California Enacts $15 Minimum Wage by 2022
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill making California the first state to set a $15 per hour minimum wage by 2022. The move aims to reduce income inequality, with supporters calling it economic justice and critics predicting job losses and higher government costs for payroll.
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Finish Line tells stories of Boston Marathon bombing
The Boston Theater Company presents Finish Line a documentary play using verbatim interviews with survivors runners doctors and first responders. Opening April 2017 the 17 day preview run at the NonProfit Center marks the third anniversary of the attacks focusing on resilience rather than recreating the bombing or naming the attackers.
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Amtrak resumes schedule after Chester derailment
Amtrak said trains run on regular schedules Monday as federal investigators probe the deadly Chester derailment on the New York to Savannah route. The crash near Philadelphia killed two, including an equipment operator, with more than 30 hurt. Amtrak advised possible delays on Acela and Northeast Regional services between Philadelphia and Wilmington while NTSB probes continue.
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Migrants returned to Turkey under EU plan at Dikili port
Turkish coast guard escorted vessels into Dikili as 202 migrants from 11 nations were deported from Lesbos and Chios under a EU migration deal. The group included 130 Pakistanis and 42 Afghans with Syrians sent to camps. authorities in Ankara urged compassion while Germany planned resettlement of Syrian refugees from Turkey.
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Zipline to trial blood drone deliveries in Rwanda this summer
Zipline International plans July deliveries of blood and medicines in Rwanda using fixed wing drones. The San Francisco company showcased its system in a Bay Area demo, highlighting a 75 mile round trip and parachute drops guided by military GPS software. CEO Keller Rinaudo emphasized rapid aid as mission.
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Activists push to end Yulin dog meat festival in China
Animal rights groups vow to ban the annual Yulin dog meat festival and seek legislation outlawing dog and cat slaughter and consumption. They cite cruelty and unhygienic handling, noting 10 to 20 million dogs killed yearly and urging China to follow developed nations in banning dog and cat meat.
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