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Christmas comes early for rail unions as South Western Railway is nationalised - Daily Mail

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  1. Christmas comes early for rail unions as South Western Railway is nationalised  Daily Mail
  2. SWR nationalisation: Will public ownership make any difference?  BBC
  3. Rail renationalisation should reduce delays but may not cut fares, says UK minister  The Guardian
  4. First train services to return to public ownership revealed  GOV.UK
  5. New Transport Secretary admits rail fares will go UP under renationalisation - and she does not know how much  Daily Mail

Oops! A Rich-People-Friendly Think Tank Confirms Our Richest Pay Under One Percent of Their Wealth Annually in Tax

CounterPunch 

The Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation has long functioned as an apologist for America’s deepest pockets. Analysts at the Foundation have spent years assuring us that our wealthiest are paying far more than their fair tax share — in the face of a reality that has our richest aggressively growing their share of the wealth all More

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Ubisoft shooter XDefiant is shutting down and sending refunds to players

The Verge 

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Despite only officially launching the game in spring of this year, Ubisoft has already announced that it’s ending development and sunsetting its free-to-play team-based shooter XDefiant. Like Hyper Scape before it, XDefiant had high expectations, with Ubisoft touting more than 1 million players in its closed beta last year. Now, it will disappear quickly, as it’s no longer accepting new players as of today and is scheduled to shut off the servers entirely next June.

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An update on the Abercrombie & Fitch sex trafficking case

CBSNews.com 

The FBI began investigating Abercrombie & Fitch's former CEO Mike Jeffries, his business and romantic partner Matthew Smith and a third associate, James Jacobson, following a report about allegations that they sexually exploited dozens of male models between 2008 and 2015. BBC News investigative correspondent Rianna Croxford joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

Removing Rewards For Poor Employee Behaviour

Scoop 

The Employment Relations Act allows the courts to make reductions to remedies when the employee contributes to the personal grievance, but these reductions have become smaller, while awards to employees have been increasing.