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Turkey’s Erdogan facing resistance to his dictatorial rule
February 14, 2019A ruler who sees democracy as nothing more than a temporary measure in his autocrat’s tool box has reason to fear coming local elections.
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Butterfly Center asks judge to stop Texas border wall
February 13, 2019In a motion filed late Monday, center director Marianna Trevino Wright says heavy machinery has been driving through their property for a week.
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South African unions on national strike over job losses
February 13, 2019Trade unionists across South Africa are walking out in a national strike as the country faces a shutdown over “privatization, retrenchment and imperialism.”
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Federal workers fear Trump could rerun shutdown/lockout
February 13, 2019“If the shutdown returns, the (workers’) lines to food banks will return. And if we don’t get paid and can’t work.”
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Georgia Republican, Rep. Ferguson, proudly displays pro-slavery material in D.C.
February 13, 2019AFGE union members were stunned this week to see a racist book on display in the office of their congressman, Rep. Ferguson, when they visited his office as part of their legislative weekend.
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