Poverty on track to rise to highest level since 1960s
The AP survey of economists and think tanks finds the official poverty rate likely to climb in 2011, reaching up to 15.7 percent, the highest since 1965, as unemployment benefits wane and a weak economy persists. Suburban areas including Colorado, Florida, and Nevada see rising poverty amid a sagging wage trend.
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America
Associated Press
Colorado
Florida
Nevada
Hawaii
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Colo
Jefferson County
Denver
Fritz
Highlands Ranch
Lyndon Johnson
Edelman
Stacey Mazer
National Association of State Budget Officers
Alan Berube
Brookings Institution
Congressional Research Service
Elise Gould
Economic Policy Institute
U S forces halfway out of Afghanistan says Allen
General John Allen says 11 000 of 23 000 U S troops this year are already withdrawn with August expected to be the heaviest month. NATO combat mission slated to end by 2014 while Afghan forces take the lead in planning and operations amid training and equipment challenges.
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Afghanistan
U.S
John Allen
NATO
Associated Press
Allen
Pakistan
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Doctors debate kids cholesterol screening
Researchers from the University of California at San Francisco criticize government guidelines endorsing universal cholesterol screening for U.S. children as too aggressive and tainted by industry ties. The Pediatrics commentary notes eight of fourteen panel members reported drugmaker links, questioning credibility of the process and recommendations for blood testing starting at age nine and earlier for at risk children.
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U.S
Pediatrics
University of California At San Francisco
Thomas Newman
Mer
Food and Drug Administration
Mark Pletcher
Stephen Hulley
Pletcher
Journal of the American Medical Association
The
Academy of Pediatrics
Norway marks 77 victims of July 22 attacks
A year after the Oslo bombing and Utoya shooting, Norway solemnly commemorated 77 victims. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Breivik’s violence failed to break Norway’s inclusive, multicultural resolve. Police guarded the site as survivors urged renewed commitment to diversity and equality.
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Norway
Anders Behring Breivik
Labor Party
Utoya Island
Jens Stoltenberg
Breivik
Eskil Pedersen
Berit Roald
Utoya
Afghan troops turn gun on contractors in Afghanistan
In western Afghanistan a person in Afghan security forces uniform opened fire on civilian contractors with the U S led coalition killing three. The attacker was killed and the incident is under investigation. Five NATO service members were killed in roadside bombings over the past two days.
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Afghanistan
NATO
Coalition
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