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First female U.S. train engineer inducted into N.D. Railroad Hall of Fame

August 19, 2015 By PAI

Thirty-nine years ago, Ramona Dockter became the first female freight train engineer.

Climate contradictions: Obama approves Arctic drilling, plans visit to Alaska

August 18, 2015 By Blake Skylar

The move is especially bewildering for many, as the president has declared Alaska to be "the frontlines of our fight against climate change."

Immigration: Trump trumps the truth

August 18, 2015 By Emile Schepers

Trump's purpose is demagogic, to toss red meat to the most extreme reactionary sections of the Republican Party base while spreading the poison of xenophobic racism around.

After 54 years, U.S. raises flag in Cuba

August 18, 2015 By Michael Weissenstein And Bradley Klapper

A jubilant flag-raising at the reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana is giving way to serious talk about the road ahead in improving relations between the U.S. and Cuba.

Labor board punts college athletes’ try to unionize on technicality

August 18, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

By a 5-0 vote, the National Labor Relations Board on August 17 tossed out college athletes' - in this case, Northwestern University's football players' - attempt to unionize.