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Voter intimidation? GOP sending ‘poll monitors’ to watch who votes
August 11, 2020Federal court overturns rule that stopped Republicans from hiring off-duty police officers to patrol polling places in minority communities.
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Murder charges sought against deputy for shooting death of Andres Guardado
August 11, 2020The Coalition for Community Control Over the Police is demanding charges be filed.
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Worker’s death sparks historic oil and gas strike in Iran
August 10, 2020The strike action was triggered when Ebrahim Arabzadeh, a contract worker at Mahshahr petrochemical complex, died from heat exhaustion at work.
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Letter Carriers union files nationwide grievance against mail slowdown scheme
August 10, 2020One lawmaker says DeJoy’s slowdown scheme “is absolutely an attempt to interfere with the election."
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San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors give stadium workers the boot
August 10, 2020Curiously, I got canned on the very same day I got my last $600-per-week pandemic unemployment payment. That $600 is bye-bye now, courtesy of the Republicans in the Senate.
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