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Jeronimo Yanez faces manslaughter charges for fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop last year.

Finding Pride: The Working People Weekly List

Every week, we bring you a roundup of the top news and commentary about issues and events important to working families. Here’s this week’s Working People Weekly List.

Finding Pride: "It was early on the afternoon of Aug. 12, 2004. I was on an annual family vacation in the Poconos, in northeast Pennsylvania. I was 23 years old. I got word that my then-home state governor, Jim McGreevey of New Jersey, had hastily called a press conference. Rumors about the governor’s sexual orientation had followed him around for years. I remember asking my father what he thought the press conference was about. 'Pay to play or something like that,' he said. There is a long and troubling history of corruption in New Jersey politics. Something told me this press conference would be different. I had a pit in my stomach."

Are You Ready for a 35% Raise?: "Starting today, working people could see a 35% increase in the value of their 401(k)s and Individual Retirement Accounts over a career. That is because new protections designed to ensure the retirement savings system truly works for working people and retirees...

Ossoff has raised record amounts of cash and leads in the latest poll. But both parties caution that the race will be close.

Cosby previously said he would not testify but after a week of prosecution witnesses, the defense may put him on the stand.