The Trump administration pledged to bring the struggling coal industry roaring back by eliminating environmental regulations, shrugging off renewable energy and boosting fuel exports to China, which nosedived in 2012.
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Weekend Roundup: Macronâs Challenge Has Global Resonance
The election of Emmanuel Macron as the new president of France has, for now, stalled the onward march of nationalist and extremist populism across Western democracies. Jacques Attali, a longtime mentor to Macron, put it this way in an interview with me as election results came in: “As in the United States and Great Britain, the main political debate is precisely this: is going back to the past better than going forward? We have answered differently than others in the Brexit and Donald Trump votes. France has sided decisively with the future.” Above all, he emphasizes, voters saw that “a better French future depends on a stronger Europe.”
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Amazon's New Seattle Campus Will Include A Homeless Shelter
In these days of chic office spaces with healthy juice bars, full-sized ferris wheels and slides that twirl three stories high, Amazon is doing something different.
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A Mother's Day Gift To Help Working Families
Mother’s Day is traditionally a day of flowers, gifts, breakfast in bed, or dinner out â or at least that is how it is in the popular imagination. While mothers everywhere no doubt appreciate the attention and gratitude, what they could really use is some help. Yet it’s a sad reality that the U.S. has the least family-friendly policies in the industrialized world, with no nationally mandated paid leave of any kind. That means no sick leave to use at work when having a child, no family leave to take care of a sick child or other relative, and certainly no vacation to get a much-needed break.
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It Isn't Easy Being A 'Humane' Slaughterhouse
Although humane slaughter might sound like an oxymoron — like, say, “clean coal” — it’s a goal that some members of the meat industry take seriously.
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Subjugation In Steel
One cost of freedom is steel. To remain independent, America must maintain its own vibrant steel industry.
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Polygamous Sect Leader Lyle Jeffs Caught After Almost A Year On The Lam
Authorities have arrested Lyle Jeffs, a fugitive leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who had been on the run for almost a year after fleeing house arrest, officials said on Thursday.
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Look At How Uber's Top Leadership Has Crumbled
Once the darling of the sharing economy, Uber is knee-deep in a PR crisis pileup with few executives left to guide it back into Silicon Valley’s good graces.
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After Paris, U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Members' Reputations Are On The Line
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a heavy hitter in Washington. It was the second largest spender of anonymous outside money—or “dark money”—in the 2016 federal elections, second only to the National Rifle Association. And, in addition to all that spending directed at Congress and the White House, it wields the largest lobbying force on Capitol Hill. Last year, the Chamber dropped over $100 million on lobbying, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
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The Hourly Income You Need To Afford Rent Around The U.S.
Full-time workers who make minimum wage can’t afford a two-bedroom rental home in any state in the U.S. without spending more than the recommended 30 percent of their income, according to a report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
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Beleaguered Uber Hit With Lawsuit For Obtaining Rape Victim's Medical Records
A woman who was raped in India by her Uber driver in 2014 filed suit against the company Thursday, after news emerged last week that a top Uber executive who has since been fired, Eric Alexander, obtained her medical records after the crime, hoping to discredit her.
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Amazon Shakes Up Grocery Aisles With $13.7 Billion Whole Foods Deal
June 16 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would buy U.S. organic supermarket chain Whole Foods Market Inc for $13.7 billion, including debt, marking the internet retailer’s largest deal and biggest foray into the brick-and-mortar retail sector.
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Twitter Nails The Funniest Thing About Amazon Purchasing Whole Foods
Amazon is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion (including debt), according to a deal announced on Friday. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2017.
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State Attorneys General Probe Drug Companies Over Opioid Marketing And Sales Practices
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Amazon Is Buying Whole Foods In A Quest To Beat Walmart With Luxury
Amazon.com Inc. announced plans on Friday to buy Whole Foods Market in a move that finally gives the online retail behemoth a serious brick-and-mortar presence.
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Coal Market Set To Collapse Worldwide By 2040 As Solar And Wind Dominate
Coal-fired power is on pace to collapse in the United States and Europe over the next two decades, and will peak worldwide in nine years, according to a long-term forecast released on Thursday.
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Some People Think Skittles' All-White Pride Candies Are Racist
With their rainbow colors, Skittles are often adopted as an unofficial symbol of LGBTQ inclusion. But some say the popular candy’s formal Pride campaign leaves behind a sour taste.
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Trump Administration Sides With Employers Over Workers On Arbitration Agreements
WASHINGTON â The Trump White House will stand with corporations over workers in a looming Supreme Court battle involving arbitration agreements, according to a copy of an amicus brief obtained by HuffPost on Friday.
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Donald Trump's Attorney Marc Kasowitz Hit With Ethics Complaints
Complaints have been lodged with the District of Columbia and New York City Bar Associations against President Donald Trump’s personal defense attorney Marc Kasowitz, calling for an investigation to determine if he has breached rules of professional conduct.
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Trans Employee Sues McDonald's For 'Extreme Sexual Harassment,' Discrimination
A former McDonald’s employee is suing the company and a franchise owner after she says she was sexually harassed and subjected to discrimination on the job because she identifies as transgender.
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