The Guardian:
In the Midwestern heartland, police are encountering a new social evil: trafficking, often involving women and children who are forced to work as prostitutes or unpaid labour; and the outcomes can be brutal.Human trafficking (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
In August, journalist Toby Young announced in this newspaper that he wanted to found a new type of 'free' school where access to a good education is not based on income. Three months on, his biggest problem is battling bureau (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Two court cases last week sparked debate about the growth of violence among young women. Here, teenagers talk about the aggression and bullying that is part of their livesSitting on a cold concrete step by a north London cana (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
The way we treat people with dementia suggests we're a long way from being the caring country we claim to beEven after last week's storms, a praetorian handful of leaves still gamely cling to the lower branches of the oak in (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Aaron Cohen travels the world, rescuing girls sold into prostitution. He tells Carole Cadwalladr why he does it – and how a suburban kid turned heroin addict became a human rights campaignerI don't know where to even start w (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
YERINGTON, Nev. -- Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time.But she can look through the window from her kitchen t (Read More)
India Times:
India, the world's second biggest rice grower, plans to sell the grain in local markets from reserves to douse fears of shortage caused by the worst monsoon in three decades, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in a rare criticism of the ruling party led by powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, criticized local party officials for manipulating recent votes. (Read More)
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Author : Stephen DanielsThe most important question a home buyer asks is "How much can I afford?" A buyer needs to know the maximum purchase price of homes that they should be looking at Smart Miami buyers know that there ar (Read More)
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The Sudbury and District Board of Health gave a little advice to the provincial government after receiving the Sudbury and District Health Unit's annual nutritious food basket report on the local cost of healthy eating Nov. 1 (Read More)
ClusterStock:
The following is John Mauldin's weekly e-letter. You can sign up to receive it each week here > Where the Wild Things Are is a beloved children's book and now a beautiful movie. But in the investment world there are really s (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
Phil Brown may ponder how much more joyous life on the Humber would feel if Jimmy Bullard had only kept his knee uninjured seconds into his debut last January, eliminating him from the Hull manager's plans until last month.Ev (Read More)
TreeHugger:
Image credit: Homegrown Choppers and Vagabond JourneyOK, I'll admit it. I am a thoroughly confused TreeHugger. On the one hand, I recognize that sustainability needs to appeal to the masses if we have any hope of cutting carb (Read More)
News - Impact - Times-Picayune - NOLA.com:
It looked like a stunning reversal: the same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an antidiscrimination law in its own backyard.On Tuesday night, after a series of clandes (Read More)
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Who's going to bring you your local news? Rupert and/or Arthur:
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are pursuing readers from regional U... (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Who's going to bring you your local news? Rupert and/or Arthur:Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are pursuing readers from regional U.S. newspapers in their fight to survive the worst advertis (Read More)
Top stories from Times Online:
In almost every way, David Headley was the perfect neighbour. When the 49-year-old American citizen began renting an apartment in Mumbai last year he charmed his landlord, treated his laundry boy with respect, and befriended (Read More)
ClusterStock:
Financial Times: Raised in Alabama, Rogers started in business at the age of five, collecting empty soda bottles at the local baseball field. After graduating from Yale University in 1964, he won a scholarship to Balliol Coll (Read More)
Bangalore-Cities-The Times of India:
In the upcoming mini-election on December 18 to fill 25 MLC seats in local authorities' constituencies, JD(S) plans to contest 20 of the total 25 seats. (Read More)