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Shrinking Paychecks: Hillary Clinton Takes On 2016’s Toughest Economic Question
By Danielle Kurtzleben The defining economic question for candidates this cycle could be how (or even whether) to deal with unstoppable forces like ride-hailing company Uber and global trade. »
Boy Scouts Panel Adopts Resolution To Allow Gay Scout Leaders
By Krishnadev Calamur The Boy Scouts of America’s National Executive Board will meet July 27 to ratify the resolution to end the longstanding ban on gay Scout leaders. » E-Mail
Wisconsin’s Rebound: Less Impressive Than It Seems?
By Jim Zarroli When Scott Walker was first elected governor, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate was over 8 percent. It’s fallen to 4.4 percent. But there’s debate over whether Walker deserve credit
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Enters Republican Presidential Race
By Scott Horsley Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker enters an already crowd field of Republicans vying to become their party’s presidential nominee. What is the case he’s making to voters? »
Week In Politics: Walker Enters GOP Race, Clinton’s Economic Plan
Annah Backstrom of the Des Moines Register and Daniel Barrick of New Hampshire Public Radio talk to Robert Siegel about the latest developments in the presidential race. » E-Mail This
Update On Iran Nuclear Talks
By Peter Kenyon Negotiators in Vienna are working intensely to meet a deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran. » E-Mail This …read more Via: http://www.npr.org/2015/07/13/422672948/update-on-iran-nuclear-talks?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world
The World Could Wipe Out Extreme Poverty By 2030. There’s Just One Catch
By Nurith Aizenman It’ll take trillions of dollars — not billions, but trillions. Leaders are meeting in Ethiopia this week to figure out how to raise the money. Spoiler alert:
Shark Attacks Still Haunt Residents Of Reunion
By Emma Jacobs A spike in shark attacks off the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean began in 2011. Four years later, residents are still searching for ways
Greece’s Financial Rescue: A Blow To European Unity?
By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson It’s not just Greeks who are upset by their country’s latest bailout. Supporters of European unity say the weekend’s fraught negotiations in Brussels have damaged the
Florida Sea Turtles Stage Amazing Comeback
By Amy Green When scientists first started counting the nests of green sea turtles in one area in the 1980s, they found fewer than 40 nests. In their last check,
