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North Dakota Residents Fight Loopholes Allowing Fracking to Poison Their Water
North Dakota’s water supplies are at risk from contaminants from fracking wastewater, but residents are fighting back.
Parents Have Faced Fines and Threats of Court for Their Kids’ Remote Tech Issues
Late homework, shut-off cameras and technological problems during remote learning have led to charges of truancy.
SCOTUS Lets Trump Census Plan Excluding Undocumented Immigrants to Move Forward
The ruling, issued by the Court's conservative bloc members, punts the question of apportionment down the road.
States to Receive Fewer Vaccines Than Promised as Trump Boasts About Rollout
Several states have been told to expect up to 40 percent in cuts to expected vaccine distribution numbers.
Companies Took $1.8 Billion to Save Jobs and Laid Off 90,000 Workers Anyway
Businesses that don’t rehire all their workers may have to pay back the loans plus 1 percent interest.
Sudden GOP Push to End Emergency Lending Programs Condemned as Sabotage Attempt
The move is seen as an attempt to hamstring the Biden administration's ability to respond to the economic crisis.
Ban on Digital Ads Lifts for Georgia Runoffs, Opening “Dark Money” Floodgates
In the first three days since Google’s ban ended, one Republican-aligned group spent at least $22,500 on digital ads.
2020 Saw Resurgence of Strikes as a Key Tactic for Labor Around the World
While this year catalyzed a historic strike wave, it also exposed the labor movement’s internal divisions.
Following Deadliest Day of Pandemic, Trump Brags About the Stock Market
More than 3,600 Americans died during a single 24-hour period earlier this week.
Loeffler Won’t Say If She Backs Challenge to Electoral College Certification
The plan to challenge the results of the Electoral College has zero chance of being successful.