Payrolls Increased in 31 States in July, but Jobless Rate Rose in 28, New Data Shows
Date: 19 August 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Payrolls climbed in 31 states in July, led by New York and Texas, while the jobless rate increased in 28, painting a mixed employment picture for last month.
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From Philadelphia, Slowdown News
Date: 19 August 2011
By Floyd Norris
Floyd Norris
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s business index for August fell to a level that in the past has signaled a recession.
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76 Cents Worth of Good News
Date: 18 August 2011
By Paula Span
Paula Span
A small consolation for those on Medicare.
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Venezuela: Nationalizing Gold
Date: 18 August 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela said Wednesday that he planned to take control of the country’s gold industry to halt illegal mining and bolster reserves.
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Reporter Known for Scoops Is Held in Hacking Inquiry
Date: 18 August 2011
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
The British police arrested James Desborough, the Hollywood reporter for the defunct News of the World tabloid, on Thursday, bringing the number of arrests in the phone hacking case to 13.
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Detective in Phone Hacking Inquiry Is Arrested
Date: 19 August 2011
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
A Scotland Yard detective was arrested on Thursday “on suspicion of misconduct in a public office relating to an unauthorized disclosure of information.”
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Amy Waldman's "The Submission"; Holland Cotter on the Los Angeles art scene in the 1960's; back-to-school reading; best-seller news
Date: 19 August 2011
This week: a conversation with Amy Waldman about her 9/11 themed novel, "The Submission"; and the Times's Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic, Holland Cotter, discusses the Los Angeles art scene in the 1960's. For our back-to-school issue, we have a discussion with James Patterson and Rick Riordan about young reluctant readers; Patricia Cohen with interesting new data on public education; and Jennifer Schuessler on first read programs for incoming college freshmen. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
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Are They Not Staying Long Enough at the Fair?
Date: 19 August 2011
By Kristen McQueary
Kristen McQueary
The state fair used to be a major annual event for Illinois politicians, but fewer are bothering to show up and many who do make only perfunctory appearances.
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Creed C. Black, Newspaper Executive, Dies at 86
Date: 18 August 2011
By Douglas Martin
Douglas Martin
As publisher of The Lexington Herald-Leader, Mr. Black supported an investigation of the University of Kentucky basketball team that led to the first Pulitzer Prize for the paper.
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A Different Kind of Corporate Breakup
Date: 19 August 2011
By David Greising
David Greising
Google’s planned $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility is proof that in a world of uncertainty and economic peril, almost anything can happen.
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