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Senate panel advances Trump surgeon general nominee

President Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general advanced through a key Senate committee on Wednesday, setting up a glide path to a floor vote and confirmation. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to advance Nicole Saphier along party lines, 12-11. But because this is the final week the Senate is in session

J.R. Smith Arrested On Assault Charge For “Family Violence”

Source: Michael Reaves / Getty Former NBA player J.R. Smith has landed in legal trouble. According to ESPN , the two-time NBA champion was arrested in Texas on Monday and charged with assault causing “bodily injury family violence.” The details and circumstances surrounding the arrest are still unknown. Cops weren’t called to the scene; instead

Ohio minimum wage increasing in 2027

The increase is caused by a Constitutional Amendment approved by voters in November 2006, which allows the minimum wage to increase annually on Jan. 1 by the inflation rate.