Education study warns of long term costs from poor US schooling
The Joint Economic Committee warns that failing to improve education could impose enormous long term costs on the U.S. economy. Despite high per student spending, the nation lags in literacy and job skills, with dropout rates and illiteracy high among youths. The bipartisan report calls for budgeting discipline and investment in education, R&D, the environment, and poverty relief while noting no concrete deficit solution.
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Abortion Mail Overloads Supreme Court Readouts
Americans flood the Supreme Court with letters and calls on abortion as justices prepare a Missouri case to potentially overturn or curb Roe v Wade. Court spokeswoman Toni House says public input will not sway rulings, noting the volume includes pre printed forms and even coat hangers, with few readers reaching chambers. Justice Blackmun acknowledged receiving voluminous mail and O Connor leads in abortion related correspondence.
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Arrests in cult murders deepen border drug probe
U S authorities arrest Serafin Hernandez Rivera of Brownsville and seek warrants for Martin Quintana and Mario Fabio as Mexican officials link a cult to 15 killings tied to drug smuggling. The case centers on Adolfo Constanzo and associates seen fleeing to Mexico City and Miami.
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