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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

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Global warming is shrinking glaciers faster than thought

Congress approves Colorado River drought plan

Dozens of neglected animals evacuated from Gaza zoo
Uconn Students, Union Organize Events
On the Deir Yassin Massacre Anniversary
Outsourcing Exploitation to Europe’s Periphery
Trump Says the U.S. Is ‘Full.’ *
At Trump’s Florida Resort Empire, Effort to Eliminate Undocumented *
Trump Ends Deal Between M.L.B. and Cuban Baseball Federation *
UK likely to be offered Brexit extension until end of year
The ISO's Vote to Dissolve
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Monday, April 8, 2019

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Puerto Rico Waits, Washington Bickers *
House Democrats Voted for a Natural Gas Future, and Nobody Noticed
UIC graduate workers end strike after 2 weeks on picket line
Hard Rock, Local 54 reach deal on first labor contract
New contract for Horizon House workers in Fort Lee
Stoughton nursing home embroiled in labor dispute
Chile, India, and Jordan set the green standard
London rolls out strict vehicle emission charges
Assessing 40 Years of Labor Notes
That Noise? The Rich Neighbors Digging a Basement Pool *



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Friday, April 5, 2019

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Earth's carbon dioxide levels highest in 3 million years
Bezoses' Divorce Terms Ease Concern Over Who Controls Amazon
For a sovereign constituent assembly
A new unionism for the twenty-first century
White supremacist symbol found spray-painted at site of fire
US House approves resolution to end US role in Yemen war
Millions face imminent food crisis in Mozambique
Theresa May to make written Brexit offer to Jeremy Corbyn
Climate change group scrapped by Trump reassembles to issue warning
AOC says Green New Deal critics are making 'fools of themselves'
U.K. Reassures Ireland May's Brexit Pivot Is Real
Labor Solidarity and the Plight of Minor League Baseball Players
UC fails to listen to unions despite strikes
How the U.S.-China Relationship Will Shape Humanity’s Path
Australian budget fails to impress scientists
EU charges German carmakers with blocking emissions cleaning technology
Canadian court dismisses Ecuador's $9.5 billion claim against Chevron
The Agro-Food Complex and Climate Change
BLS Employment Situation Summary


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Thursday, April 4, 2019

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Trump calls AOC 'young bartender'
Trump to sign order seeking to clear gas pipeline hurdles
Système dégage!
Those who are fighting back are in danger
Brazil’s Amazon—wealth of the earth generates the poverty of humankind
Turkey's opposition demands mandate as Istanbul recount continues
Corbyn and May agree to more talks
Maine Democrats take steps to help offset legal setback for labor unions
Marin General labor disputes end
GE/Wabtec Workers Get Unemployment Comp After Strike Ruled 'Lockout'
America's socialist surge is going strong in Chicago
CWA seeks $100m in largest wage theft case involving federal contractor
Delta flight attendants say new uniforms cause rashes
'Asthma alley': minorities bear a disproportionate burden of pollution
Chernobyl’s disastrous cover-up is a warning for the next nuclear age
Measles cases soar across US
Some on Mueller’s Team Say Report Was More Damaging Than Barr Revealed *
We Checked Trump’s Dubious Claims on the Perils of Wind Power *
The Great Barrier Reef Was Seen as ‘Too Big to Fail.’ A Study Suggests It Isn’t *


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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

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Mozambique after cyclone IDAI
India anti-satellite missile test a 'terrible thing,' NASA chief says
Volunteer Union Plumbers help Homeowners Across the State
Making Peace with Fellow Union Members
Democrats fail symbolic vote on Green New Deal
How can we prevent climate catastrophe?
Algeria's Bouteflika resigns amid mass protests
May calls for talks with Corbyn in bid to save Brexit
Canada warming at twice the global rate, climate report finds
GM Squeezed $118 Million From Its Ohio Workers, Then Shut The Plant
Kamala Harris courts California unions
Harley-Davidson workers in Wisconsin reject new labor contract
Toxic air will shorten children's lives by 20 months, study reveals
How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World *
These Countries Have Prices on Carbon. Are They Working? *


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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

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April Democratic Left
Getting Longer But Lower
Applied ecologists in a landscape of fear
May calls for cabinet showdown as MPs reject all Brexit options
Harry Potter among books burned by priests in Poland
US will run out of avocados in three weeks if Trump closes Mexico border
Saudi oil company named world's most profitable business
Canada imposes carbon tax on four provinces
Insects have ‘no place to hide’ from climate change, study warns
Dartmouth’s temporary workers could be a long-term problem
On Cesar Chavez Day, a look at the labor leader's complex legacy
Exxon weighs sale of Nigerian oil and gas fields
Democratic Green New Deal Defectors Chart Their Own Climate Path
The Green New Deal Can Work – Here’s How
Impasse Over Aid for Puerto Rico Stalls Billions in Federal Disaster Relief *


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Monday, April 1, 2019

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Breaches Everywhere’: Midwest Levees Burst, Tough Questions Follow *

Hospital Nurses Demand ‘Safe Staffing’ Levels *

Trump’s Order to Open Arctic Waters to Drilling Was Unlawful, Judge Finds *
Sheep nibble Madrid's largest park into shape
More than 1 million acres of U.S. cropland ravaged by floods
50 Years of Affirmative Action: What Went Right, and What It Got Wrong *
Fire destroys Tennessee civil rights center's main building
Record-breaking floods force evacuations on South Dakota reservation
Gaza border protests: 190 killed and 28,000 injured in a year of bloodshed
Migrant child who died in US custody had infection
A Texan’s Big Bet on a Fossil-Fuel Future for California *
Seven killed in China plant explosion
Brazil's Bolsonaro begins Israel visit
How Europe is faring on renewable energy targets
Air pollution hotspots in Europe
Leaked reports reveal severe abuse of Saudi political prisoner
Memphis Leaders And City Union Workers Hit Impasse In Negotiations
UC workers to strike April 10 over alleged ‘intimidation tactics’
Italian workers demonstrate outside Aviano
GOP bill replaces Cesar Chavez's birthday with 'National Border Control Day'
Why Are We Still Slaughtering the American Bison? *


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