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Trump To Impose Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum Trump to impose sweeping steel and aluminum tariffs. NYT: "President Trump said on Thursday that he would impose stiff tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, making good on a key campaign promise and rattling stock markets...

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WV Teachers Demand Affordable Health Care WV public schools closed despite deal that was to end strike. CNN: "All West Virginia public schools will remain closed Thursday, which was the day teachers were to return to work after what is turning into a week-long strike...

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WV Teachers End Strike With Pay Deal West Virginia Teachers’ Strike Ends With a Promise to Raise Pay. NYT: "A teachers’ strike that ground public schools to a halt across West Virginia is set to end on Thursday, a week after it began, Gov. James C. Justice and...

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WV Teachers In Statewide Strike West Virginia teachers continue strike for fourth day. WaPo: "A teacher strike in West Virginia stretched on Monday, with classes canceled across the state for a third day and demonstrators continuing to flock to the capital city. The...

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SCOTUS Opens Case To Curb Unions Case may enable U.S. Supreme Court to curb union power. Reuters: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will consider for the second time in two years whether to choke off a critical funding stream for public-employee unions, potentially...

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