Social Security to cut 5,000 jobs in five years
White House orders deep cuts at the Social Security Administration, planning a near 5,000 position reduction by 1999 to streamline government. Critics warn fewer staff will worsen busy signals, delays in disability decisions, and fraud investigations, risking service quality and fraud recovery.
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded for game theory work
Three researchers, John C. Harsanyi John F. Nash and Reinhard Selten, shared the Nobel Prize for economics for applying game theory to economics. The trio refined the Nash Equilibrium and analyzed games with incomplete information to explain strategic interaction in markets and firms.
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Lobbyists celebrate Congress inaction in 103rd session
Washington lobbyists hailed a defensive year as Congress failed to pass major reforms. Insurance firms, drug makers, and small businesses cheered avoided health care reform while trial lawyers blocked damage limits. Big Oil defeated energy tax plans and NAFTA was pushed through amid broader opposition to regulation. Bruce Josten of the Chamber of Commerce cited business success in stopping onerous bills.
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Simpson camp presses on with evidence battle
Los Angeles AP report says OJ Simpson lawyers push to force prosecutors to turn over critical DNA test results while probing police leaks. Jury selection continues as opening arguments begin in November. A USA Today CNN Gallup poll shows 69 percent oppose TV cameras in court.
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Cult mastermind among victims in Swiss fires 53 deaths
Pathologists ID Joseph di Mambro, 70, as among the burned remains in three Granges-sur-Salvan chalets. The Order of the Solar Tradition linked to France, Canada and Australia had led the doomsday cult. Luc Jouret, 46, remains missing with an international warrant for arson and murder.
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New drug slows progression of multiple sclerosis in trials
In New York researchers report an experimental therapy slows progression of a relapsing form of multiple sclerosis and also reduces attack frequency. The drug targets about 75,000 to 140,000 Americans with relapsing MS, part of an overall 250,000 to 350,000 nationwide. Symptoms include fatigue vision loss balance issues slurred speech tremors and paralysis, with partial recovery between attacks but gradual disability.
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Rabin vows security and dignity in Syria talks start
In Jerusalem Rabin promises security to Syria as Christopher leads a new round of peace diplomacy. He pledges US support against terrorism while Saddam Hussein’s Iraq moves and a fatal attack with 2 dead and 13 wounded, including an American diplomat, raise tensions.
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