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‘Immediate Harm To Millions’: AFL-CIO Tears Apart Green New Deal
The largest organization of labor unions in the U.S. slammed the Green New Deal Friday for combatting climate change by…
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Macron Plans More Aggressive Climate Law After Months Of ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests
French President Emmanuel Macron is planning a sweeping energy and climate legislative package months after “yellow vest” protests ignited across…
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Plane Crashes In Ethiopia Minutes After Takeoff, 157 Dead Including 8 Americans |
Plane Crashes In Ethiopia Minutes After Takeoff, 157 Dead Including 8 Americans Tim Pearce on March 10, 2019 An Ethiopian…
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Trump’s Labor Department Rewrites Obama Rule On Guaranteed Overtime Pay
The Labor Department proposed a rule Thursday that would expand guaranteed overtime pay laws over roughly 1.1 million workers. The…
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Another Agency Might Be About to Lose All Its Decision-Making Authority
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) may be the latest independent federal agency to lose its decision-making authority…
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Trump’s Interior Department Is Scrapping Federal Protections On The Gray Wolf
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is expected to propose rolling back federal protections on gray wolf populations in the…
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Almost Three Quarters Of Economists Say A $15 Minimum Wage Is A Bad Idea
Nearly three-quarters of economists oppose raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, according to an Employment Studies Institute…
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Black Journalists Association Puts CNN On ‘Special Media Monitoring List’ For Lack Of Diversity
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) placed CNN on a “special media monitoring list” Tuesday for lacking diversity at…
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Money & The Economy
Whole Foods Is Just A Tip Of The Iceberg As Sources Say Amazon Has Plan To Dominate The Food Market
Amazon is planning to open a new string of grocery stores separate from its Whole Foods Market brand to offer…
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Texas Town’s Oil Boom Has Barbers Earning $180,000
Barbers are earning as much as $180,000 a year cutting hair in West Texas, one of the hottest job markets…
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Money & The Economy
Robots Are Flooding US Industries
U.S. companies purchased 35,880 robots in 2018 in what amounted to a 7 percent increase over the year before, according…
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California Utility Put Off Power Line Maintenance For Years Before Deadly Wildfire
California’s largest utility for years neglected to repair the aging power line thought to have sparked the state’s deadliest wildfire…
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Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda Is Breaking Russia’s Grip On Poland
Natural gas from the U.S. is flooding Polish markets as the European country seeks to loosen Russia’s grip on its…
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Cohen Congratulated For Being First Witness To Testify Before Congress After Being Convicted Of Lying To Congress
GOP Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia said former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is the first person to testify in front…
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Congress Passed The Biggest Lands Package In A Decade, But Not A Way To Pay For It
A lengthy lands package passed the U.S. House Tuesday and now just needs President Donald Trump’s signature before becoming law.…
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