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From NPR news, this is all things considered. I'm Janifer Ladon. 42 governors gathered in Washington this weekend for a conference on high school education. There is widespread concern that a high school diploma doesn't mean much these days. And too
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 January 2006 An elderly woman carries part of the food ration she received from the World Food Program in the drought-stricken southern Somali town of Wajid The World Food Pr
It's Day to Day from NPR news, I am Alex Chadwick. In basketball, the NBA's second-round playoffs are underway. The defending champion Detroit Pistons, playing at home, easily beat the Indiana Pacers last night 96 to 81. The Pistons and the Pacers
E-Bay has agreed to pay more than 2.6 billion dollars to purchase Internet phone provider Skype. The Internet auction giant is hoping that Skype will boost its auction service by making it easier for users to communicate. NPR's Larry Abramson reports
Time now for business news. A key assumption behind the idea of creating private social security accounts is that people will make better choices with their money. It's generally assumed that consumers benefit when they have more options. Steve V. re
In today's business news, we look at the end of an era at Walt/ Disney. Today is Michael Eisner 's last day as chief executive of the Walt Disney company. NPR's Kim Masters has this report: Eisner held the top job at Disney for 21 years , that's a g
in a few minutes, getting back to business in New Orleans, but first to international business. A Chinese bid to buy the US oil company Unocal earlier this year caused quite a stir. Some people questioned the wisdom of letting foreigners control an A
Somewhere on the right frontier between science and sleep and a hunk of cheddar cheese, we found our next guest. My name is Nigel White, I'm Secretary of the British Cheese Board. The misperception has being that eating cheese before you go to bed gi
Commentator Aaron Freeman's twin daughters are getting ready for the ninth grade, but long before they were preparing for high school, he taught them a lesson about their bud Mitzvahs . Ours is an upper middle class community with a healthy percentag
Another story about China now. This one has to do with the countrys economy. Most of Chinas phenomenal growth is taking place in regions along the coast. For the inland, many people have been left behind. But now China's west and mid-west are startin
Anchor: This morning we continue our focus on the business of the US and China. We've been hearing for years that China worries American manufacturers of everything from T-shirts to auto parts. Chinese factories undercut their more expensive US compe
Anchor: The business report continues our look at the United States and China. Anchor: If your town seems to have a Starbucks in every corner, you would feel at home in some parts of China. Starbucks has 140 Chinese stores designed much like their Am
It's All Things Considered. I am Melissa Block. And I'm Robert Siegel. Today the State of South Carolina opened a new trade office more than 7 thousand miles away from the statehouse. It's in Shanghai. Trade with China has been a sore subject in Sout
Time now for Business News. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave lawmakers on Capitol Hill a fresh warning yesterday. The budget deficit, he said, is on an unsustainable path. Unless that trend is reversed, at some point, these deficits will
From NPR News, this is All Things Considered, I am Melissa Block, and I'm Michele Norris. The White House says it's updating its national space policy to meet changing threats. The New York Times reported today that the new policy to be issued as a
Over the weekend, the University of Mississippi rededicated the home of Nobel Prize novelist William Faulkner following a 1.3-million-dollar restoration. Faulkner bought the antebellum house in 1930 and named it Rowan Oak after the qualities of the
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is explaining his company's position on gay rights legislation. The company has been attacked over its actions on lack of them on a proposal to ban discrimination/ against homosexuals. The bill was before legislature in
Canada's prime minister went on National Television last night to say there would be an election early next year. Paul Martin is responding to a political scandal as Richard Reynolds reports. The scandal that threatens Prime Minister Paul Martin's Li
It was just about a year ago that Washington University professor Henry Schvey was visiting New Orleans to deliver a paper on one of his favorite topics, Tennessee Williams. During a side visit to Faulkner House Books. He found a small blue test book
It was just about a year ago that Washington University professor Henry Schvey was visiting New Orleans to deliver a paper on one of his favorite topics, Tennessee Williams. During a side visit to Faulkner House Books. He found a small blue test book