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Dems want to scrap tax cut for rich to fund teachers’ raises

Dems want to scrap tax cut for rich to fund teachers' raises

Responding to teacher walkouts across the country, congressional Democrats on Tuesday proposed raising teachers' salaries by canceling the tax cut for the nation's top 1 percent of earners. At a congressional hearing Tuesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos agreed that teachers are underpaid, but offered few concrete suggestions to boost their income. "Teachers of America, we Democrats hear you loud and clear," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said at a news conference.


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SpaceX Flies Satellites for Iridium, NASA in 10th Launch of 2018

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. launched satellites Tuesday for longtime customers Iridium Communications Inc. and NASA, reusing part of a previously flown rocket for its 10th mission of 2018. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on California's central coast about 12:47 p.m. local time. Five Iridium NEXT satellites were launched as part of the company's campaign to replace the world's largest commercial satellite network.


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