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Colorado wildfire causes over 1,000 evacuations
July 17, 2020Climate change has helped to increase the size and frequency of wildfires in the Western U.S. Of the more than 40,000 fires that burned from Colorado to California.
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Meatpackers hit for discrimination against workers of color in virus protection
July 16, 2020The nation’s big meatpackers, notably Tyson Foods and JBS, are racially discriminating against their predominantly brown, Black, and Asian front-line labor force.
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Cuba’s president and international coronavirus fighters talk about the pandemic
July 16, 2020The Cuban president arrived early, when the blazing summer sun was still just a gentle caress over the beautiful gardens of the La Pradera International Health Center, in the western part of the capital, Havana.
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Despite Trump’s happy talk, 2.4 million more claim jobless benefits
July 16, 2020Another 2,432,380 people filed for unemployment insurance benefits last week, the Labor Department reported.
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Opposition mounts to Trump attempt to open schools without safety measures
July 15, 2020The Trump administration's drive to force the nation's schools to reopen this fall has run into a buzz saw of opposition from school districts, teachers, parents, and public health associations.
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