Canada Recruiting Unemployed Workers
3:40 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Alberta Looks To Lure Pacific Northwest Unemployed

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Job recruiters from Edmonton and other places in northern Alberta are seeking skilled workers from the Pacific Northwest.

Job recruiters from booming Alberta, Canada see opportunity amidst the high unemployment rates of Washington and Oregon. They're in Seattle this week inviting unemployed skilled workers in the Northwest to consider moving north.

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It's All Politics
3:11 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Between Touchdowns And Triple Jumps, Politicians Are Popping Up On Sports TV

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Will these Green Bay fans be cheering as much as they did during the 2011 Super Bowl when their beloved Packer games are interrupted by local political ads this fall?

Originally published on Fri July 13, 2012 8:10 am

Along with the highlights, the trade rumors and news of misbehaving athletes, viewers of ESPN's SportsCenter are about to get a bigger dose of politics.

The sports giant says it will sell commercial time to candidates in local markets now instead of just nationally. Executives are selling it as a good fit for politicians.

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Election 2012
3:10 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Arizona Tea Party Activists Say They're Back

Originally published on Thu July 12, 2012 3:37 pm

Maricopa County, Ariz., where 3 out of 5 Republicans in the state live, has become a hotbed of Tea Party activism.

That's where the head of the Original North Phoenix Tea Party lives. His name is Wesley Harris, and he used to manufacture precision rifle barrels. These days, his son runs the business, while Harris spends most of his time as a full-time Tea Party activist.

Running Against Disenchantment

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The Two-Way
3:07 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Opposition Forces Say At Least 100 Killed By Assad Regime In Syria

Al Arabiya is calling it another "massacre." Quoting the opposition, they report that "scores of dead bodies were scattered in houses and in farms in al-Tremsa, while more than 150 dead bodies have been piled up in the al-Tremsa mosque."

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Middle East
2:44 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Report: Violence Against West Bank Palestinians Is Up

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Jewish settlers in the West Bank throw stones during clashes with Palestinians near the city of Nablus on May 19. A new report says violence by settlers directed at West Bank Palestinians is up sharply over the past three years.

Originally published on Sat July 14, 2012 5:47 am

Farming is the mainstay of the Palestinian communities around the West Bank village of Yanoun. Animals graze the land, and Palestinians make their living by harvesting citrus fruits and olives.

Last Saturday, Palestinians say, a group of Jewish settlers killed some of the sheep belonging to the Bani Jabr family. Palestinians say its part of a regular pattern of harassment in the area by settlers.

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Movie Reviews
2:03 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

'Margaret': The Tortured Journey Of A Girl, On Screen

Originally published on Fri July 13, 2012 9:56 am

"A fiasco with a great first half" is what I called Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret when it was dumped in one New York theater last fall, five years after it was shot, amid a legal battle between Lonergan and a producer.

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Movie Reviews
2:03 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Whatever The Country, No Such Thing As 'Easy Money'

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Mrado (Dragomir Mrsic) is the enforcer for a Serbian drug cartel that controls business in Sweden, and one of three characters who clash in Easy Money.

Originally published on Wed July 18, 2012 6:57 am

Easy Money is a fine title for a film, but to truly savor the tang of this top-drawer Scandinavian thriller, try rolling its original Swedish title off your tongue. Say hello to Snabba Cash.

Director Daniel Espinosa starts his splendid crime story all in a rush, throwing us right into the middle of a trio of chaotic situations.

Introduced first is Jorge, a Chilean living in Sweden — in fact in a Swedish prison. Making his escape, Jorge promptly goes into hiding, as much from other local bad guys as from the police.

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Humans
1:58 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

'Stereotype Threat': Why Women Quit Science Jobs

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Originally published on Thu July 12, 2012 5:29 pm

Walk into any tech company or university math department, and you'll likely see a gender disparity: Fewer women than men seem to go into fields involving science, engineering, technology and mathematics.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:48 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

WHO Says Virus Caused Illnesses In Cambodia

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Cambodian children and their parents sitting at Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital in Phnom Penh on July 5.

Originally published on Thu July 12, 2012 2:01 pm

Where do things stand with the outbreak of illnesses in Cambodia that landed scores of children in the hospital and was implicated in the deaths of more than 50? Here's a roundup of the latest info.

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Mom And Dad's Record Collection
1:46 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Glen Hansard: Musical Comfort In A Troubled Home

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Glen Hansard's latest album is Rhythm and Repose.

Originally published on Thu July 12, 2012 3:10 pm

All summer long, All Things Considered has been talking to politicians, musicians and others about one song they remember their parents listening to, and how it influenced them.

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