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Americans Work Hard, But Their Kids Are Lazy

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:48:11 CDT

Americans may jaw about their grueling work weeks and meager vacations, but their kids? While European and Asian children are logging in long school days and pounding out homework, US students are taking time off, the Economist reports. With one of the world's shortest school weeks and longest summers—which...

Just in Time for Holidays: No Job

Mary Papenfuss — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:03:00 CST

Few things ruin the holidays like losing a job. Yet that's what's happening to thousands of Americans just as they were planning to treat friends and families to gifts and holiday gatherings. The turnaround is excruciating as families struggle to save traditions on extremely tight budgets, reports the New York...

Flu Closes Hong Kong Schools

Rob Quinn — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:51:00 CDT

Over half a million children in Hong Kong are starting their Easter holiday early today after a flu outbreak led the government to order schools to close, AP reports. All kindergartens and primary schools in the densely populated territory will be shut down for two full weeks. Three children have...

Vomiting Bug Still Has UK on Its Knees

Jane Yager — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:53:25 CST

A vicious bug that causes days of vomiting and diarrhea continues to wreak havoc in the UK, striking down 3 million Brits so far this winter, the Telegraph reports. Experts warn that with many returning to school and work after the holidays this week, the norovirus, which is potentially deadly...

Market Rises on Strong Jobs Report

Jonas Oransky — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:08:34 CDT

Stocks surged this morning after a highly anticipated jobs report came back reassuringly strong, with 110,000 US workers gaining jobs in September. At the same time, the upsetting August jobs loss—which fueled rampant recession fears—was revised to a gain of 89,000. Growth exceeded expectations among economists...