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Prospective settlement in fiery Quebec oil train crash
January 6, 2016A settlement with victims of an oil train crash in Lac-Mégantic still leaves the train's engineer and dispatcher, both Steelworkers, facing trial.
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2015 “Are you serious?” awards
January 6, 2016Each year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to individuals, companies, and governments that make following the news a daily adventure.
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Supreme Court hears Texas plan to replace democracy with oligarchy
January 6, 2016Once again, right wingers have come up with a scheme to dilute and diminish the voting power of minorities, and they might get what they want.
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After leak, methane plagues Porter Ranch, California
January 5, 2016The well from which it came lacked a working safety valve; while one was supposed to be implemented back in 1979, the company failed to do this.
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A progressive guide to the primaries
January 5, 2016All the debates, rallies, and fundraisers have been preparing the ground for February 2016, when the first actual ballots of this year's election will be cast.
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