Tag: The Takeaway
Times Square Celebration: Osama Bin Laden Dead
A celebration broke out in Times Square, New York City, when news broke that Osama Bin Laden had been killed....
"The Loving Story" that decriminalized interracial marriage
A new documentary tells the story of the couple whose 1967 US Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia, overturned anti-miscegenation laws. ...
Jobs for college grads: Getting better
The job market for new college graduates is better this year than it was in a few years past, but unemployment remains high....
Mississippi River flood dilemma: destroy farms to save cities?
Officials along the Mississippi Delta are considering whether to open the floodgates, allowing water to flood farmland, to save cities from a Katrina-like disaster....
Raj Rajaratnam, of Galleon Capital, guilty of insider trading
The federal government used tactics usually reserved for organized crime to catch Raj Rajaratnam, hedge fund billionaire of Galleon Capital, in an insider-trading scheme....
Memphis, Tennessee, braces for Mississippi flooding
The waters of the Mississippi river are expected to crest tomorrow morning, flooding Memphis, Tennessee and the surrounding area....
Inside the Bin Laden family's criticism
Members of Osama Bin Laden family released a statement criticizing the United States over the killing of their family member. ...
Obama's foreign policy: What should he talk about?
President Barack Obama is due to give an important speech on his Middle East policy. Experts examine what he will (and should) talk about....
Learning from the global poor
People have many misconceptions surrounding the global poor. Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee are destroying those misconceptions....
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