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July 28, 2020

No One Is Owning Up to Releasing Cloud of Methane in Florida - Bloomberg
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Bluefield Technologies estimates about 300 tons of the greenhouse gas were released north of Gainesville in early May

August 1 is Emancipation Day in Canada. Black community leaders say it’s an opportunity to examine what freedom and liberation mean today | The Star
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Ontario does recognize August 1 as Emancipation Day, as of 2008, but advocates have long pushed for the day to be a national public holiday in Canada,...

The Daily — Study: Potential earnings losses among high school and postsecondary graduates due to the COVID-19 economic downturn

Students belonging to this year's class of high school, college, and bachelor's degree graduates could lose from $23,000 to $44,000 over the next five years if this year's annual youth unemployment rate reaches 28.0%. This is equivalent to $4,600 to $8,800 per year.

“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights — ProPublica
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A dozen protesters facing federal charges are barred from going to “public gatherings” as a condition of release from jail — a tactic one expert described as “sort of hilariously unconstitutional.”

Canada, keep your eye on Alberta — it’s not going to be pretty, but it should be instructive - Alberta Politics
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In the Legislature, Premier Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party government are busy ramming through a couple of bad laws — one setting the stage for further privatization of public heath care and the continuation of the government’s mid-pandemic war on physicians, the other designed to reduce the rights of working people in the name of cutting “red tape” and to hamstring unions by smothering them in the same stuff.