Senate Finance Chair Reveals New Plan for $15 Minimum Wage
After a ruling forcing lawmakers to remove a minimum wage hike from a sweeping relief package, there's another path to that $15 hourly wage.
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- The Independent
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- BBC
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- The Independent
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- BBC
Chad's President Idriss Déby dies after clashes with rebels
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- Associated Press
Negotiators see signs of progress in Iran nuclear talks
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- The Independent
Derek Chauvin defence team seeks mistrial over Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ comments — but judge rules it out
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- The Independent
Ohio police tell bystanders ‘blue lives matter’ moments after girl shot dead as Chauvin verdict delivered
Force releases body camera footage showing moment teenager was killed
- The State
SC teen’s murder solved after 7 years, 3 arrested thanks to DNA evidence
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- Reuters
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- The Independent
Joe Biden celebrates ‘some justice’ for George Floyd as AOC calls conviction not enough
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- BBC
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- The Independent
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- BBC
George Floyd: US city on edge as jury deliberates Chauvin verdict
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In risky gambit, backers of ailing Russian opposition figure summon supporters to streets
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- BBC
India coronavirus: Can its vaccine producers meet demand?
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- The Independent
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