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Maui County sues power company, says utility did not turn off electricity during deadly wildfires
August 29, 2023The lawsuit said the destruction could have been avoided and that the utility had a duty “to properly maintain and repair the electric transmission lines."
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Media blackout: Facebook and Instagram block Canadians from accessing domestic news
August 28, 2023With their collective grip over an astounding 70% of internet traffic, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai wield an unparalleled level of control over information.
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Jacksonville mourns victims of white supremacist gunman, boos racist Republican Ron DeSantis
August 28, 2023Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—who’s running for the GOP nomination, who has loosened gun laws in Florida, and who has antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding “wokeness”—was loudly booed as he addressed a vigil.
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Sanders proposes U.S. and China cut military spending, shift funds to global warming fight
August 28, 2023The Senator from Vermont said the cooperation required to address this existential threat is “being undermined by hawks…who are moving us toward a disastrous cold war.”
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Jobs, justice, preserving democracy key themes of the March on Washington
August 28, 2023Rev. Al Sharpton: “The Dreamers” Dr. King prophesied about in 1963 “are in Washington, D.C. The ‘schemers’ are being booked in Atlanta, in the Fulton County Jail.”
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