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A couple, William Kennedy and Kara O'Neil, were arrested for taking items from a Parkland shooting memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Young adults exposed to e-cigarette and vaping advertisements significantly more likely to try them, study says
Louisiana AG Jeff Landry said there was not enough evidence to bring criminal charges against the two officers in the 2016 shooting.
Former Michigan State dean William Strampel is facing charges of his own.
Officials haven't confirmed whether any of the packages contained fully working bombs.
Worker Death Shines Spotlight on Disney's Poverty Policies
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As a result of the federal tax cut, Disney promised that its employees would get $1,000 bonuses. Disney offered the bonuses to most of its employees with no conditions. But for 41,000 union members in Orlando, Florida, and Anaheim, California, Disney is requiring them to agree to the company's contract proposals in order to get the bonus.
In December, Disney workers in Orlando rejected the company's offer of a 50-cent pay raise, far below the livable wage that Disney's employees are fighting for. A new report shows that the overwhelming majority of Disney employees who responded said they do not earn enough for basic expenses every month.
Meanwhile, the tax cut will bring Disney some $2 billion every year. Giving every Disney employee the promised $1,000 bonus would cost Disney $125 million. The report on Disney employees revealed that more than 10% of working people at Disneyland resorts have been homeless or have not had a place to sleep in the past two years.
Yeweinisht "Weiny" Mesfin was one of those Disney employees who was homeless...
The unanswered questions about the muted cams have stoked suspicion among Clark's family and protesters.
How Unions Carried Pennsylvania’s 18th District — and Why the DNC Should Be Paying Attention
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Rep.-elect Conor Lamb made national waves with an improbable win last week in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District. He faced down $10 million in outside money funneled to his opponent by corporate and right-wing interests. He fought through a barrage of incessant, hyper-partisan attacks blanketing the airwaves. He was abandoned by his own party’s national infrastructure in a district that hadn’t elected a Democrat in nearly 15 years. And he still came out on top.
It wasn’t because of some stale advice whispered into his ear by an overpaid consultant. He doesn’t owe this victory to super PACs or corporate donations. It certainly wasn’t thanks to the Democratic Party establishment — it’s still finding its way out of an agenda and message that failed to resonate with working people in 2016.
The fact is: Working people and the power of a union-run, member-to-member campaign are what carried the 18th District.
This election came down to a fight between our grassroots labor coalition and state Rep. Rick...
William Strampel was being held at the county lockup on unknown charges.
Founded in 1893, the club has gained a hipster cult following partly because of its staunch commitment to social justice off the field.
