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... s a public discussion about what we should do about terrorism,” Theriault said. “[People] should be understanding what drives them.” "[Terrorism] is a highly charged term and it tends to signal an extremely negative group and it comes with a lot of preconceptions." -- Jordan Theriault, Boston College doctoral student People ...
... jobless rate stood at 4.7 percent, unemployment in those five counties ranged from 5.6 percent to 10.1 percent. Deskins noted that long-term reliance on coal jobs in these areas means that fewer people pursued higher education, making transitioning to a post-coal economy more difficult. Stephanie ...
... year for 2016 is "surreal." The Merriam-Webster dictionary people define it as unbelievable or fantastic. They say online searches for surreal spiked after last year's terror attacks. The most popular day for that search term, though? The day after the presidential election. JUDY WOODRUFF: What do you know?
... pronounced in distressed housing markets with recourse mortgages, which allow lenders to go after a defaulting homeowner's other assets. The researchers found clear job-search differences in border areas in which one state allowed recourse mortgages and the other did not. From the standpoint of firms, the constrained search ...
... search continues for the rest through airline ticket bookings and other means, Schnoell said. Other officials said a small number of Iranians with such short-term visas already were in Austria. It wasn't immediately clear what would happen with them. The end of the program, named for former Sen ...
... president traveled here after a last-minute weekend trip to Ukraine on what will be his final foreign mission during President Barack Obama’s second term. Biden said his “prayer” is for the next administration to continue his efforts to find a cure for cancer, adding that he had “already ...
Is social media reporting the future of mental health treatment?
Even though K-12 education is largely a female enterprise, men dominate the chief executive's office in numbers that look especially bleak given that the pool of talent is deep with women.
In our news wrap Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump picked Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Interior Department. A first-term congressman, Zinke has pushed for energy independence and voted to expand oil and gas drilling. Also, white supremacist Dylann Roof was found guilty of federal hate crimes in the killing of nine black church-goers in Charleston,...
In our news wrap Thursday, the smoke is clearing from days of wildfires in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, and recovery efforts are in full swing. The blazes in and around the eastern city of Gatlinburg left 10 people dead before 24 hours of rain quenched the flames. Also, French President Francois Hollande said he will...
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