Republicans offer 2.2 trillion fiscal cliff plan
House Republicans unveiled a 2.2 trillion fiscal cliff counteroffer to President Obama proposing higher tax revenue by closing loopholes while not raising top rates. It would raise 800 billion through taxes over 10 years, and cut Medicare and Social Security benefits, with no immediate rate increases for wealthy earners. The White House said details were lacking and insisted tax rises for high earners must be part of any deal.
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Voyager 1 Finds Magnetic Highway to Interstellar Space
Voyager 1 has revealed a new zone at the solar system edge, a magnetic highway connecting the heliosphere to interstellar space. Scientists Stamatios Krimigis and Edward Stone described the region as a surprising, unpredicted corridor at the solar boundary.
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Mct
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Edward Stone
Five States Plan 300-Hour Expansion of School Year
Colorado Connecticut Massachusetts New York and Tennessee will test adding 300 instructional hours per pupil annually. The three year pilot covers about 20 000 students in 40 schools, funded by federal state local and private sources including the Ford Foundation and the National Center on Time and Learning.
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UN Pulls Staff as Violence Near Damascus Escalates
Fighting rages around Damascus forcing a jet to turn back and prompting the UN to withdraw most international staff amid deteriorating security. The conflict tightens around Assad's capital as rebels press closer and EgyptAir aborts a flight near Damascus.
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Woman charged with abusing her two young children
An Iron Station woman, Rebekah Lynn Williams, faces two counts of misdemeanor child abuse inflicting physical injury and two counts of assault on a child under 13. Investigators say she grabbed a 9‑month‑old by the arms, shook her, slapped a 2‑year‑old, pulled hair, and nudged her. both children were treated at a hospital with minor bruising. Williams is jailed on a $10,000 bond.
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Arrest Report Highlights Gaston County Incidents
Daily arrest report from Gaston County Sheriff and Gastonia Police lists multiple adults with names ages and addresses, times and charges including assault simple contempt of court traffic violations drug and narcotic counts. Notable entries include Joseph Allen Cruse 32 at 11 03 p.m. on Thornwood Lane and Shannon Nicole Davidson 21 at 2 45 a.m. at Pillow Drive.
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Stone Mountain Drive
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Veteran Honored At Funeral For Military Service
Linda Pryor recalled her long friendship with Erickson and kept his discharge papers in a Bible while a wooden box held his medals. About 100 to 150 people attended the funeral including Dover Amelung VFW Patriot Guard Riders and Gaston County residents. The service featured an American flag and shell casings, and attendees lunched together afterward as the community saluted a veteran.
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