Thursday, December 18, 2014

RSN: Koch-Funded Group Compares Proposed EPA Regulations to CIA Torture, Where's the Outrage? Congress Changes Savings Accounts and Retirement Funds, and America Sleeps



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Where's the Outrage? Congress Changes Savings Accounts and Retirement Funds, and America Sleeps
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Tess Vigeland, Guardian UK
Vigeland reports: "This isn't arcane financial stuff we can ignore. These are the exact financial mechanisms that led to the global crisis just six (short!) years ago."
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Walmart Forced to Pay $188 Million in Class Action Lawsuit Over Wage Theft
Reuters
Excerpt: "The decision, which affects about 187,000 Wal-Mart employees who worked in Pennsylvania between 1998 and 2006, marks the second unfavorable ruling in a week for the retailer, the largest private employer in the United States."
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Los Angeles to Buy 7,000 Body Cameras for Police Officers
Richard Winton, Kate Mather, The Los Angeles Times
Excerpt: "L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Tuesday that the city would purchase 7,000 body cameras for police officers in an effort to increase transparency."
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Congress Decides to Get Serious About Tracking Police Shootings
Hunter Schwarz, The Washington Post
Schwarz reports: "Congress reauthorized legislation this week that will require states to report the number of people killed during an arrest or while in police custody."
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Obama Backs Bill Imposing New Sanctions on Russia
Julie Pace, Associated Press
Pace reports: "President Barack Obama will sign legislation imposing new economic sanctions on Russia, the White House said Tuesday, as the U.S. claimed some credit for sparking Moscow's roiling currency crisis and moved to deepen the pain."
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Koch-Funded Group Compares Proposed EPA Regulations to CIA Torture
Laura Dattaro, Vice Magazine
Dattaro reports: "In November, the Obama administration proposed regulations that would lower the allowable level of ground-level ozone, which can cause asthma, premature death, and other health issues, from 75 parts per billion to as low as 60 parts per billion."
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