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November 21, 2009
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PRI's The World - November 19, 2009
Today on The World: Afghan president Hamid Karzai is inaugurated for a second term today; Also, traffic accidents become a public health crisis in Ghana; And Egyptians bemoan the latest blow to their national pride... the loss of a World Cup qualifying match.
PRI's The World - November 18, 2009
Today on The World: A veto sparks concerns about Iraq's upcoming national elections; Also, a new survey highlights that poverty is the main concern of ordinary Afghans; And,we look at how Obama's visit has resonated in China.
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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Large Hadron Collider works again
The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
US sets marker on Afghan corruption
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan.
Fatal China mine blast traps many
An explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China kills at least 15 people and leaves more than 100 trapped, report state media.
New asset bubbles may be growing
There's growing concern that the world's central banks are flooding financial institutions with too much cash, setting the stage for another asset-bubble burst. Do banks just need to put on the brakes? Bob Moon reports.
Bill would allow Congress to audit Fed
A House committee has approved a bill sponsored by Republican Ron Paul to expand congressional oversight of the Federal Reserve. Steve Henn reports.
Change in cancer-screening guidelines
New recommendations have been issued for when you should get breast cancer mammograms and cervical-cancer screenings. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports some doctors believe patients need to change their mindsets.
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Boeing breaks ground on the second assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina today (Friday.) The decision not to put that line in Everett remains a big blow to the Machinists Union. KPLU business and labor reporter Bellamy Pailthorp explains.
It's a change Seattle's superintendent calls long overdue. The district approved new school boundaries last night (Wednesday), the heart of plan that seeks to provide kids an education closer to home. KPLU education reporter Gary Davis was at the meeting.
There's a potential milestone in the long search for a replacement for the SR-520 bridge over Lake Washington. But, a coalition of Seattle neighborhoods is already vowing to torpedo it. The proposal approved Tuesday, November 17th, calls for widening the freeway and adding a second drawbridge in Montlake. KPLU's Keith Seinfeld reports:
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In Olympia, the sea of red ink is reaching drowning depth. Washington state's chief economist Thursday subtracted another three-quarters of a billion dollars from the state checkbook. The updated revenue forecast widens the state's budget deficit to more than two and a half billion dollars. KPLU's Tom Banse has details.
The MLS Cup championship soccer game is this Sunday in Seattle. Superstar David Beckham and his team the L-A Galaxy will play Real Salt Lake for the title at Qwest Field at 5:30 p.m. Sports commentator Art Thiel tells KPLU's Kirsten Kendrick that Seattle is the real winner in all of this.
It's open enrollment season for many health insurance plans. Some workers are finding their health insurance deductibles and co-pays are going up. Some small businesses are no longer offering employee coverage at all. And that's impacting hospitals, according to Washington's Insurance Commissioner. KPLU science and health reporter Keith Seinfeld explains:
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