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New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, accused UPS of unlawfully withholding millions of dollars of seasonal workers’ wages by not paying minimum wage, overtime or other compensation required under state and federal law.
New York Accuses UPS of Seasonal Worker Wage Theft
In a lawsuit, the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, said UPS had “repeatedly and persistently” failed to pay seasonal workers for all of the time they spent on the job.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Yeah, this happened.
December 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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A group of House Republicans handed President Donald Trump a rare rebuke on Thursday, voting to restore collective bargaining rights he had stripped from about 1 million federal workers earlier this year.
House Republicans throw federal labor unions a lifeline in a rare rebuke of Trump | CNN Business
A group of House Republicans handed President Donald Trump a rare rebuke on Thursday, voting to restore collective bargaining rights he had stripped from about 1 million federal workers earlier this y...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🎉 BREAKING: WE DID IT! 🎉

After days of intense pressure from D.C., the Indiana Senate REJECTED the mid-decade gerrymandered map!

This victory belongs to every Indivisible member, every activist, and every Hoosier who called, emailed, and showed up.
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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The EU triggers emergency powers (under Art 122) to permanently immobilize Russian assets to help rebuild what Russia destroyed.

This is European sovereignty in action.
EU agrees to indefinitely immobilise €210 billion of Russian assets
The EU has decided to keep the assets of the Russian Central Bank immobilised for the foreseeable future. The ban, which is based on a provision for economic emergencies, pushes back against external ...
www.euronews.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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So great to see so many Hoosier state senators stand up to Trump and say, “No.” His hold on the party is breaking.
December 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).

I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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All Trump and his cronies know how to do is steal then lie about it.
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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November 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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If he wasn't in the #EPSTEIN_Files, a hardbound copy embossed in gaudy gold would be readily available for sale at his MAGA Merch site for the low, low price of $500, or IF YOU ACT NOW, a personally signed copy for the more-than-reasonable price of $1K: Courtesy of the gross greedy #GrifterInChief.💰
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Sounds like it’s the GOP that’s playing politics with people’s livelihoods. Hold the line, Dems.
October 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Everything Trump touches dies.
October 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Break the law, face the consequences. That goes for ICE agents who commit illegal acts outside of their official functions.
October 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Ticketing a lawful permanent resident for not carrying their papers is unnecessary and doesn't make our cities safer.

We will continue to push back against the Trump administration's cruel attempts to stoke fear in immigrant communities.
ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’
Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a second Trump administration, it was rarely enforced.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Listen to Pete.
September 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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ABC announced Monday that it has lifted its suspension on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and that the late-night talk show will return on Tuesday, September 23rd.
ABC Lifts Jimmy Kimmel Live Suspension Over Charlie Kirk Monologue, Show Will Return This Tuesday
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September 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Do you see what is happening before our very eyes?
September 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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I stand with PBS.

I stand with NPR.

I stand with Stephen Colbert.

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.

I stand with the First Amendment.

PERIOD.*

*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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16-year-old Nadine Abdel Latif says that her family is now homeless after an Israeli airstrike destroyed their home in Gaza City. An NBC News crew spoke with Nadia and and her 11-year-old brother Joud as they searched through the rubble of their home. The IDF says Hamas operates in civilian areas.
September 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certifying President Trump as the winner of the 2020 election in the battleground state. https://to.pbs.org/4nlF7gL
Michigan judge tosses case against 15 people accused of attempting to falsely certify Trump as 2020 winner
The 15 had been accused of submitting certificates that falsely said Trump won the election in Michigan, when in fact President Joe Biden carried the state.
www.pbs.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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“It’s time for the president to tell us the truth about what he knew and release all the Epstein files. The American people are demanding answers,” Rep. Robert Garcia, of California, said in a statement. https://to.pbs.org/4696ALI
House Democrats release image of alleged Trump birthday note to Epstein
The House Oversight Committee has obtained the “infamous ‘Birthday Book’ that contains a note from President Trump that he has said does not exist,” the committee’s top Democrat said Monday.
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September 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Jon Stewart tackles the GOP's refusal to address gun violence unless it's carried out by a non-citizen
August 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM