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This week in history: Canada becomes a country 150 years ago
June 29, 2017July 1 is Canada Day, formerly known as Dominion Day.
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Trump Labor Dept. takes first step toward yanking overtime pay rule
June 29, 2017In plain English, what the Labor Department wants OMB to do is to open the new rule up to corporate challenges.
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Trump’s war moves and shell games: Distracting and extremely dangerous
June 29, 2017"Trump knows exactly what he’s doing. He has always understood the value of distraction.”
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Venezuela: Helicopter attack a failed coup attempt?
June 29, 2017In what was either a paltry attempt at a coup or a terrorist incident, Venezuela's Supreme Court was the target of a helicopter-launched grenade attack.
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Indigenous Oaxacan farm workers win themselves a union in the Pacific Northwest
June 28, 2017”That’s the priority-to raise our living standards. We know the contract will change our lives. Now, if we make a little more, our children will have other possibilities."
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