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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to work this week facing a pile of unfinished business and looming deadlines, including the need to keep the government operating beyond Sept. 30. But the first days are likely to be marked by a fierce debate over the nuclear deal with Iran that Republicans insist makes too many concessions. Democrats have already demonstrated they have the votes to sustain a promised Obama veto of a disapproval resolution.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama joins other big-name politicians today at the Greater Boston Labor Council's breakfast for a Labor Day speech. Obama also plans to sign an executive order requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors, including 300,000 who currently receive none. Vice President Joe Biden, who is considering a presidential run, is joining AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka at a Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota dentist embroiled in a lion hunting controversy says he's going back to work soon after being under the radar for more than a month. In an interview Sunday evening conducted jointly by The Associated Press and the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Walter Palmer said again that he believes he acted legally and that he was stunned to find out his hunting party had killed Cecil, one of Zimbabwe's treasured animals.
CHICAGO (AP) — New research finds that emergency room visits by children who swallowed medicine while unsupervised have fallen substantially. The study in the online version of the journal Pediatrics suggests parents are doing a better job of keeping household medicines secure. At the same time, visits are on the rise for bad reactions to medicines meant for kids and given by parents.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An official in Malaysia says 61 people are now known dead after a wooden boat capsized last week with Indonesian migrant workers off Malaysia's west coast. Another 20 Indonesians have been rescued. The boat was believed to have been taking migrant workers home to Indonesia's Sumatra province when it sank Thursday in bad sea conditions.
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