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Michigan’s Last-Minute Pay Law Shows the Fight Over Tips and Wages Is Getting More Complicated

The state’s chaotic resolution of a yearslong battle is the latest compromise effort to satisfy workers, employers, and consumers in the absence of federal action. Michigan lawmakers brokered an eleventh-hour deal last week resolving a seven-year fight over what tip earners get paid. But the compromise wasn’t reached until 12 hours after the deadline, and…

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What We Know About the Death of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa

Legendary Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home on Wednesday. Authorities have labeled the circumstances of their deaths as “suspicious,” raising concerns about what might have transpired in their residence. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office reported that Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 65,…

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Maryland Judge Declares Mistrial in Parking Dispute Shooting: Justice Delayed Until 2026

A Maryland judge declared a mistrial in the case of Charles Robert Smith, accused of killing three people and injuring three others in a 2023 parking dispute shooting in Annapolis. The trial was halted due to prosecutorial missteps, and the case isn’t expected to resume until 2026. Smith, indicted in July 2023, faces charges including…

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Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Laws Amid Free Speech Debate

In a highly anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to revisit a 25-year-old precedent that upholds “buffer zone” laws, restricting how close protesters can get to abortion clinic entrances. This decision marks a setback for abortion opponents who argue that such laws violate their First Amendment free speech rights. The court, which has…

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