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PRI's The World - November 5, 2009
Today on The World: Swine flu hits one of the world's most isolated indigenous tribes, A new study out suggests most young Americans literally aren't fit enough for the military and the roots of Pakistan's battle with itself.
PRI's The World - November 4, 2009
Today on The World: Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah refuses to join the government and says he'll continue to demand corruption reform, Germany reacts in anger at GM's decision not to sell its European subsidiary Opel; and how a picnic in Communist Hungary played a role in bringing down the Iron Curtain.
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Scientists halt brain disease with new gene therapy
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed.
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US House backs healthcare reforms
A landmark healthcare bill that could extend coverage to tens of millions passes in the US House of Representatives after a tense vote.
Deadly suicide attack in Pakistan
At least 10 people are killed in a suicide bomb attack near Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar, police say.
Saudi deaths in border fighting
Saudi Arabia says three soldiers died and four are missing fighting with rebels on its border with Yemen.
Job losses keep going and going . . .
Pretty much any way you look at it, we're in the worst job market this country has seen in 26 years. The unemployment rate hit 10.2% in October, and silver linings are hard to find. Steve Henn reports.
Would Russian bonds be worth the risk?
A lot of people lost their shirts 11 years ago when Russia defaulted on its debt. So some eyebrows have been raised by the Russian finance minister's talk of issuing almost $18 billion in bonds next year. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Every penny counts in online retail wars
Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon are continuing their online pricing battles. The subject of this week's contest? DVDs. And the back-and-forth is down to the penny. Jeremy Hobson reports.
WFCR Local Features
An elite boarding school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts just spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on renovating its library. But Cushing Academy wasn't just redoing its walls and carpets. The school is getting rid of the actual, physical books and going digital... And the move-- thought to be the first of its kind in the country-- is worrying some librarians and booklovers. WFCR's Tina Antolini reports.
The growing movement towards organic, local and whole food products .. may be going a bit too far. Or so says a UMass Amherst food scientist who thinks processed foods have been getting a bum rap. WFCR's Karen Brown has more.
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a measure requiring state government and businesses to study how much they profited from the African slave trade. A new book by Amherst College emeritus professor Robert Romer examines slavery in Western Massachusetts in the 17th and 18th centuries. He says his interest was piqued when he made an unexpected discovery about Jonathan Ashley, Deerfield's minister for much of the 1700s.
WFCR Local News
Advocates for child and adult rape victims say a model assistance program in Massachusetts will be decimated if some state budget cuts are not reversed. WFCR's Karen Brown has more.
UMass Amherst has canceled a lecture by a former radical convicted of domestic terrorism.
US automakers' troubles are limiting car buyers' options in the area. After 17 years of selling Chevrolet cars and trucks, Dana Automotive in Northampton says it is pulling the plug on the brand to concentrate as a stand alone Volkswagen dealer. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports.
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