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Bayer-Monsanto merger can’t erase Nazi chemists’ past
September 22, 2016Our correspondent in Berlin explores Bayer's troubled past and its links with the Nazis' most notorious death camp - Auschwitz.
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Embattled New Orleans unions fight to rack up Clinton votes
September 22, 2016This year, unions and their allies here are adding to their list of battles a push to rack up the largest possible vote for Hillary Clinton in November.
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Washington, DC rejects worker-friendly scheduling bill; Seattle passes it
September 22, 2016The measures would make firms give workers at least two weeks' advance notice of their schedules, and make those schedules predictable.
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Colombian paramilitaries advance as peace plebiscite approaches
September 21, 2016Paramilitary violence threatens efforts to end Colombia's 52-year civil war. Time to demand the U.S. government no longer support them.
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In three states, oil and gas spills poison the earth again
September 21, 2016Here in Louisiana, another 5,300 gallons of oil have spilled.
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