The U.S. hit a milestone Friday, as the government’s monthly jobs report showed that in May, the country finally surpassed the number of jobs it had before the recession started.
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Attack On Mother In India Underscores U.N. Call For Action
Another brutal attack in India has highlighted once more the prevalence of gender-based crime in the world’s largest democracy.
Nigerian Officials Say They’ve Located Missing Girls
More than 200 girls who were abducted by militants in Nigeria’s northeast have been located – but Nigeria’s military says it’s too risky to try to free them by force.
U.S. Cancels Joint Exercises With Thailand
On Saturday, the Pentagon announced it had canceled training and military exercises with the country and said it was putting off a visit by U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Harry Harris.
Too Beaucoup: France’s New Trains Are Wider Than Its Platforms
Some 2,000 new trains that were meant to help France expand its regional rail network are instead causing headaches and embarrassment, as officials have been forced to explain why the trains aren’t compatible with hundreds of station platforms.
China Admits That A Fifth Of Its Farmland Is Contaminated
Unbridled industrialization with almost no environmental regulation has resulted in the toxic contamination of one-fifth of China’s farmland, the Communist Party has acknowledged for the first time.
Attorneys General Ask Big Retailers To Pull Tobacco From Stores
Attorneys general from 28 states are urging drugstores and large retailers to stop selling tobacco products.
Boehner Casts Doubt On Prospects For Immigration Overhaul
Speaker of the House John Boehner seemed to throw cold water on bipartisan hopes for a law overhauling the country’s immigration system this year.
Texas Overhauls Textbook Approval To Ease Tensions Over Evolution
The Texas Board of Education, which has long been an ideological battleground for the teaching of evolution, says it will limit the use of citizen review panels and instead give priority to teachers in determining science and history curricula.
At Least 14 Dead In Eruption Of Indonesian Volcano
An Indonesian volcano that had been rumbling for months finally unleashed a deadly cloud of poisonous gas and gray ash, killing at least 14 people only a day after authorities had allowed thousands of evacuated villagers to return to their homes.