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West Bank Town Becomes ‘Big Prison’ as Israel Fences It In

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Trump Says He’s Willing to Let Migrant Farm Laborers Stay in US

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US Electric Vehicle Tax Breaks Will Expire on Sept. 30

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Eyeing Arctic Dominance, Trump Bill Earmarks $8.6 Billion for US Coast Guard Icebreakers

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Trump’s Sweeping Tax-Cut and Spending Bill Wins Congressional Approval

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Americans Celebrate Their Independence With Record-Breaking Travel Numbers

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US Supreme Court to Decide Legality of Transgender School Sports Bans

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Nvidia Set to Become the World’s Most Valuable Company in History

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Poll: 41% in US ‘Extremely Proud’ to Be American, Near Historic Low

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Retiree Checks to Rise Modestly Amid Push to Expand Benefits

WASHINGTON — Millions of retirees will get a modest 1.6% cost-of-living increase from Social Security in 2020, an uptick with potential political consequences in an election year when Democrats are pushing more generous inflation protection. The increase amounts to $24 a month for the average retired worker, according to estimates released Thursday...

Gov. Newsom Gets Bill Capping Rent Increases

SACRAMENTO — Lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom legislation Wednesday capping rent increases as the state struggles with an affordable housing and a homelessness crisis. The cap expires in 2030 and would not apply to housing built within the last 15 years and single-family homes not owned by corporations or trusts....

Some House Members Considering Taking a Pay Raise This Year

WASHINGTON — Some senior House lawmakers, frustrated by a decade of frozen congressional salaries, are quietly exploring whether to accept an annual pay raise that they've shunned since Barack Obama was first president. It's a longshot at best, requiring comity that's in short supply in a Capitol riven with partisanship....

Opinion: Council Salaries Should Attract Fresno's Best & Brightest

Fresno is California's fifth-largest city. Its budget this year is $1.15 billion. But despite all of our hard work and steady population growth, we remain a city with serious challenges — and a huge reservoir of untapped potential. To move Fresno ahead and make it the city we all want...

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