August 20 News Update

Gaza war resumes with deadly strikes, rocket fire
Israeli strike killed Gaza commander's wife and child: Hamas

The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race
Ferguson leaders urge people to stay home, call for calm
AFL-CIO Should be in Ferguson
Quiet Start, Then 47 Arrests Overnight *

Kellogg’s Employees Back to Work
A Castro breaks tradition with 'no' vote in Cuba
Across Asia's Borders, Labor Activists Team Up to Press Wage Claims
Ship Targeted by Protesters Leaves Oakland for L.A.
State review faults Missouri education department’s handling of CEE-Trust contract
Trucking company discriminated against women drivers, ruling says
Neither Obama Nor Congress Seems Eager for a Vote on Military Action in Iraq *
Among the Poor, Women Feel Inequality More Deeply *
Millennials Going to Kansas City, to Live and Work *

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