Month: <span>September 2020</span>

Public health groups that have waited decades for the federal government to overhaul its lead-in-water rules were outraged Thursday over EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s “wrongheaded” plan to update the regulations . The overhaul, which Wheeler detailed at a press conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin, does not include the removal of at least six million lead service lines…

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Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday pushed back against attacks on his age and invited voters in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary to see his consistent record of promoting progressive causes and advocating for the working class as an asset. “Having a long record gives people the understanding that these ideas that I am talking about—they…

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Staffers with NBC News Digital voted to unionize, they announced Wednesday, in a move the employees hope will help provide them “a collective voice in decisions that will benefit the entire company, providing much-needed transparency, and ensuring a safer workplace.” “We seek to build a more equitable workplace in order to enhance the quality and breadth…

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Click:cheap geotextile manufacturer The crackdown by Indian authorities against those protesting the country’s new citizenship laws escalated Thursday as government security forces shut down internet across some cities, detained at least 1,200 people, killed at least three demonstrators, and pulled prominent intellectuals off the street. Common Dreams reported on the growing protest movement Monday, which at…

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The McLaren Group is reportedly seeking a sale and leaseback of its Woking headquarters in a bid to further shore up its finances by approximately £200 million. McLaren, which raised capital earlier this year following the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, has mandated property agent Colliers to seek a buyer and leaseback deal for its…

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Click:LOST MARY Vape The students of the STF (Swiss Textile & Fashion Institute) will dedicate 2021 to an exciting and current annual topic: “Memories of the Future”. The aim is to find innovative and sustainable solutions for future cooperation and for overcoming new crises. Our planet is running at the limit. Turbo-capitalism, exploitation and social…

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Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) and former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings…

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Former Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE (D-Texas) on Monday expressed support for the federal legalization of marijuana as he mulls a potential presidential bid in 2020. CNN reported that O’Rourke…

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Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D), who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Sunday that decriminalizing prostitution is an idea worth considering. “There are a lot of arguments, and I think they’re worth taking into serious consideration, that legalizing prostitution and regulating where there are norms and protections” should be explored, he said, according to…

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For a generation, Texas Democrats have hoped for a surge of Hispanic voters who could hypothetically put the state’s 38 electoral votes in play in a presidential election.  But now, the party sees a path to victory fueled not by turnout in the Hispanic-dominated Rio Grande Valley, but by the moving vans bringing new residents in…

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