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Blankenship verdict: guilty on misdemeanor, innocent on felony charges
December 4, 2015The conspiracy charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of one-year in jail and possible fines amounting to twice the financial gain resulting from the safety conspiracy.
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Disarmament experts agree: U.S. and Russia must cooperate or face catastrophe
December 4, 2015The threat of a nuclear disaster has greatly increased since the collapse of the Soviet Union, top Russian and U.S. experts meeting in Washington agreed.
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Video of San Francisco police shooting young black man draws protests
December 4, 2015Many tied Woods' killing to the national trend in the extrajudicial killings of black youth, and their deaths have placed the use of force against communities of color in the spotlight.
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At Paris Trade Union Forum: A call to ban fracking worldwide
December 4, 2015Over 40 percent of natural gas comes from shale gas, which is such a driver for climate change because of methane -- 120 times more powerful than carbon.
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At #COP21, unions lobby hard for human rights and “just transition”
December 4, 2015Just transition: discussed, debated and tweeted from Paris by global union, Indigenous, social justice, environmental and women climate activists as well as developing countries.
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