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Massachusetts passes groundbreaking equal pay law

The new state law, which will take effect on July 1, 2018, requires employers to pay men and women the same for comparable work, defined as works that “requires substantially similar skill, effort and responsibility and is performed under similar working conditions.”

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175 nations sign historic Paris climate deal on Earth Day

World leaders from 175 countries signed the historic Paris climate accord Friday, using Earth Day as a backdrop for the ceremonial inking of a long-fought deal that aims to slow the rise of harmful greenhouse gases.

“We are in a race against time.” U.N. secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the gathering at the United Nations headquarters in New York. “The era of consumption without consequences is over.”

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