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February 12, 2020

Anger in Bolivia as anti-Morales bloc splinters before May polls - France 24
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"[I]n the latest opinion polls ahead of the May 3 election, [Morales'] political heir apparent, Luis Arce, is in first place with 26 percent."

Ottawa, N.L. agree to cut financing costs of Muskrat Falls, but how isn't yet clear | CBC News
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The federal and provincial governments said Monday they have agreed on a plan for Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project aimed at keeping electricity rates affordable, but the finer points of accounting for a $30 billion funding gap over the coming decades have yet to be formalized.

Photos: Singing in Defiance of Arrest at the Last Wet’suwet’en Post (in News)
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Scenes from the Unist’ot’en Healing Centre on Monday.

The climate and the fat tail risk
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Last month at the gathering of the great but not good, the rich and infamous, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, US Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, formerly a hedge fund manager, was asked w…

I helped coin the term 'identity politics'. I'm endorsing Bernie Sanders | Barbara Smith | Opinion | The Guardian
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I support Sanders because I believe his campaign is currently the best hope for helping marginalized Americans

EFF Fights to Protect Anonymity of Glassdoor Commenter
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San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is asking a state court to protect the identity of an anonymous Glassdoor commenter who is being targeted by their former employer. EFF filed a motion to quash a subpoena for identifying information of its client after the cryptocurrency...

U.N. rights office lists companies it says have ties to Jewish settlements - Reuters
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"It said it had identified 112 business entities which it has reasonable grounds to conclude have ties with Israeli settlements - 94 domiciled in Israel and 18 in six other countries including the United States, Britain and France."

Irish general election: Sinn Féin bid to form new government - BBC News
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As no party won a majority in Ireland's election, Sinn Féin meet rivals to discuss coalition pacts.

We weren’t prepared for the rush when we unlocked London’s loo codes | Merlin Jobst and Sophie Bowley-Aicken | Opinion | The Guardian
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It is a simple form of direct action – and it works, say campaigners Merlin Jobst and Sophie Bowley-Aicken

With New Hampshire Behind Him, Sanders Looks to Nevada Workers as Vegas Union Bosses Rally Against Him
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The Sanders campaign invested in Nevada early on, with substantial outreach to Latino voters, who make up a third of the population.

Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos
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"The Associated Press said it was unable to declare a winner, based on the available information. The results as reported by the Iowa Democratic Party, the AP believes, may not be fully accurate."