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Today in labor history: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founded
May 8, 2013Representing the Pullman Porters, the Brotherhood was the first African-American labor union to sign a collective bargaining agreement with a major U.S. corporation.
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Only one place to cut: Pentagon
May 8, 2013There is a smart, good, and doable solution. We must move the money to invest in programs that will create jobs and turn the economy around.
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East Coast to be overrun by billions of cicadas
May 8, 2013Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast.
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Western black rhino declared extinct
May 7, 2013According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct.
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“Iron Man 3” is more about the man behind the armor
May 7, 2013In Iron Man 3, the rich playboy's arrogance costs him and those he cares about dearly.
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