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A message is displayed on a screen, during a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in Coachella, California, Oct. 12, 2024.  (Reuters) — A man arrested at a security checkpoint near Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s California rally on Saturday faces gun charg…

Chris Fiore poses for a photo amid debris near her damaged house, following Hurricane Milton’s landfall, in Siesta Key, Florida, Oct. 11, 2024. SIESTA KEY, Florida (Reuters) — Chris Fiore was supposed to be accepting delivery of new household appliances and furniture, replacing items that wer…

Members of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office pray outside a shelter as Hurricane Milton approaches, in Lakeland, Florida, Oct. 9, 2024. ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) — Hurricane Milton marched across central Florida on Thursday after making landfall on the state’s west coast hours ea…

People board up businesses as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 8, 2024. TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) — Floridians on Wednesday had one final day to evacuate or hunker down ahead of the Category 5 Hurricane Milton, potentially one of the most destructive ever to hit the Gulf Coast o…

(USDOL) — A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found the wholesale tortilla manufacturer in Los Angeles County failed to pay minimum wage to 72 employees for all hours worked and overtime premium rates for hours over 40 in a workweek, in violation of the Fair Labor Standa…

Teacher Bridget DeFazio talks to students during class at the local high school in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25, 2024. CHARLEROI, Pennsylvania (Reuters) — Dana Smith had been teaching first grade at the public school in the small Pennsylvania town of Charleroi for more than 16 years when she f…

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump raise MAGA hats, on the day Trump returns for a rally at the site of the July assassination attempt against him, in Butler, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2024. BUTLER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Satur…

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to first responders at the Augusta Emergency Operations Center during a visit to storm-damaged areas in the wake of Hurricane Helene, in Augusta, Georgia, Oct. 2, 2024. RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visit…

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and his Democratic opponent Tim Walz gesture as they speak during a debate hosted by CBS in New York, Oct. 1, 2024. NEW YORK (Reuters) — Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed on Tuesday at a vice presidential debate that was surprisingly civ…

A helicopter flies near damaged buildings following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Bat Cave, North Carolina, Sept. 30, 2024. (Reuters) — North Carolina resumed search and rescue operations on Tuesday, intent on delivering aid and making contact with hundreds of people cut off by washed-out roa…