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US Issues New Iran-Related Sanctions, Treasury Says

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Netanyahu Says He Wants Israel to Take Control of All of Gaza

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OpenAI Launches GPT-5 as the AI Industry Seeks a Return on Investment

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Americans Divided More Than Ever on Supreme Court and Congress: Gallup Poll

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FBI to Track Down Texas Democrats Who Fled Over Redistrict Vote, US Senator Says

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Body Recovered from California Aqueduct in Kings County, Authorities Say

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Trump to Sign Order Opening Way for Alternative Assets in 401(K)S, Official Says

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Fresno Man Who Drugged and Sexually Abused Minors Sentenced to 53 Years to Life

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California Lawmakers OK More Exemptions From Labor Law

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Monday OK'd exemptions to about two-dozen more professions from a landmark labor law designed to treat more people like employees instead of contractors. Among other things, the legislation would end what critics had said were unworkable limits on services provided by freelance still photographers, photojournalists,...

Walters: New State Budget a Windfall for Unions

The state budget package Democratic legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom just enacted is sprinkled with billions of dollars in extra goodies for their most important political constituency, labor unions. Take, for example, Senate Bill 90, the budget’s omnibus education measure. It would allocate $3.1 billion to reduce mandatory payments that...

Walters: A New Front in Battle Over Gig Workers

One of the most contentious – and potentially far-reaching – bills of the current legislative session is Assembly Bill 5, which would draw a legal line between the definitions of employees and contractors. AB 5, carried by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, a San Diego Democrat, is an outgrowth of a state...

Breaking News: Water Allocation for Friant Contractors Doubles to 60%

The recent storms have delivered good news for Valley growers. The Bureau of Reclamation today provided an initial allocation to some Central Valley Project contractors and increased the allocation to Friant Division contractors for the 2018 contract year. Friant Division Class 1 water allocation has been increased to 60% — up...

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