U.S.
Alabama to pay $580,000 because of unconstitutional anti-immigrant law
May 6, 2014"This lawsuit put a swift end to a cruel, discriminatory, and unlawful effort to drive immigrant families out of their homes."
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“Kill-A-Gay and Flog-A-Woman” laws protested at Beverly Hills hotel
May 6, 2014The law effective May 1, in the Southeast Asian country of Brunei, provides for fines and prison sentences for gay men and lesbians, and women who have abortions.
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Unemployment rate dropped because 800,000 were not counted
May 2, 2014The proportion of the unemployed and underemployed, including those so discouraged they stopped seeking work, is still one of every eight workers.
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Most new jobs are low wage, report shows
May 2, 2014There are nearly two million fewer jobs in mid- and higher-wage industries than there were before the recession took hold, while there are 1.85 million more jobs in lower-wage industries.
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National forum on police crimes to be held in Chicago
April 30, 2014The forum is devised to promote a "renewed effort to build a multi-racial, multi-national movement" against police crimes, government surveillance, mass incarceration, and more.
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