White House predicts deficits stay above trillion
The White House projects a 1.2 trillion dollar budget gap for this year marking four straight years with deficits above a trillion. Growth is seen at 2.6 percent next year and unemployment around 8 percent this year. By 2017 deficits fall to about 3 percent of GDP aided by 1.5 trillion in tax increases.
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AIDS treatment hailed as triple win against epidemic
The closing session of the International AIDS Conference urged rapid treatment for the 34 million people with HIV to curb transmission and improve outcomes. Harvard researchers say upfront treatment saves money over five years in South Africa, though long-term costs rise as patients need lifelong care.
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Atlanta voters weigh 1 cent tax increase to ease traffic
Atlanta voters on Tuesday face a 1 cent sales tax increase to fund highway and transportation projects aimed at easing traffic congestion. The measure, backed by business and political leaders, could raise over 18 billion statewide over ten years and faces broad opposition across party and racial lines.
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Massacre fears rise as Syria shells Aleppo
International concern mounts over a potential Aleppo massacre as Syrian troops bomb bombarded the city with artillery and aircraft. Rebels face massing forces while Navi Pillay and diplomats call for an immediate halt.
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U N treaty allows potential future ivory trade under plan
At a Geneva meeting, 175 nations backed CITES measures to curb smuggling while outlining a plan to resume legal ivory trading from elephant stockpiles. The proposal, debated intensively, would be refined by October and voted on in Bangkok next March, with no culling or poaching to be verified.
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