Roots spurs rise in genealogy interest nationwide
The Roots boom drives demand at the National Archives with a 40 percent surge in research-card requests. Black inquirers lead the increase while the Genealogical Society reports a 12 to 15 percent rise in nonmember requests as ABCs series boosts curiosity about ancestry.
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Politician Pushes Vote on Property Tax Rate Increases
Burr and allies rally to require roll call votes on raising property tax rates, arguing current assessments drive automatic revenue growth. They cite Tucson and Phoenix examples, urging curbs on spending and valuation-based increases tied to the mass appraisal system. Courts already mandate periodic reappraisal, complicating fixes.
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Syrians seal off refugee camps as Beirut clashes flare
Syrian troops and tanks sealed off Palestinian refugee camps in southern Beirut amid reports of a looming crackdown on guerrillas. Tanks moved through streets near the camps as Lebanese residents fled, amid clashes from the previous two days around three camps near the international airport.
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Lebanon
New VA Rule Demands Retroactive College refunds
Veterans in the GI Bill program now face retroactive refunds if they drop courses or have too few credit hours. Congress aimed to curb $2 billion in overpayments since 1971, with the VA recovering roughly 70 percent. The new provision, effective December 1, seeks repayments from students with short hours for their payments.
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Sam
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Four Brothers slain in Massacre Like Mobile Home Shooting
Four Spencer and Brooks brothers were killed in a mobile home in Hollandsburg Indiana with shotgun blasts to backs and heads. Beily Spencer, mother of Brooks and stepmother of the others, survived and was hospitalized in Terre Haute. Police questioned two suspects at Parke County Jail and searched for 3 to 4 more.
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