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Iranians flee, ICE worksite raids, minimum wage proposal & more.
CNN 5 Things
Jun 17, 2025

People are fleeing Iran’s capital as President Donald Trump warns residents to leave. The Department of Homeland Security is walking back guidance limiting raids at farms, hotels and restaurants. A bill to raise the federal minimum wage has some surprising support. A federal judge has ruled the cancellation of several hundred research grants was illegal. Plus, products made by a US food giant are about to get a recipe change.