Salvation Army’s latest report, Invisible in the SuperCity, was triggered by staff seeing many working families left homeless because their wages couldn’t pay for a home.

RNZ

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Meatworkers win dispute with AFFCO

The Employment Court is expected to release a full ruling tomorrow saying the meat company locked out workers unlawfully and did not act in good faith during collective bargaining.

The workers have been in a lengthy battle over individual contracts since a collective agreement with the company expired almost two years ago.

RNZ

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Stock Prices of Weapons Manufacturers Soaring Since Paris Attack

The Paris attacks took place on Friday night. Since then, France’s president has vowed “war” on ISIS and today significantly escalated the country’s bombing campaign in Syria (France has been bombing ISIS in Iraq since last January, and began bombing the group in Syria in September).

Already this morning, as Aaron Cantú noticed, the stocks of the leading weapons manufacturers — what is usually referred to as the “defense industry” — have soared:

The Intercept

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Trans-Pacific-Partnership – Final Texts

On 16 November 2015, WikiLeaks releases a searchable and highlightable text of the agreed version of the Trans-Pacific-Partnership (TPP) Agreement.

The text of the Agreement was released by TPP Parties on 5 November 2015 and can be accessed by chapter below. The text will continue to undergo legal review and will be translated into French and Spanish language versions prior to signature.

Any officially released updates to these documents will be included here as they become available.

You can search throughout all of the documents via WikiLeaks Advanced Search

Wikileaks