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Bangladesh political activists punish work with death during general strikes, victimizing poor
• DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- The rickshaw driver was approaching an intersection in Bangladesh's capital when two men stopped his vehicle, doused it with gasoline and set it ablaze. The reason: He had gone to work.
• Nizam Uddin, a 40-year-old father of four, was attacked this week simply for being on the streets of Dhaka, trying to earn some cash despite a nationwide blockade called by the opposition to protest the government's refusal to step down ahead of elections in early 2014. Activists have taken to torching cars, trucks and public buses that defy the strikes.
• "What is it for? Why will we die this way?" asked a weeping Uddin, who has been hospitalized since Tuesday's attack with first- and second-degree burns on his hands and face. "Politicians don't care about us. They just long for power."
• In the past month, about 40 people have been killed and hundreds wounded as rival political factions clashed in the streets. At least eight of the dead and 80 of the wounded suffered burns, according to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
• Many of the victims were just trying to earn a living in one of the most impoverished countries in the world.
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Maine woman uses sign language, energetic dance moves to bring music to life for the deaf
• PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Holly Maniatty creates music -- for the deaf.
• Teaming American Sign Language with dance moves and body language, she brings musical performances alive for those who can't hear. Her clients are a who's who of rock, pop and hip-hop: Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Mumford and Sons, Jay-Z, Billy Joel, Marilyn Manson, U2, Beastie Boys and Wu-Tang Clan, to name a few.
• Along the way, videos of her fast-motion, helter-skelter signing have become popular online. There's the video of Springsteen jumping down from the stage at the New Orleans Jazz Fest and joining Maniatty and another interpreter. There, he dances and signs to "Dancing in the Dark."
• "Deaf people were commenting, 'Oh, the Boss knows he has deaf fans. That's awesome,'" she said. "When artists connect with their interpreters, they also connect (Continued on page 29)
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