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Texas Mulls Financing Schools with Sales Taxes

State Representative Andrew Murr (R-Kerrville) filed a bill Monday that, if passed, would change how Texas funds public education. The legislation seeks to alleviate skyrocketing property tax burdens homeowners shoulder by replacing the so-called “Robin Hood” school financing law with a general sales tax to cover these costs.

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Sex, Drugs Scandal Ensnare USC Medical Dean

The former dean of the University of Southern California’s (USC) medical school was placed on leave and is under investigation after it was discovered that he led a secret life riddled with sex and hardcore drugs.

A bag of heroin and drug paraphernalia are seen at an abandoned house in Ljubljana, Sloven