Trump pressures GOP on immigration bill amid mixed signals
In a closed Capitol Hill session Trump did not endorse the GOP leadership bill but signaled potential support if passed, as Republicans noted he spent more time on taxes and tariffs. Separate reports cover a Walmart shooting that left two women dead before the gunman killed himself, a cannabis medicine stance shift in Britain, Japan ordering earthquake wall inspections after Osaka's fatal quake, and Kushner’s Middle East visit with Jordan's King Abdullah II to push groundwork for an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
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Health costs slice into teacher pay
As teacher strikes flare in multiple states, protests focus on salaries and classroom needs while health costs erode pay. Teachers long accepted generous benefits, but rising drug costs and budget cuts strain districts. Families contribute about 150 dollars monthly on average for family health coverage amid shrinking district funds.
Sessions’s zero tolerance policy drives border crackdown
Attorney General Jeff Sessions remains the staunch advocate for the administration’s zero tolerance approach to illegal border crossings. He enforces prosecuting adults who cross with or without children, directing detentions and custody of accompanied minors to the Office of Refugee Resettlement. He warns would be migrants of harsh treatment while defending the policy against moral objections as his relationship with the White House stays fraught.
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Obamus coronatus and Attenborites janeae Unearthed
Paleontologists from UC Riverside report two 500 million year old fossils in a southern Australia mountain range. Obamus coronatus is a tiny disc shaped sea creature named for Barack Obama, while Attenborites janeae honors David Attenborough. The find includes a well preserved fossil bed described by Mary Droser in the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences.
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