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      Military requesting to pull 200 troops back from California protest duty

      WASHINGTON – The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense...

      More than 300 charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes takedown, Justice Department says

      WASHINGTON – State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people and uncovered nearly $15 million in false claims in what they described...

      A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill’s green energy cuts

      CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – When two South Korean companies announced a multibillion-dollar investment to build solar panel and electric battery factories in northwest Georgia, federal...

      A $1 Trillion Medicaid Cut Is THIS Close to Happening. Here’s What It’d Look Like.

      Salisbury, North Carolina ENID RODRIGUEZ KNOWS WHAT A DIFFERENCE Medicaid can make, because it’s made a huge difference for her. Rodriguez, 51, has been working for...

      ‘F1’ opens with $55 million, delivering Apple its biggest big-screen hit

        NEW YORK – Apple has its first box-office hit. “F1 The Movie” debuted with $55.6 million in North American theaters and $144 million globally over...

      Financial Capitalism Is More Dangerous Than Ever Today

        The crash of 2008 was supposed to augur the end of ultraspeculative financial capitalism. But financial actors have actually gone from strength to strength...

      That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.

        This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. In hindsight I’ll say: I always thought going...

      Flint’s still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities

        FLINT, Mich. – Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers...

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