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Oakland Police Chief Introduces Ordinance Allowing Officers to Carry Guns
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Oakland Police Chief Introduces Ordinance Allowing Officers to Carry Guns

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Deborah

Oakland police are doubling down on a tough-on-crime plan. Some activists are skeptical. The Oakland police chief is set to introduce an ordinance that would allow officers to carry guns, which could lead to...

Rep. Fetterman says he has decided that “fracking is not part of my energy policy”
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Rep. Fetterman says he has decided that “fracking is not part of my energy policy”

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Deborah

Fetterman fumbles flip-flop on fracking in energy pivot for general election Updated 11:34 pm, Wednesday, September 1, 2016 Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Image 1of/5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 Protesters clash in...

CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent Carlos Alcaraz Celebrates US Open Tennis Title
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CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent Carlos Alcaraz Celebrates US Open Tennis Title

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Deborah

Carlos Alcaraz speaks with CNN after US Open win Carlos Alcaraz, CNN's chief media correspondent, speaks with CNN's chief media correspondent, Carlos Alcaraz, after he won the US Open tennis tournament on Monday. (CNN)...

Uber says it will “redouble its efforts” to negotiate with unions
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Uber says it will “redouble its efforts” to negotiate with unions

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Deborah

Uber called its recent union deal ‘historic.’ A new complaint alleges it was actually against the law. The ride-hailing giant said the union agreement, reached with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and other...

Morro Bay Community Coalition Against Solar Power Plant
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Morro Bay Community Coalition Against Solar Power Plant

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Deborah

Monterey Bay desalination project is approved despite environmental injustice concerns By Dan Gillmor 27 June 2015 A plan to build a massive solar and wind power plant (or possibly another power cluster) on the...

Uganda’s Fintech Valley is transforming financial services
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Uganda’s Fintech Valley is transforming financial services

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Deborah

Inside Uganda's emerging fintech ecosystem A view of a young girl who received training in the banking sector at a workshop organized by the Uganda Telecommunications Authority (UTA) and the International Fintech and Venture...

The Toronto General Hospital is Running Out of Ventilators and Drugs
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The Toronto General Hospital is Running Out of Ventilators and Drugs

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Deborah

‘It’s going to bankrupt health care’: Spending on temp agency nurses up more than 550% since pre-pandemic at one Toronto hospital network Lack of nurses will lead to the death of the entire healthcare...

Dr. Michael Luthers defends his views on the virus
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Dr. Michael Luthers defends his views on the virus

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Deborah

Toronto Public Health’s vice-chair responds to backlash over Sun column about COVID-19, says her only aim was to ‘promote discourse’ In a blog posting on Monday, Toronto public health officer Dr. Michael Luthers defended...

Ted Cruz’s Twitter Bomb Was More Than a Statement of Fact
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Ted Cruz’s Twitter Bomb Was More Than a Statement of Fact

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Deborah

Swalwell's 'stupid' tweet, Gingrich on midterms 'confusing outcome' and more Fox News Opinion The Daily Beast’s David Corn took a look at the impact of one of last week’s presidential primary Twitter bombs —...