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How does a news agency work? Where does the newspaper get the information from? We want to know what's happening around us and why. What we can't see for ourselves, we like to be told: Online,...
Bernie Sanders' „Medicare for All” - a universal health insurance for every American – is the centerpiece of his vision for a more equal America. While some of Sanders' opponents try to label this idea...
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As Los Angeles experiences a historic drought, local authorities are cracking down on excessive water usage by the super-rich. Those who refuse to stop using their swimming pools or watering their expansive gardens in the...
Apple Union Towson (Foto: Machinists Union/Twitter)
In the US state of Maryland, employees at an Apple Store have voted to form a union. At the Towson store, 65 of the 110 employees voted in favour of the union. For years, Apple...
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30-year-old Sarah McBride was elected to the state parliament of Delaware with a majority of 73 percent of the votes. The first transgender senator advocates a socially just health policy, paid sick leave and the...
George Floyd is dead. He was murdered because he was black. 46-year-old Floyd was choked by a Minneapolis police officer during an arrest. George Floyd is not the first victim of black police brutality: According...
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Homeless people in Denver will receive an unconditional basic income starting in November. As part of "Denver basic Income project", 140 homeless people receive $1,000 per month for a year—with no strings attached. The project...
US abortion Roe vs Wade
The conservative majority of the Supreme Court has overturned the right to abortion in the USA - opposing the clear majority of the US population. Abortion rights have been in force in the USA for 50...
Houston: The City helps homeless people with the "housing first" approach
Over the past 10 years, homelessness in Houston has dropped by 63%. Double the decrease seen anywhere else in the U.S. The city helped 25,000 people out of homelessness. So what does Houston do better...
United States has prevented a Chinese aid shipment of medical supplies to Cuba to combat the novel coronavirus. The North American transport company withdrew from the contract "at the last minute", reports the Cuban ambassador...