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National rally to demand end to frack attack
July 6, 2012After a recent report that New York officials are considering allowing fracking to take place, environmental activists have announced they are fighting back.
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Today in labor history: Homestead strikers battle Pinkerton thugs
July 6, 2012On July 6, 1892, under the cover of darkness, two barges, loaded with armed Pinkerton thugs hired by the Carnegie Steel Co., landed on the south bank of the Monongahela River.
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A subculture evolving: Women in metal speak out
July 6, 2012Women do now represent a sizable chunk of the metal scene - meaning that the genre is expanding and becoming more diverse.
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Pennsylvania politics continues to trump health and environment
July 5, 2012The latest is how Gov. Tom Corbett separated one of the wealthiest and more high-tech/industrial areas of the state from the rural areas.
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Today in history: Voting age lowered to 18
July 5, 2012President Richard Nixon, under popular pressure, formally certified the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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