U.S.
Miners’ black lung fund running dry after GOP cuts coal tax
March 20, 2019Trump and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell have reaped huge contributions from the coal industry, and now they're suffocating miners, literally.
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Labor-backed candidate Tony Pecinovsky scores 48 percent in St. Louis race
March 15, 2019One voter remarked, "He's Communist, but who cares? He represents us! That’s the kind of person we need for alderman!”
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Council approves ICE immigrant prison in central Illinois
March 15, 2019The proposal now goes to the federal government for final approval and contracting.
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California’s death penalty moratorium: 737 inmates get stay of execution
March 15, 2019When signing the order, the governor said in the U.S. criminal justice system, it is better to be rich and guilty than poor and innocent.
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After dragging its feet, Trump FAA finally grounds troubled Boeing planes
March 14, 2019Showing just how cozy regulators are with the industry, it's been reported that as many as 1,000 FAA inspectors are Boeing employees.
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