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Officials break ground for a new multimillion-dollar new complex that will house employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration in Albuquerque, N.M. Albuquerque with a population of about 600,000, lands thriving tech companies and piles of U.S. military contracts. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Illustration on union pensions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Military spouses receive instruction about how to apply for jobs at Fort Campbell, Ky. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall) **FILE**

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Because July 4th falls on a Wednesday, many D.C. employees will be stuck working holiday shifts this week. (Associated Press)

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Clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson speaks to the Oxford Union during a May 2018 Q&A session. The full event was uploaded to YouTube on June 24, 2018. (Image: YouTube, Oxford Union screenshot) ** FILE **

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Police say an employee at a Lowe's home improvement store in Alabama has killed himself inside the outlet. (Associated Press)

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More Jobs Available Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says Democrats in his chamber believe all Americans deserve a health care system that guarantees coverage for all. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving a employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Los Angeles. Immigration officials have sharply increased audits of companies to verify that their employees are authorized to work in the country, signaling the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration is reaching deeper into the workplace to create a "culture of compliance" among employers who rely on immigrant labor. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

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Seattle City Council City President Bruce Harrell, left, speaks with council member Mike O'Brien before the council voted to approve a tax on large businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks to fight homelessness, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Seattle. The council on Monday unanimously backed a compromise tax plan that will charge large businesses about $275 per full-time worker a year. It's lower than the $500-per-worker tax initially proposed. The tax would begin in 2019 and raise about $48 million a year to pay for affordable housing and homeless services. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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In this May 17, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump's boast of record achievements on the economy and jobs ignores the Roaring Twenties, the wartime boom in the 1940s, the 1990s expansion and other times when unemployment was lower than now, economic growth was higher than now, and brisk productivity made the U.S. the worlds economic powerhouse. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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An Oklahoma City activist, speaks on stage to immigration advocates from the American Civil Liberties Union, Union We Dream, MoveOn and others during the announcement of a new campaign targeted at President Trump's immigration policies, in front of the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Tom Cat Bakery employees and their supporters rally against President Donald Trump's immigration policies outside Trump Tower in New York Saturday, April 8, 2017. Thirty-one of the bakery's employees will be fired and could be deported if they cannot prove by April 21, 2017 that they're working in the country legally. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Illustration on voicing the interests of American aviation workers by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee US actress Meghan Markle watch Coach Core apprentices taking part in a training masterclass exercise during their to visit the Nechells Wellbeing Centre in Birmingham central England on Thursday March 8, 2018 to meet Coach Core apprentices. The Coach Core apprenticeship scheme was designed by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to train young people aged 16 - 24 with limited opportunities to become sports coaches and mentors within their communities. (Oli Scarff Poool via AP)

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents serve an employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Los Angeles on Jan. 10, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Illustration on the financial benefits of homeownership by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Screen capture from a hidden-camera video by Project Veritas involving a teachers' union official. (Project Veritas/YouTube)