Workplace safety reforms risk another Pike River, officials warned Documents reveal critical flaws in proposed safety reforms, with officials warning the changes could create legal loopholes and risk another tragedy.

Officials warn workplace safety reforms risk repeating the failures identified after the Pike River disaster.

WorkSafe cautioned changes could create loopholes where unsafe companies escape prosecution.

70 people were killed at work last year.

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Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding

The only way to stop bullies is to stand up to them. Kudos to Harvard for holding firm. Those who cave to Trump only feed the beast and make everyone else more of a target.

In these perilous times, we must stand with those defending core principles—and call out those who won’t.

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Little wander around Yarmouth NS today. Beautiful sunset on our way back to the hotel.

We Found the Hidden Cost of Data Centers. It's in Your Electric Bill YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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USSC Briefing Room | Trump 2.0: Energy and climate change USSC Non-Resident Fellow Lachlan Carey and Director of Research Jared Mondschein discuss climate and energy policy under Trump 2.0.

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Analysis: Trump says many people might want a dictator. Yes, many of his people. | CNN Politics President Donald Trump on Monday denied that he aspires to be a dictator.

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US Defence Department will probably become 'Department of War', Trump says | The National Move comes amid Pentagon push to restore 'warrior ethos' and end 'wokeness'

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Weird — I was always taught that when a government seizes private business, that’s communism.

Remembering today when pro-GOP media erupted with outrage over Kamala Harris' warning that Trump had plans to militarize the national guard and deploy them on the streets of US cities. Indeed, he had such plans. And now he's implementing them.