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The 18.6 million dollar repair contract for the 32-bus fleet, which was bid in 2013, was the only bid the T received and came in nearly 18 percent below estimate.

The weather report is never good news, in Philip Fried's poem, about the atmospheric patterns of the nuclear age.

Journalists should not fear being on the wrong side of power. On the contrary, that is exactly where they belong.

The Standing Rock activists have lit a fire on the prairie in the heart of America as a symbol of their resistance. In its ashes there is the potential for a more just future.

A new study shows the legacy of racism far outweighs individual financial decisions in driving the growing gap between black and white families.

Depending on the exact nature of Priebus’ conversations and contacts with the FBI about the Russia investigation, it could constitute attempted obstruction of justice under federal law

Karine Jean-Pierre on Resistance Recess. John Oliver: Putin. One Strange Star, Seven Planets. Infowars' Alex Jones Is Trump's CAPS LOCK Advisor. Kellyanne Conway's Interview Tricks, Explained.

Martin Luther King's last book was downplayed when it was first published in 1967; even radicals thought it passe. On the 50th anniversary of its first publication--it is still in print-- the reviewers find much of value here for contemporary readers.

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