Animal advocates continue to be at odds with management of San Jose's animal shelter, questioning the progress it is making in response to an audit from last year.

President Donald Trump is giddy about his tacky “gold card” visa program, his face plastered on the card like it's some third-world strongman souvenir. As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick explained on Fox News, “Why shouldn’t we take in the top of the top? And that’s what President Trump is thinking—let’s bring in the best people to help America.” That’s all Trump cares about: the “top of the to…

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