Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/thursday-july-3-2014 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Thursday on the News Hour... Thursday on the NewsHour, good jobs news from June with a strong hiring report and a dip in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent. Also: increased airport security and screening, the backlash against Common Core education standards, consumerism in rural Bangladesh, a reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan and a new interpretation of the Declaration of Independence. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode News Wrap: Gen. Dempsey plays down prospects for major U.S. action in Iraq What's driving the good jobs news for the month of June? Homeland Security calls for tighter airport security amid potential bomb threats Why more states are backing off Common Core Consumerism stirs age-old beauty biases in rural Bangladesh A reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan Thursday, July 3, 2014 53 min Could ISIL's recent uprisings be an impetus for al-Qaida bomb threats? Finding empowerment in the words of our founding fathers