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November 20, 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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Restart for 'Big Bang' experiment
The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
Drug-resistant swine flu hits UK
Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.
Match-fixing claims 'stun' football body
About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal.
 
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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Some big changes are about to come to the University of Kentucky as the school implements a new tobacco-free policy across the entire campus on November 19th. In this week's Focus on UK, we talk about the initiative with Ellen Hahn, Director of UK's Tobacco Policy Research, and the system vice president for campus services, Anthany Beatty.
University of Louisville Men's Basketball Coach Rick Pitino has apologized for his "indiscretion" of having sex with a woman who later was charged with trying to extort him, and vows to continue coaching the Cardinals as long as the school will allow. Rick Howlett reports.
According to a release from his office, Kentucky U-S Senator Jim Bunning is announcing his intention to NOT run for re-election in 2010. Listen for complete details on this blockbuster story Tuesday during Morning Edition on WUKY
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A lockdown that followed an inmate-on-inmate attack is being blamed for the August 21st riot at a medium security central Kentucky prison. Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh has the story.
After a slight decline in September, Kentucky's unemployment rate has again climbed above 11-percent. Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh has the numbers.
We conclude our 2-part examination of the University of Kentucky's sometimes controversal relationship with the coal industry.... Today Jennifer Parker talks to some people on and off the campus who would like to see the university distance itself from coal.....
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