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Court upholds federal minimum wage, overtime pay for home health care workers
August 28, 2015The workers hailed the judges' decision, saying it would bring them out of the low-paying shadows many now toil in.
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Today in history: Hurricane Katrina’s pain index 10 years later
August 28, 2015When Katrina hit, the nation saw tens of thousands left behind in New Orleans. Ten years later, it looks like the same people have been left behind again.
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AFL-CIO backs legislation to curb execs’ revolving door to D.C.
August 27, 2015"Hard-working families can't afford to have the financial industry and government creating a cozy relationship that allows Wall Street to write its own rules."
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A decade after Katrina: what we’ve learned and refuse to learn
August 27, 2015A decade later, the nation has made little progress in addressing the systemic problems Hurricane Katrina laid bare.
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Two kids reclaim the world in new opera “Second Nature”
August 27, 2015May "Second Nature" find a second production in another community soon. It's a remarkable work.
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