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Jobs grow by only 115,000 in April

The nation had its second straight month of disappointing job growth in April, according to government figures released today.

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Guthrie still lives in Minnesota

Many grow up learning to sing "This Land Is Your Land," but you likely didn't learn the little-known verses with Guthrie's critique of inequality.

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Pigeon abuse is a multi-million-dollar enterprise

The animal rights group presented law enforcement organaizations including the FBI with a book's worth of evidence.

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May Day strikes and actions dot the Bay Area

Bay Area unions and immigrant rights organizations marked May Day with picket lines, rallies and marches in cities around the region.

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Fired for student debt, woman challenges TransUnion

Got debt? Beware! Your employer may fire you for it.

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Tens of thousands rally at Union Square May Day celebration

Unionists, Occupy Wall Street supporters, immigrants, women, LGBT activists and the disabled filled Union Square from one end to the other on May Day.

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Walmart ordered to pay $4.8 million in stolen overtime

The announcement was made as the enormous retail chain - and its attack on labor - became a focus of the annual May Day march held here yesterday.

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"Enough is enough": Missouri residents demand energy giant pay taxes

The rally was planned to coincide with Peabody Energy's corporate shareholders' meeting, which was being held at the Peabody Opera House.

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Thousands march peacefully in Chicago on May Day

The rallies and march were testimony once again to the apparent success labor, immigrant rights and others have had in recent years re-claiming May Day.

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Do wind farms really cause global warming?

If you get your news from Fox or a handful of other news outlets that are not, to be charitable, best known for their fact checking, you will be relieved to learn that wind farms do not add to climate change.

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