Wall Street protests widen as anger targets both parties
Protesters in New York and across the United States voice fury at Washington and corporate influence. Occupy Wall Street expanded beyond the stock exchange with activists including unions and laid off workers marching in several cities. They fault both Obama and Republicans for financial policy and stalemates, while Obama defends his bills and blames banks and GOP obstruction for job growth.
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Wall Street
United States
Washington
America
Obama
Thorin Caristo
Plainfield, Conn
Robert Arnow
New York Stock Exchange
Philadelphia
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Anchorage
Alaska
Barack Obama
Pakistan's War Effort Strains Economy Ten Years On
Ten years into the Afghanistan war Pakistan, despite billions in U.S. aid, faces a deep economic crisis and persistent terror attacks. Former diplomats say privatization and security spending strained growth, with inflation surging to 16 percent and debt doubling from 30 to 60 billion dollars.
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Rustam Stith Mohuind
Vichonistan
United States
Affghanistan
Pakistan
Kashmir
Obamia Administration
Washington
Islamabad
Osama bin Laden
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
Teresita Schaffer
U.S
South Asia
Haqqanis
Mohmand
Pervez Musharraf
Pancreatic Cancer Decline Yet Remains Highly Lethal
The piece notes a drop in pancreatic cancer cases linked to reduced smoking but emphasizes the disease still ranks among the deadliest with 44,030 new cases and 37,660 deaths in the US. It contrasts neuroendocrine tumors like Jobs and Steinman with the common deadly form, discusses survival rates, risk factors, and new immune therapies including a vaccine from NewLink Genetics in Ames.
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Apple
Steve Jobs
Ralph Steinman
Bing
Jobs
Steinman
Michael Pishvaian
Georgetown University
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
United States
American Cancer Society
Lustgarten Foundation
The
Cancer Society
NewLink Genetics
Ames
Federal plan outlines basic health coverage for insured Americans
The Obama administration releases a framework for a basic benefits package built on mid tier plans for small employers and expanded services including mental health. Experts urge cost effective treatments and a shopper’s budget approach to limit scope and costs. In Steubenville Ohio, Amish reform faction attacks members, cutting hair and beards amid religious tensions injuring several, with 18 Amish families under scrutiny and law enforcement noting traditional reluctance to report.
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Washington
Obama
Institute of Medicine
Steubenville
Ohio
Jefferson County
Fred Abdalla
Abdalla
Rabbis decry Yom Kippur chicken ritual as animal abuse
In Jerusalem, ultra-Orthodox Jews have long used live chickens in a Yom Kippur rite. Rabbis now condemn the practice as animal cruelty, citing cruel conditions for the birds and their symbolic slaughter.
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Jerusalem
Federal crackdown targets California pot shops within 45 days
Federal prosecutors warn cannabis dispensaries and landlords they must shut within 45 days or face criminal charges and asset seizure even if operating under California medical marijuana law. At least 16 stores or landlords received letters this week as U S attorneys plan a broader coordinated action.
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San Francisco
California
U.S
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