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A structure and vehicles burn in the wake of the Oak Fire Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, near Grass Valley, Calif. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)
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Rep. Kevin Brady, Texas Republican and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and has been a whipping boy for nonprofit advocates. Mr. Brady has insisted the provision is necessary to level the playing field for nonprofits and for-profits. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on changing jobs by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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FILE - This May 8, 2008, file photo shows blank checks on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies, in Philadelphia. Congressional auditors say about 30 million people will have to come up with more money to pay their taxes next year because their employers withheld too little from their paychecks under government tables keyed to the new tax law. New tax withholding tables for employers were put together by the government early 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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The Santa Barbara City Council voted in favor of banning plastic straws, like these. (Associated Press)
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New York congressional candidate and self-described democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explained on "The Daily Show" Wednesday night how she plans to pay for some of her platform policies like free health insurance and education for all. (Comedy Central)
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A Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows 53 percent of Americans support a national health care plan. Still, 47 percent said they would be able to keep their current health insurance arrangement under single-payer, which would probably not be the case.
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Illustration on the benefits of Trump's confrontation on Russia by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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People hold posters reading from left "Pension reform is a funeral in life, Stop robbing people" during a protest against the government's plans to raise the retirement age, in front of the Russian State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 19, 2018. The State Duma is voting on the bill Thursday, which would raise the age at which retirees can receive state pensions from 60 to 65 for men, and from 55 to 63 for women. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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A California bank employee is out of a job after she was seen in a now-viral video shouting the N-word at another driver in a road rage incident earlier this week. (KRON-TV)
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Officials break ground for a new multimillion-dollar new complex that will house employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration in Albuquerque, N.M. Albuquerque with a population of about 600,000, lands thriving tech companies and piles of U.S. military contracts. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Illustration on union pensions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Military spouses receive instruction about how to apply for jobs at Fort Campbell, Ky. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall) **FILE**
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Because July 4th falls on a Wednesday, many D.C. employees will be stuck working holiday shifts this week. (Associated Press)
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Clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson speaks to the Oxford Union during a May 2018 Q&A session. The full event was uploaded to YouTube on June 24, 2018. (Image: YouTube, Oxford Union screenshot) ** FILE **
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Police say an employee at a Lowe's home improvement store in Alabama has killed himself inside the outlet. (Associated Press)
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More Jobs Available Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says Democrats in his chamber believe all Americans deserve a health care system that guarantees coverage for all. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving a employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Los Angeles. Immigration officials have sharply increased audits of companies to verify that their employees are authorized to work in the country, signaling the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration is reaching deeper into the workplace to create a "culture of compliance" among employers who rely on immigrant labor. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
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Seattle City Council City President Bruce Harrell, left, speaks with council member Mike O'Brien before the council voted to approve a tax on large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council on Monday unanimously backed a compromise tax plan that will charge large businesses about $275 per full-time worker a year. It's lower than the $500-per-worker tax initially proposed. The tax would begin in 2019 and raise about $48 million a year to pay for affordable housing and homeless services. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
