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Crop pickers were paid less than the federal minimum wage, had no access to toilets, no way to wash their hands, no mandated breaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Other states run the same federal program with their own rules.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Actors with certain credits who lose their eligibility can temporarily keep their health coverage at a reduced rate for up to 18 months through the federal program known as COBRA, according to the union’s website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
In fact, landlords preferred to rent to Haitians who were willing to pay higher prices, and even withdrew 200 properties from a federal housing-voucher program for low-income families.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
The major business of the evening, in all likelihood, was an agreement to recalculate Virginia's debt and corresponding share of the enlarged federal debt.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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