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Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide

Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide

Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she's going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress.
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Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats

Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — For Rona Kaufman, the signs are everywhere that more Jews feel abandoned by the Democratic Party and may vote for Republican Donald Trump . It's in her Facebook feed.
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Judge will hear arguments to block Louisiana's Ten Commandments display requirement in schools

Judge will hear arguments to block Louisiana's Ten Commandments display requirement in schools

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday will hear arguments on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1.
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Harris seeks to win over Republicans uneasy about Trump with visits to Midwestern suburbs

Harris seeks to win over Republicans uneasy about Trump with visits to Midwestern suburbs

Associated Press (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris is out to win over suburban voters uneasy about Republican Donald Trump as she touches down in three Midwestern battleground states on Monday to hold moderated conversations with Republican Liz Cheney.
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In North Carolina, Trump and Harris navigate a hurricane and a rollercoaster governor's race

In North Carolina, Trump and Harris navigate a hurricane and a rollercoaster governor's race

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — Renee Kyro already has voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump for the third consecutive presidential election.
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From the desert to the Strip: How the election's fight over immigration may upend Nevada's economy

From the desert to the Strip: How the election's fight over immigration may upend Nevada's economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the remote Nevada desert, the Baker Ranch couldn't survive without immigrant guest workers who come every year from Mexico.
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Immigrants help power America's economy. Will the election value or imperil them?

Immigrants help power America's economy. Will the election value or imperil them?

BAKER, Nev. (AP) — Few things say America like Janille and Tom Baker's ranch, with its grazing cattle, scrub brush-dotted desert and snow-capped mountains. If only they could get American citizens to work on it.
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Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald's

Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald's

FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Sunday before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions through the drive-thru window.
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Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie Wonder

Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie Wonder

JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and got a big assist from music legend Stevie Wonder, who rallied congregants with a rendition of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.
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Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?

Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?

Elon Musk , the billionaire founder of Tesla and Space X and owner of X who's gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump's candidacy for the White House, has already committed at least $70 million to help the former president .
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