These are tough times. But we were surprised to learn today that the Queen of England has decided to join other London homeowners and rent out rooms during the Olympics next summer. So would you like to rent maybe with the refrigerator, at say, St. J

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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

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No matter what the wages might be for a typical job after college, commentator Dana Goldman has decided they are not enough. --------------------------------- I used to wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares about mowing my boss's lawn .

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By Madhur Singh Vrindavan, India 24 January 2008 Vrindavan, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is called the City of Widows. Upper-caste Hindu widows who are disowned by their families go there to live. Young and old spend their remaining years si

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Changing Indian Lifestyles Fuel 'Twin Epidemics' of Health Problems New research shows India is experiencing a sharp rise in two major medical conditions typically associated with wealthier nations. Changing lifestyles and economic prosperity are see

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Some Russian Businesses Thrive in Poor Economy 一些俄罗斯企业在贫困的经济环境中茁壮成长 MOSCOW Capital flight, the fall in oil prices and Western sanctions are pushing Russia's staggering economy into recession. But not all busine

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Social Media Draw More US Women to Clothing Swaps Bartering for bargains About 300 women came to the cafeteria of the West Springfield High School to lay out gently used shirts, dresses and other items they no longer wanted. In return, they could tak

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Next, we're going to meet some kids who are already shaping the economy. Generation Z is the generation after millennials. Their oldest members are just starting college. They have tons of buying power - in the billions of dollar

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer. The last few weeks, we've been asking our colleagues here at NPR for their favorite holiday dishes. We've covered stuffing, mofongo and my favorite way to use Thanks

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