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Minor League Baseball Players Poised to More Than Double Pay With First Union Contract <[link removed]>
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'Nothing Short of Catastrophic': Federal Judge Strikes Down ACA Preventative Care Provision <[link removed]>
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US Minimum Wage Would Be $42 Today If It Rose as Much as Wall St. Bonuses: Analysis <[link removed]>
"The total bonus pool for 190,800 New York City-based Wall Street employees in 2022 was $33.7 billion-enough to pay for 771,520 jobs that pay $15 per hour with benefits for a year." <[link removed]>
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In Fiery Shadow of New Train Disaster, Fetterman Leads Railway Accountability Act <[link removed]>
"This bill will implement commonsense safety reforms, hold the big railway companies accountable, protect the workers who make these trains run, and help prevent future catastrophes," said the Pennsylvania Democrat. <[link removed]>
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Rapidly Melting Glaciers Threaten Collapse of Crucial Ocean Circulation Systems: Study <[link removed]>
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The ongoing effort to investigate and ban TikTok is not about our privacy, but about fueling more aggression against China. <[link removed]>
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Trump Is Running to Lead a Fascist Nation-Not This One <[link removed]>
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If Only We Loved Our Children as Much as Our Assault Weapons <[link removed]>
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