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CBS News - US News

"Peanut butter" pay raises are out, as employers shift to merit hikes -- Here's what employees can expect for a raise in 2027 as companies move away from broad-based pay increases.

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What to know about primaries in 5 states today: Michigan, Virginia and more -- Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in five states: Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, Kansas and Washington.

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Trump raises concerns in call with Rep. Max Miller amid abuse allegations -- Ohio Rep. Max Miller's reelection campaign has been upended by allegations Miller assaulted his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and their 2-year-old daughter.

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More Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool charges dropped by Pirro's office -- Since Friday, D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office has dropped charges against three more people accused of vandalism.

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Arson arrest in one of the devastating Spokane area wildfires -- More than 700 buildings in the Spokane area have been destroyed and 400 more haven't been assessed, officials said as three fires burned in the area and an arrest was made in connection with one of them.

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Justice Dept. moves to dismiss Jan. 6 class action lawsuit -- The Justice Department argued that the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters had until Jan. 6, 2023, to sue the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, missing the deadline to file a lawsuit by over two years.

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Senate candidate El-Sayed questions assumption Michigan voters are moderates -- Populist Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens top the Democratic field going into Tuesday's Senate primary. Former Rep. Mike Rogers is running unopposed for the GOP nomination.

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25 states sue Trump administration over latest round of tariffs -- New U.S. tariffs are hurting consumers and businesses, California's attorney general said in filing suit to block levies on 60 countries.

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Trump administration finalizes AI framework, official says -- The order asks AI companies to share previews of powerful new models with the government before they are released to the public.

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Trump says oil companies should cut gas prices after making "too much money" -- President Trump said U.S. oil companies made "too much money" from high oil prices. "I'm not happy about it," he added.

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Lindsay Clancy's diary excerpts read at trial: "I feel like I'm drowning" -- The Lindsay Clancy trial​ resumed with excerpts from her diary and testimony from doctors who treated Clancy and her children on the night of the murders.

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Trump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" in dropping Reflecting Pool cases -- "She folded like an umbrella," President Trump said of Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

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House Ethics recommends censure for GOP lawmaker in sexual harassment probe -- The House Ethics Committee released a report detailing the findings of an investigation into GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards, concluding that there is "substantial reason to believe" he violated House rules.

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What to watch for in SpaceX's first public earnings report this week -- SpaceX will release its first earnings report as a public company on Tuesday in a key test for the company's stuttering stock price.

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Sheriff in Nancy Guthrie case contradicted himself on ransom note -- Investigators in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released two ransom notes, including one contradicting what the Arizona sheriff overseeing the case told CBS News.

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