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Oil Companies Will Be Bad Investments Within Five Years, Survey Predicts
European fund managers are casting an increasingly skeptical eye toward the oil industry.
Hydroponically Grown Produce Threatens Real Organic Agriculture
Calling food grown without soil-based nutrients “organic” amounts to fraud, say organic farmers.
Lawsuit: Trans Woman Jailed Because She Didn’t Pay a $15 Seatbelt Fine
Sierra Castle alleges she faced discrimination after being placed in a men’s holding cell in the Cobb County jail.
Democrats Demand Probe Into William Barr Amid News of Robert Mueller Criticism
Special Counsel Mueller objected to how Attorney General Barr presented the findings of the Russia probe.
ICE Is Monitoring and Targeting Immigration Activists
Homeland Security officials monitored hundreds of protests against family separations last year.
Clashes Erupt After US-Backed Guaidó Calls for Military Uprising in Venezuela
President Nicolás Maduro is vowing to end the coup attempt supported by the Trump administration.
Puerto Rican Students Show PTSD Symptoms After Hurricane Maria
Similar problems have been reported among children in other parts of the Caribbean also affected by hurricanes in 2017.
Secretive Fossil Fuel Lobby Group Manipulated UN Climate Programs
Documents reveal how an industry group influenced the process behind U.N. climate assessments for decades.
Running on Green New Deal, Socialists Prevail in Spain’s Snap Elections
While the rise of the far-right, xenophobic Vox Party sparked alarm, it performed well below expectations.
Most Restaurant Workers Don’t Earn Enough to Feed Their Own Families
Workers dependent on tips have to rely on food stamps and soup kitchens to survive despite working full time.