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A high school senior in Georgia dies hours before graduation while playing a game with his friends near Lake in Cartersville, Georgia. WXIA’s Kaitlyn Ross reports.

In our new regular feature, we'll be taking a look at the villains who are doing their best to prevent the United States from raising wages for all or some Americans. We're going to try to take a look at more than just the usual suspects in these posts, and we'll probably stay away from government officials to give you a look at other key players who are part of the problem.

A Texas couple shares the moment when their baby girl was able to hear sound for the first time, thanks to an auditory brainstem implant.

Here are some headlines from the working families’ news we're reading today (after the jump).

Three men are missing after a huge mudslide hit near Collbran, Colorado. The men all lived nearby, and were on site, investigating an earlier, smaller slide, when the second one hit.

Two years after a Rossen Reports investigation of a giant telemarketing company accused of making millions of illegal calls, the company has been ordered to pay a $3.4 million penalty.

Nigeria’s defense chief says the military knows where terrorist group Boko Haram is keeping the nearly 300 schoolgirls it kidnapped. There are fears a rescue attempt could get the girls killed. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reports.

The campus of UC Santa Barbara is pausing today to mourn and reflect in the aftermath of last Friday’s deadly rampage that took the lives of six students. NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports.

The search is back on in the Rocky Mountains of western Colorado for several men, following a huge landslide. The search is slow going because of the threat of more slides. NBC’s John Yang reports.

Remember that movie with Nic Cage where he had to steal 50 cars but only ended up with "49 and an 'alf?" Well it turns out real life isn't like the 2000 film Gone in 60 Seconds where exotic cars are the most stolen vehicles. In real life, it's more like sedans and pick-ups.