U.S.
Landmark settlement ends long-term solitary confinement in Calif. prisons
September 3, 2015Some 2,858 inmates were reportedly held in solitary; some for 10, 20 or even 30 years, spending all but an hour or so of their day isolated in tiny cement-lined cells.
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Decolonize the land: Native people welcome Mt. Denali name change
September 3, 2015President Obama announced that his administration would change the name of Mt. McKinley to its original Indigenous name, Denali, a word that means "High One" in Athabascan.
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St. Louis workers celebrate increase in minimum wage
September 3, 2015In all, about 50,000 low-wage workers in St. Louis will see an immediate pay increase come October 15.
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Video: AFL-CIO’s Trumka calls GOP immigration remarks “ugly” and “dangerous”
September 1, 2015AFL-CIO's Trumka calls GOP immigration remarks "ugly" and "dangerous."
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Demanding action on police crimes, Chicagoans push for civilian control
September 1, 2015The marchers carried placards with the names and faces of the most recent victims of police brutality as family members marched at the front.
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