Guest farm workers holding H-2A visas are more important than ever for agriculture, especially after President Trump's immigration crackdown. But efforts to expand the program are opposed by groups across the political spectrum.
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Firms like Function Health and Oura market regular blood tests to people wanting to take their health into their own hands. The process often raises more questions for patients than it can answer.
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An Israeli whose parents were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and a Palestinian whose brother died from injuries in Israeli custody say they've become like brothers. Their new book is The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land.
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Production in West Texas has helped the U.S. stabilize its demand for foreign oil amid the Iran war, despite drilling fewer oil wells.
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Federal tax filings show the Texas Public Policy Foundation gave $70,000 to a university led by one of the content advisers guiding the drafting of the new social studies curriculum.
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County commissioners will meet Thursday to consider having Barnard Construction donate construction work on a remote dirt road that could be used to facilitate the Trump administration’s border wall plans in the region.
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The Texas attorney general alleges the religious group purports to act with governmental authority. The tribunal — which issues rulings in disputes involving Texas Muslims — says its work is purely spiritual.
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