Texas schools await ruling on new funding plan fairness
As 3.3 million Texas students head back to class, a judge weighs whether Senate Bill 1, the new school funding plan approved after summer sessions, is constitutional for favoring poorer districts. State District Judge Scott McCown will decide by October, with the plan to boost funding slowly over five years to reach $2 billion annually, while critics note the impact may be limited in a system of 1,068 districts and billions in annual spending.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Scott McCown
Craig Foster
Foster
W.N. Kirby
Kirby
Yugoslav mine blast traps 169 all feared dead
In Dobrnija Yugoslavia a mine blast trapped 169 coal miners 90 miles west of grade with only one survivor near the surface. Rescue chief Vidan Krsnanovic said corridors were blocked by caveins and toxic gas as about 90 rescuers searched the depths. Eight bodies were found and the event could become Yugoslavia's worst mining disaster.
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Yugoslavia
Tanjug
Sacir Haremovic
Dobrnia
Kreka
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Vidan Krsnanovic
Krsnanovic
Medical workers miss many domestic violence signs says JAMA report
The Journal of the American Medical Association highlights that 34 percent of female homicide victims over 16 are killed by partners, outranking other threats. Doctors miss abuse in ERs due to fear, disbelief, and patient hesitation, prompting calls for dedicated staff to ask direct questions.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Debbie Berghaus
Lane University Medical
JAMA
Berghaus
Ministers push for emergency OPEC meeting
In Vienna OPEC nations debated an emergency session to boost oil output amid the Persian Gulf crisis. Venezuelan official Celestino Armas cited six members backing the move as crude prices surged above 30 dollars a barrel since Iraq invaded Kuwait, threatening the world economy. Saudi Arabia Venezuela and UAE supported the push with Iran arguing for storage cushions. Iraq and Libya were not at the gathering.
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Austria
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Celestino Armas
Coiaieten
Armas
Iraq
Kuwait
U.N
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
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Ecuador
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Libya
Ali Khalifa al- Sabah
Kerrey Says U S Should Protect Oil With Limits On Casualties
Sen. Bob Kerrey, Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, argues on Meet the Press that Americans should not die for cheap oil. He backs Bush’s Gulf deployment but urges clear long term Gulf aims and warns against sacrificing lives for fuel prices.
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Washington
Bob Kerrey
U.S
Nebraska
Bush
Persian Gulf
Arabia
Kerrey
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Hope for peaceful crisis solution seen by experts
Nationa l security adviser Brent Scowcroft and other experts say Saddam Hussein faces growing world opposition and may seek a nonmilitary exit from the Gulf crisis. They note the UN approval of force authorization and Saddam's past concessions suggest room for negotiation. US Embassy in Kuwait reports two more Americans detained by Iraqi troops.
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Saddam
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Iraq
Iran
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