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Millions of U.S. workers to see higher pay from minimum-wage hikes in 2019
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7 years ago
By Janelle Griffith Millions of U.S. workers will see increased pay in 2019 due to minimum-wage hikes in 20 states and 21 cities. With the federal minimum wage stuck at $7.25 an hour since...
California illegal immigrant ‘cop-killer’ taken into custody, officials say
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7 years ago
The illegal immigrant fugitive wanted in the murder of a California police officer is in custody Friday after being on the run for more than two days, Fox News confirms. Police arrested the man...
An end to the shutdown depends entirely on Trump’s hurt feelings
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8 years ago
Let’s not forget that last week the Senate passed a funding bill that could have easily passed the House, and by all accounts, Trump was ready to sign it. But then Fox News hosts began...
Florida news: Top weird news stories from the Sunshine State in 2018
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8 years ago
2018 was another banner year for Florida Man, as well as Florida Woman and Florida Critters. Here's a look back at those Florida news stories that had people shaking their heads in 2018....
Trump, first lady in Iraq for surprise visit with troops
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8 years ago
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet military personnel at the dining facility during an unannounced visit to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq December 26, 2018....
Trump threatens to cut aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador
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8 years ago
President Trump on Friday threatened to cut foreign aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, accusing the Central American countries of "doing nothing for the United States but taking...
5 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Pelosi and Schumer
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8 years ago
In another time, the Washington photo opportunity was a steady ritual. Leaders smiled, usually sitting in well-stuffed chairs, at least feigning smiles for the cameras. Pleasantries were spoken....
White House to Freeze Pay for Federal Workers in 2019
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8 years ago
As the partial government shutdown grinds on, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday evening that would freeze pay for federal workers in 2019. Trump telegraphed the move in his...
'We're indigenous Moors and we are taking the land back': Squatter who moved into a stranger's half a million dollar home claiming he 'had a right' to the property
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8 years ago
A man was arrested after he moved into a $500,000 home that another family had just purchased in Georgia. Joel Fedd, 33, claimed the home in Gwinett County was his because he is an...
California Organizers Cancel Women’s March Jan. 19 Due To ‘Overwhelmingly White’ Participants
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8 years ago
Rent a Mob had other commitments. Via KRCR: The organizers of the annual Women’s March have decided not to hold a rally in Eureka on Jan. 19, as previously planned, because they say...
Trump Couldn't Even Say 'Merry Christmas' Without Whining About His Border Wall
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8 years ago
He was referring to his lack of funding for a useless border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, which has led to a government shutdown even as Republicans control the White House and both...
Trump says 10 terrorists caught trying to enter US from Mexico. But it’s a myth
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8 years ago
For some time now, US President Donald Trump has been encouraging people to think of Mexico as a portal for international terrorists who “pour” into the US. Except, he says, for 10 who were...
Text messages might be next to face California tax, reports say
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8 years ago
California state regulators have been working on a plan to charge mobile phone users a text messaging fee intended to fund programs that make phone service accessible to the low-income residents,...
Dems accused of ‘religious bigotry’ for questioning Trump court pick’s Knights of Columbus ties
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8 years ago
Following questions from multiple Democratic senators over the impartiality of Trump judicial nominee Brian Buescher and his ties to the Knights of Columbus, a charitable Roman Catholic...
Most Americans would rather spend the $5 billion Trump is demanding for the border wall on infrastructure, education, or healthcare
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8 years ago
"Have the Democrats finally realized that we desperately need Border Security and a Wall on the Southern Border," Trump tweeted Thursday. "Need to stop Drugs, Human Trafficking, Gang Members &...
Trump, Conservatives, and Human Rights
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8 years ago
While his “America First” campaign seemed tailor-made for an emphasis on national interests at the expense of human rights, Trump’s ambivalence on human rights also reflects a broader trend among...
The tax law is 1 year old -- here are the winners and losers
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8 years ago
President Donald Trump made some bold promises last year when he signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on Dec. 22, 2017 . Among the boldest -- that middle-class workers would see a pay...
“There were no Trump fans on the set, I don’t know a single person who worked on the show who voted for Trump,” said one.
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8 years ago
A new article in New Yorker magazine features reminiscences of producers on Donald Trump's hit game show "The Apprentice" . One of the producers who is interviewed for the magazine article says...
A kid-friendly internet? This company is trying to build one
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8 years ago
By Alyssa Newcomb The insatiable data-collecting vacuum that is the modern internet was not built for kids. So Dylan Collins is trying to build another internet, one where children can click,...
Arms sales to Saudis leave American fingerprints on Yemen’s carnage
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8 years ago
President Donald Trump discusses weapons sales during a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Washington on March 20, 2018.New York Times News Service AddThis...
Schumer: Dems oppose spending more than $1.6B on border security
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8 years ago
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said Democrats don’t want to include more than $1.6 billion on border security in a year-end spending deal, putting them at odds with...
Mexico: U.S. To Spend $10.6B To Curb Migration From Central America
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8 years ago
The Mexican government claims the U.S. has agreed to allocate billions in aid to Central America. According to the Mexican Foreign Minister on Tuesday, the U.S. State Department will spend $10.6...
North Korea ordered to pay parents, estate of student $500M
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8 years ago
WASHINGTON - A federal judge ordered North Korea to pay more than $500 million in a wrongful death suit filed by the parents of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died shortly after...
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