Unemployment hits six year high at 8.4 percent in November
More than 10 million Americans were unemployed in November, pushing the jobless rate to 8.4 percent as the recession deepened. Over 9 million still sought work while about 1 million were discouraged. Teenagers faced a 21.8 percent jobless rate, the highest since records began in the 1940s, with blue collar workers and teens hardest hit.
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Reagan Draws Fire for New Spy Rules
Washington President Reagan issued new guidelines broadening CIA and other agencies power to operate at home and abroad. The 17 page order allows domestic operations with FBI coordination and covert actions approved by the president. A second order reestablishes the Intelligence Oversight Board to ensure legality.
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Robbery suspects seized after Crum Lynne apartment theft
Three armed robbery suspects were arrested minutes after a Crum Lynne Ridley Manor Apartments heist. Police say two gunmen robbed a trio, stealing jewelry from Peter Loizos, Gail Smith, and Michael Battersby in their second floor unit before fleeing in a green cab pickup. An officer stopped the vehicle on South Morris Avenue, aided by two Ridley Township officers.
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Chinese crackdown bans love and talks with foreigners
Shanghai officials confirmed new regulations to minimize contact between Chinese citizens and foreign residents. The rules ban affairs with foreigners and counterrevolutionary underground activities, amid a broader government drive against Western ideas and culture.
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