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  How trucking companies forced drivers into debt, worked them past exhaustion and left them destitute  
  Thousands of drivers work up to 20 hours a day, sometimes for pennies. When they get can't work, companies fire them and take their trucks – along with thousands they have paid toward buying them.  
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  Republican congressman Steve Scalise from Louisiana is pictured speaking after House members elected him as the new House majority whip in the Longworth Building in Washington D.C.   Rep. Scalise remains in critical condition, will be in the hospital 'for some time'
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  Vice President Mike Pence turned 58 Wednesday, June 7, 2017.   Vice President Pence hires outside counsel to answer Russia probe questions
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