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Kenyan Slum-Dwellers Find New Hope With Microfinancing
On the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, millions of people live in tightly packed, unsanitary slums wit…
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Dunking Dollars in Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio, was once a major port city on Lake Erie. Steel mills, car plants and countless man…
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Small Businesses Struggle to Get Loans
As banks recover from the global financial meltdown of 2008, they have become more cautious: keepin…
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Smoking Takes Toll on China's Health
Anti-smoking advocates have a new frontier to conquer: China. No country on earth has more smokers;…
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Take Two on the Recession
Four years ago NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman sat down with two economists--Nouriel R…
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Artist Chuck Close on Overcoming Disabilities
Chuck Close is a world-renowned artist who paints wall-sized faces and portraits. While much of his…
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In South Africa, Phones Help Poor Connect
Johannesburg is one of South Africa's largest cities but less than 1 percent of the population has …
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New Orleans Police Officers Face Criminal Charges
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in August of 2005, citizens bec…
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Superintendent Leaves Legacy of Charter Schools
The end of August will mark New Orleans fifth anniversary since Hurricane Katrina. In the city's re…
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Chefs Try to Fix School Lunch Programs
With childhood obesity at an all time high in the United States, two New York culinary chefs are to…
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