Richard Trumka, head of AFL-CIO union federation, dies at 72

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Richard Trumka, head of AFL-CIO union federation, dies at 72

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka addresses the Economic Club of Washington in Washington, DC on April 23, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka died Thursday…

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AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka dies at 72

Richard Trumka, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and a champion for worker rights, has died at the age of 72. What You Need…

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Richard Sherman threatened to kill himself: Wife’s 911 call

Five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Richard Sherman was entertaining suicidal thoughts, according to a 911 call, before he was arrested and jailed in the Seattle suburb of Redmond, Wash., early Wednesday…

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Richard Donner dead: ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ director dies at 91 – National

Filmmaker Richard Donner, who helped create the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978’s Superman and mastered the buddy comedy with the Lethal Weapon franchise, has died. He was 91. Donner died…

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Dr Richard Freeman: Ex-British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor guilty

Watch BBC sports editor Dan Roan’s report on ex-British Cycling doctor found guilty of ordering banned testosterone Ex-British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman has been found guilty…

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Q&A with Richard Porton, Author of Film and the Anarchist Imagination, Expanded Second Edition

Richard Porton, the author of Film and the Anarchist Imagination, shares the inspirations and discoveries behind the expanded second edition of his exploration of anarchism’s images, ideas, and influence in…

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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt – The Denver Post

LOS ANGELES — Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit failed Monday in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over the Pacific Ocean…

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Richard Czaplinski: A Memorial Day appeal to work toward peace

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Richard Czaplinski of Warren, president of the Will Miller Green Mountain Veterans for Peace, Chapter 57. Memorial Day originated not long after the U.S.…

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Sen. Richard Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chair amid FBI probe

Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., reaches for hand sanitizer at a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. The…

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Richard Burr Out as Intel Committee Chair Amid FBI Probe

One day after the FBI seized Republican senator Richard Burr’s cell phone as part of its investigation into allegations of unlawful insider trading, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that Burr…

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