U.S.
Drug companies charged with deceiving public on prescription painkillers
May 22, 2014Companies obscured addictive effects of OxyContin, Percocet and other dangerous opioid painkillers, according to complaint filed on behalf of the People of the State of California.
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Portland, Oregon dumps Walmart bonds
May 22, 2014"A city's investments should reflect the values of its taxpayers, and Walmart is consistently out of step with Portland values."
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Missouri Republicans fail to achieve much of their agenda
May 21, 2014"Their whole legislative agenda revolves around this one central idea: Weaken unions and increase profits for big corporations."
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W.Va. NAACP calls for federal probe of police killing
May 20, 2014The police report failed to answer three key questions: 1) Why was Jones arrested? 2) Why was he shot? and 3) Why was he shot 23 times?
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Thousands rally at N.C. Moral Monday vowing “silence never again.”
May 20, 2014To kick off the second year of "Moral Mondays," they demonstrated in open defiance of rules Republicans enacted last week to restrict protests in the legislative building.
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