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Welcome back. In the news today: Nithya Raman advances to the Los Angeles mayor runoff, passing Spencer Pratt; why Netanyahu and Trump are at odds over the Iran war; and a federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee. Also, the World Cup is just around the corner, and host cities are gearing up — even zoo animals are getting involved. More on preparations for the tournament below.
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Nithya Raman, a candidate in the Los Angeles mayoral race, smiles during a campaign event discussing tenant protections with renters in Los Angeles, June 1. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
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Nithya Raman made a last-minute entry into the race after she had endorsed incumbent Karen Bass for reelection. The runoff is an unexpected matchup between the two Democrats to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million. The outcome means Spencer Pratt, a Republican and former reality television personality from “The Hills,” is out of the running. Read more.
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Netanyahu and Trump are at odds over the war they started together
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President Donald Trump had publicly warned Israel not to strike Beirut in its war with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. When it did, on Sunday, Israel traded strikes with Iran, with which Trump has been engaged in weeks of high-stakes negotiations. Read more.
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The latest strikes made it clear that Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu want different things. While the fighting has since died down, the differences between the two leaders are likely to persist. That’s because Trump, whose party faces elections later this year, wants to wind down an unpopular war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ease gas prices. Netanyahu, who also faces elections this year, is under pressure to stop Hezbollah's attacks and prove that he is winning the war with Iran and its allies.
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Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
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U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston sided with 20 states, saying the executive branch exceeded its authority. Read more.
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H-1B visas are meant for high-skilled jobs that are difficult to find American workers to fill. The administration announced the much higher fee in September as a way of preventing foreign workers from taking American jobs.
The announcement set off a wave of panic among confused employers, students and workers in the United States and abroad and led to several lawsuits. In this case, states argued that using the H-1B program for much-needed doctors and teachers was already difficult before the higher fee.
- The ruling contradicts an earlier federal court decision that upheld the increased fee. There's still another federal case in San Francisco, setting up the possibility for appellate court clashes.
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Lion Sports Bar owner Mark Prinzinger behind the bar, May 30, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)
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