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Monday, September 10 2012

  • Today's Takeaway | September 10, 2012 September 10, 2012

    Why this summer's mosquitos more than just a bother | Will Friday's anemic jobs report cause Fed to act? | The gender bias lawsuit that forever changed journalism | The world before S... (episode)

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    • Chicago Teachers Strike September 10, 2012

      <p>Thousands of teachers are on strike in Chicago after the teachers union and the city's education officials failed to reach an agreement on contract negotiations by midnight last night.</p>

    • Waterboarding May Have Been More Common than Previously Thought September 10, 2012

      We know that high value suspects like Khalid Sheikh Mohammad were waterboarded dozens and dozens of times. But new revelations by Human Rights Watch suggest many more people may have ...

    • Will Friday's Anemic Jobs Report Cause the Fed to Act? September 10, 2012

      <p>Friday's growth report was disappointing, and the economy is growing at a snail's pace. Is this growth slow enough to justify another round of 'quantitative easing'?</p>

    • The Gender Bias Lawsuit that Changed Journalism September 10, 2012

      On March 16, 1970, 46 of Newsweek’s female employees publicly accused the magazine of gender discrimination in hiring and promotion. It was the first class female class action lawsuit...

    • September 10, 2001 September 10, 2012

      With help from our partner the BBC, we’ve compiled some memories of that day — all gleaned from original television broadcasts. It begins with the day's weather reports and ends with ...

    • After September 11, the First 500 Days September 10, 2012

      <p>Everything changed on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. And those changes were most drastic in the first year and a half following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.</p>

    • West Nile Cases in America at an All-Time High September 10, 2012

      <p>Mosquitoes, generally a minor irritation, have become much more than that. Last week, infections and deaths attributable to the West Nile virus reached record levels at 1,993.</p>