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U.S. safety watchdog says 303 deaths linked to recalled GM cars

http://reut.rs/1kQxjlg

The US government refers to hunger strikes at Guantanamo as "non-religious fasting". That's a new one.

http://bitly.com/1fw5zPH

Pictures of anti-government protests in Turkey

http://bit.ly/1go7XI1

An internal analysis of General Motors’ records found reports of ignition switch problems in certain car models dating back to 2001, potentially raising deeper questions about why it took the automaker so long to initiate a recall.

Reports from GM required by federal regulators were posted on a government website late Wednesday. Those showed that only additional analysis done early this year led the company to add several models to the recall, which now affects 1.6 million vehicles worldwide and 1.37 million in the U.S.

http://on.freep.com/1cVXfEe

Turns out most engaged library users are also biggest tech users

http://to.pbs.org/OoBjM2

5th victim identified in East Harlem explosion that left 8 dead, 54 injured

http://nydn.us/1kOPyrh

The Future of Books Looks a Lot Like Netflix

http://wrd.cm/1fTqZHz

Wall Street’s 2013 Bonuses Were More Than All Workers Earned Making the Federal Minimum

http://bit.ly/1glf6c5

My Free School Lunch Horror Story

http://bit.ly/1fXlGH5

The Imaginary Epidemic of Envy in America

http://nym.ag/Nd6EQP

The city, crumbling beneath our feet

http://nydn.us/1hixu3h

Six Ways America Is Like a Third-World Country

Yes, our nationally crumbling infrastructure, repairs to which would boost the economy, is on the list.

http://rol.st/1cBWeXk

Spiderwebs don’t work as well in cities

http://grist.org/list/spiderwebs-dont-work-as-well-in-cities/

Israel ends ultra-Orthodox military service exemptions

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26542316