Professor Robert Pollin, a researcher from the University of Massachussetts-Amherst, gestures to a chart showing estimates of cost savings if a proposed single-payer health care bill was approved by the Legislature, during a news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017,in Sacramento, Calif. A report released by the California Nurses Association, done by Pollin and others, suggests that a 2.3 precent sales tax and a 2.3 precent gross receipts tax would help cover the additional costs to provide health care for all Californians. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
A handful of retired Marines – all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.
