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Hotel owners wage war with liberal state after $30 minimum wage rule
“As the city gears up to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics, a new law aimed at raising hotel workers’ pay has sparked a high-stakes clash between unions and the travel industry.”
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California Laws Protecting Immigrants’ Civil Rights
“Over the last several years, California has taken significant strides to protect immigrants, passing a broad range of laws to expand and uphold the civil and labor rights of immigrants, to equalize access to higher education, and to define the role local law enforcement agencies may play in the enforcement of federal immigration law. In its brief, “California Blueprint: Two Decades of Pro-Immigrant Transformation,” the California Immigrant Policy Center highlights the broad range of state laws enacted since 1996.”
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WE ARE TRAFFIC! 1999 Bicycle Documentary: A Movie About Critical Mass
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Romolo Alley, North Beach, San Francisco (1982)
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Who would win and who would lose in Republicans’ ‘big, beautiful bill’
“The tax cuts would add around $3 trillion over the next decade to the national debt, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. That means the U.S. would have to borrow more money to cover its expenses, requiring it to pay an estimated $600 billion to $700 billion in additional interest payments, according to an analysis by the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget.”
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Why Do So Many Serial Killers Come From the Pacific Northwest? A New Book Offers a Theory
“The ‘lead-crime hypothesis’ posits a direct correlation between crime and lead, or as you put it, ‘More lead, more murder.’ What’s the connection? During the post-war period, an enormous amount of lead was in the air from mainly two sources: Leaded gas, which everybody used for decades, and heavy industry like smelting… Many studies connect lead exposure to a particular kind of frontal cortex damage that leads to heightened aggression… The higher the lead exposure, the greater the brain volume mass, and reduced brain volume has been linked to higher levels of psychopathy.”