Fewer new moms returning to workplace
Census Bureau figures show a smaller share of women aged 15 to 44 who gave birth between July 1999 and June 2000 returned to work within a year. The 55 percent rate marks a drop from a 1998 peak and is linked to factors like race, age, marital status, and education, with many citing lifestyle choices over economics.
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Census Bureau
Catherine Carbone Rogers
Mothers & More
Diane Caisse
Gaithersburg
Martin O'Connell
Caisse
Jobless claims rise as economy slides after attacks
Washington AP reports the Labor Department shows new unemployment claims for the week ending Oct 13 rose by 6,000 to 490,000, with four week moving average at 491,250 the highest since 1991. The labor market weakens as layoffs mount in travel and tourism post 9 11. Sprint to cut 6,000 jobs and 1,500 contract workers by mid November. Economists fear higher unemployment in coming months, possibly up to 5.3 percent in October.
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World Trade Center
Pentagon
Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Sprint
Bush backs plan to phase out farm subsidies
The Bush administration endorses Sen. Lugar's farm program overhaul to end crop subsidies, boost conservation spending, and pay farmers to reduce risk. It would shift support to fruit, vegetables, and livestock operations and offer insurance vouchers. opponents call it drastic and costly.
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D-N.d
Dick Lugar
R-Ind
Agriculture
Ann Veneman
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House
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Sugar
Indiana
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Veneman
Kevin Herglotz
Bethlehem Steel retirees face benefits loss risk
In Philadelphia AP report, Bethlehem Steel's Chapter 11 filing puts health care for 130,000 people at risk. Retiree Joseph Streamer estimates a $400–$450 monthly hit without current benefits, while CEO Miller seeks government help for $3 billion in retiree health costs. Union leaders urge Congress to fund $1 billion annually for steel retiree health care.
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Bethlehem Steel
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N.Y
Bethlehem
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Leo Gerard
Congress
Steel
Edward Ketz
Penn State University
Bell Labs unveils ultra tiny organic transistor breakthrough
Bell Labs researchers publish in Nature on a transistor built from a simple cluster of carbon hydrogen and sulfur molecules. The device, one molecule wide, signals potential beyond silicon era though commercial use is years away.
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Lucent Technologies Inc
Bell Labs
Saswato Das
Nature
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