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Plenty of university graduates are working in low-skilled jobsYoung people often worry whether the qualification for which they are studying will stand them in good stead in the workplace. According to the OECD, college and university leavers are better placed in the labour market...
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Medical programs missing millions of kids: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning
GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - An obscure Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he will go ahead with the event despite warnings it will endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
U.S. asks appeals court to stay stem cell funding ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday asked an appeals court for an emergency stay that would lift the ban on federal funding of research involving human embryonic stem cells.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Rural Pennsylvania town fights big gas
EAGLES MERE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - In the rush to develop America's biggest new source of domestic energy, one community is fighting to protect its rural way of life from the environmental strains that accompany shale gas drilling.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Boeing subsidiary wins appeal over CIA flights
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Boeing Co subsidiary prevailed on Wednesday against a lawsuit alleging it had helped the CIA illegally transport prisoners to secret facilities overseas, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Igor, 2 other tropical systems no threat to Gulf of Mexico
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center was monitoring newly formed Tropical Storm Igor in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and two other tropical systems in the Atlantic basin on Wednesday, but so far none showed any early signs of entering the energy-rich Gulf of Mexico...
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Judge refuses to lift ban on government stem cell funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Call for Sept 11 truce over New York Muslim Center
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Families of September 11 victims are arguing whether to call a truce on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks on the United States as debate rages over plans for a Muslim center near the World Trade Center site.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan
MIAMI (Reuters) - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred.
Source: Reuters: U.S.
Broward School Board OK's new disciplinary plan for its employees
Following several high-profile cases in which a principal was accused of falsifying records and teachers were charged with throwing holy water on an atheist, the Broward County School Board approved a new disciplinary plan for its employees.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
No IRL at Homestead in 2011
The Indy Car Series will end its 2010 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway, crowning its season champion in South Florida for the second straight year.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Disqualified North Bay Village candidates file appeal
Marta Lorenzo and Lazaro Rene Alonso, two North Bay Village political hopefuls disqualified from running in the November elections, submitted an appeal Wednesday after a judge denied their request to have their names included on the ballot.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Police: Man beat 5 children with side of machete
A West Palm Beach man was arrested for hitting at least five children with the flat side of a machete and leaving bruises on their backs and chest, authorities said.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Underground marijuana grow house found in Westchester
Police arrested two men Wednesday after finding more than two dozen pot plants in a specially built basement under a home in Westchester.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
Red-light camera violations begin in Fort Lauderdale
Running that red light at some intersections in Fort Lauderdale will cost you starting Wednesday.
Source: MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News
