Weather forecast highlights hot humid conditions this week
A partly cloudy hot day with a high in the low 90s and a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight. Monday will reach upper 80s. From Tuesday to Thursday highs stay in the mid 80s to mid 90s with small daily shower chances across regions including Mountains Midlands Coast and Beaches.
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Pinckney Shifts View at Federal Convention on Slave Trade Deal
At the Philadelphia Federal Convention Pinckney of South Carolina signaled support for the existing deal delaying interference with the slave trade until 1808. Delegates dropped the two thirds requirement for navigation acts despite Southern concerns whilePINCKNEY implied his constituents would accept noninterference with slavery. Pierce Butler lobbied to extend extradition of fugitive slaves, a move met with little opposition. Knight Ridder service notes this is part of a series reimagining the constitutional debates.
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Child Care Problems Mark Work Places
New studies show difficulty finding day care reduces productivity and raises absenteeism among working parents. Ellen Galinsky notes one in four parents with preschoolers struggles, rising to one in three for infants and toddlers. Diane Hughes surveyed 238 parents earning 15 000 to 25 000 yearly, finding 45 percent see child care clash with work and 38 percent say it affects productivity. The report highlights growing share of mothers under 3 in the labor force from 35 percent in 1976 to 51 percent in 1986.
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Bank Street College of Education
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