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This is the back of the safety helmet worn by a steelworker listening to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's meeting with media at the Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel plant, in Clairton, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
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Sanders said he and the president did not discuss a topline figure.
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Officials emerged from grueling negotiations.
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