Hundreds of protesters converged on a McDonald’s restaurant in Times Square Thursday demanding a $15-an-hour minimum wage for fast food workers.… Continue Reading
New York Observer loses top reporter over Trump endorsement
Barkan said the controversy over the speech was a demarcation point in his tenure at the Observer.
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20% of big companies pay zero corporate taxes
Nearly 20% of large U.S. corporations that reported a profit on their financial statements in 2012 ended up paying exactly nothing in U.S. corporate income taxes.… Continue Reading
Bernie Sanders wants to kill fracking boom
Environmentalists cheered the Sanders fracking ban proposal, but others are worried about the consequences for the economy and national security.
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White House asks super PAC to cut Obama from Senate ad
Working for Us PAC told CNN Wednesday that it would be removing Obama from the ad but that it stands by its accuracy.
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Russia defends close encounter with U.S. Navy missile destroyer
Initial reports indicate two encounters with the U.S. Navy-guided missile destroyer occurred Tuesday night in international waters.… Continue Reading
Hotline Aims to Connect DC Crime Victims with Assistance
A new hotline in the District is aiming to streamline the process for crime victims to get assistance.… Continue Reading
Law Firm Mossack Fonseca’s Panama Headquarters Raided
Panamanian authorities raided the global headquarters of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of a massive documents leak scandal.… Continue Reading
Obama At The CIA: ISIS Is Now On The Defensive
President Barack Obama on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. effort aimed at “dismantling and destroying” the ISIS network.… Continue Reading
Hundreds Protest New Deadly Shooting Involving Chicago Police Officer
Chicago is once again seething with rage after a deadly shooting by a police officer, the latest in a spate of violence that has strained relations between the community and law enforcement.… Continue Reading
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