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Pistorius offers another example of violence against women
February 19, 2013On Feb. 14, an annual event highlighted the fact that one out of three women will be beaten or raped in her lifetime. The same day Reeva Steenkamp was killed, allegedly by Olympic track star Oscar...
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Will Republicans keep blocking Violence Against Women Act?
February 5, 2013Earlier, Republicans blocked reauthorization because they opposed extending protections to 30 million women who are undocumented immigrants, Native Americans, LGBT, or students on campuses.
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Super Bowl offers beauty and disgrace
February 5, 2013Super Bowl 47 offered football fans an incredibly dramatic game, but there was a multitude of drama even before the first snap commenced.
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Union pleased with bus ban but says fatigue is the issue
January 11, 2013The Amalgamated Transit Union commended the Transportation Department for ordering a charter bus company off the road after a crash in Oregon.
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Today in Labor History: Greed and the Pemberton Mill disaster
January 10, 2013In the worst industrial disaster in Mass. state history, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence collapsed on January 10, 1860, trapping 900 workers, most of them recent immigrants, many women and children
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