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Job openings go unfilled, and more
feature Manufacturers say they now need workers who are trained in the use of computers, automation, and other technologies.
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Fewer couples file for divorce, and more
feature Hard economic times have produced a major drop in the number of people filing for divorce.
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Unemployment in Detroit nears 25%, and more
feature With the implosion of the auto industry, the state of Michigan has lost more than 200,000 residents and unemployment in Detroit is now at almost 25 percent.
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Sales of Jackson's albums top the charts, and more
feature In the week following Michael Jackson’s death, the three top-selling albums in the U.S. were all his.
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The reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and more
feature Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years as Great Britain’s monarch this week.
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Obama vetoes aid to Syrian rebels, and more
feature President Obama nixed a plan to arm the Syrian rebels in 2012.
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Fewer households own guns, and more
feature The proportion of U.S. households in which a gun is present has fallen from about 50 percent in the 1970s to 34 percent last year.
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Fewer American deaths in Afghanistan, and more
feature As the U.S. draws down its forces, American deaths in Afghanistan have fallen sharply.
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Mass shootings and mental health, and more
feature The mental health of the killer has not been an issue in most of the mass shootings that have occurred since 2009.
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Saying no to gun purchases, and more
feature The FBI denied 72,659 attempted gun purchases under the background check system in 2010.
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Fewer abortions in 2009, and more
feature The number of abortions in the U.S. fell 5 percent in 2009, the most recent year for which statistics are available.
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Estimating airstrike casualties, and more
feature Airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities could kill or injure more than 80,000 people, according to a recent study.
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A tax break for the wealthy, and more
feature Taxpayers reporting less than $50,000 in income provide 19 percent of the money given to charity, but receive only 5 percent of the tax write-offs for donations.
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Soaring defense spending, and more
feature U.S. defense spending went from $287 billion in 2001 to more than $700 billion in 2010 and 2011.
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