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A parishioner prays at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Reading, Pa., on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Reading is 67% Latino, according to U.S. Census figures, and home to high concentrations of people of Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage — as well as Colombians and Mexicans, who own restaurants and other businesses around town. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

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In swing-state Pennsylvania, a Latino-majority city embraces a chance to sway the 2024 election
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press
Wed,07/10/24-1:11AM , 122 Reads
READING, Pa. (AP) — Religion and politics frequently overlap in Reading, an old industrial city in one of the most pivotal swing states of this year’s presidential election.
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Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy's locations south of Los Angeles, works in the kitchen at his Wendy's restaurant in Fountain Valley, Calif., June 20, 2024. Cheng used to have nearly a dozen employees at his Fountain Valley location during the day. Now, he only schedules seven for each shift as he scrambles to absorb a dramatic jump in labor costs after a new California law boosted the hourly wage for fast food workers on April 1 from $16 to $20 an hour. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours.
By JAIMIE DING - Associated Press
Wed,07/10/24-12:07AM , 117 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, took orders at the register on a recent day and emptied steaming hot baskets of French fries and chicken nuggets, salting them with a flourish.
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Las Vegas hits record of fifth consecutive day of 115 degrees or greater as heat wave scorches US
By KEN RITTER AND TY ONEIL - Associated Press
Wed,07/10/24-12:05AM , 136 Reads
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas baked Wednesday in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46.1 Celsius) or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S.
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Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions
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Tue,07/09/24-11:30PM , 109 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:

21-26-54-60-64, Mega Ball: 3, Megaplier: 3

(twenty-one, twenty-six, fifty-four, sixty, sixty-four, Mega Ball: three, Megaplier: three)

Estimated jackpot: $181 million
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