House panel approves plan for unpaid family and medical leaves
The House Education and Labor Committee backs a bill mandating up to 18 weeks unpaid leave for family or disability cases and up to 26 weeks for medical leaves, with employers required to provide insurance during leave, risking higher costs and possible cuts to company plans.
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Is Daniloff a Spy or a Target of Kremlin Games
The piece notes Nicholas Daniloff, U S News reporter jailed in the Soviet Union on spy charges, and discusses doubts about the charges. It argues Daniloff knew Russia well and questions whether he was trapped or framed, amid tension affecting a U S Russia summit.
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TV Tonight: 1986 Lineup Highlights and Movie Schedule
TV Tonight lists HBO and network offerings for 6:00 to 2:30 a.m. The grid includes Inside the NFL with Len Dawson and Nick Buoniconti, The Breakfast Club, major league baseball, movies like The Awful Truth and Friday Fright Night, and various talk and news programs. Listings note station credits, film years, and parental ratings. also shows local newspaper staff and subscription rates.
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Labor to Right to Work Changed Kansas Politics in 1958
A Labor Day retrospective notes that Kansas politics shifted after the 1958 right-to-work constitutional amendment. Organized labor swung the state toward Democrats, aiding George Docking’s reelection and boosting Democratic gains in Congress for the first time in years, while Republicans fractured and lost control after a four-year effort to drive labor from the party.
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Squeeze on the economy presses shoppers and sellers
AP reports a broad squeeze across the economy as tax reform and Fed actions converge with aggressive marketing. Auto zero percent financing and deep price cuts reflect anxious consumers and wary merchants. Market surveys show optimism tempered by expected discounts, while small businesses plan minimal price gains and await policy shifts.
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Federal Reserve
Connecticut
University of Michigan
Federation of Independent Business
Tax Plan Signals End of Debt Partnership
The analysis argues that a sweeping tax reform could end the era of debt driven gains for borrowers. It contends that tax changes curb capital gains advantages, depreciation spurs, and deductibility of interest wanes, reducing debt’s appeal while inflation and rates shift. The piece notes Fed cuts and slowing growth, with questions about future economic stimulus.
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Congress
More On The Marfan Syndrome
Dear Dr Donohue explains that Marfan is a genetic abnormality affecting 1 in 10 000 to 20 000 people. It involves tall thin appearance and long fingers plus internal risks such as aorta problems lung changes and possible eye lens issues. The note provides the National Marfan Foundation address and stresses thorough medical care and awareness.
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National Marfan Foundation
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Donohue
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