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  • NY education, business leaders tackling skills gap
    New York education and business leaders will brainstorm this week to address the conflicting problems of unemployment and unfilled jobs. WAMC’s Dave Lucas…
  • New England Jobless Rate Unchanged in October
    The unemployment rate in New England was unchanged in October and remains below the national average.The New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau…
  • Vermont Lake Champlain Cruise Boat Moved to Memphremagog
    A Lake Champlain cruise boat is getting a new home on another Vermont lake.The boat Northern Star was taken out of the water Monday in Burlington and…
  • MIT health economist Jonathan Gruber, who explained the ins and outs of health overhaul in a comic book, says that excluding the value of health insurance from federal taxes is a terrible idea, at least from an economist's point of view.
    The Perilous Politics Of The Health Insurance Tax Break
    Economists say that excluding the value of employer-sponsored health insurance from federal taxes makes no sense. But many worry that changing the tax code could mean higher taxes or that employers would push down the value of the health insurance they provide.
  • Afghan laborers work on a roads project last month in Kabul. A huge project to fix the city's roads and sewers is causing huge headaches.
    Kabul's Roads, Paved With Good Intentions
    Afghanistan's capital is notorious for rough, often unpaved streets and fetid sewage trenches. A massive construction project has snarled traffic, and frustrated residents and businesses.
  • Social Security's COLA At Stake In 'Fiscal Cliff' Talks?
    The Republican plan to avert the "fiscal cliff" includes a proposal that would change the way inflation is calculated. The change could result in savings of billions, but its getting pushback from Democrats and groups like AARP.
  • When The Art Of The Deal Includes Improv Training
    Some top-tier business schools — Duke, UCLA, MIT and Stanford — are teaching improv as a way for students to increase collaboration, creativity and risk taking. An instructor at MIT says success in business, as in improvisation, can hinge on your ability to rebound.
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    Is A Recess Appointment Valid If The Senate Says It's Not Really Gone?
    President Obama and Senate Republicans have different views when it comes to what counts as "recess." A federal appeals court is now weighing the question in a case challenging three of Obama's appointments.
  • Maralynn Bernstein (bottom left), the veterans services coordinator for the University of Arizona, confers with Cody Nicholls, director of the Veterans Education and Transition Services Center, at the school's Veterans Center in Tucson.
    Vets Flock To Colleges ... But How Are They Doing?
    The new GI Bill has helped send a large number of veterans to college in a short span of time. But many face special challenges, and there's no real data yet on how they are performing in school.
  • Chris Guthrie, vice president for operations at Canna Pi medical dispensary, inspects a medical marijuana product at his clinic in Seattle on Monday. Marijuana will be legal in Washington state from 12:01 a.m. Thursday.
    Pot's Legal In Washington State, But Don't Drive High
    Last month's ballot initiative that legalized marijuana contained a deal-sweetener for hesitant voters — a new DUI standard that may make life riskier for regular pot users. Regular users of medical marijuana say they'll be stuck on the wrong side of the law.
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