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Borowsky's findings, while grim, present an opportunity to interrupt that self-fulfilling cycle (and she also found that as teens grow up, their negative views don't always persist). In the long term, she says, more research is needed for a deeper understanding of teens' emotional lives. But in the short term, prevention may be as simple as encouraging teenagers to think about their futures and set goals going forward; families and communities should then support children in achieving them. (See pictures of teens and how they would vote...
Initial claims for jobless benefits clicked higher once again, with 627,000 newly unemployed reported for the week ended June 20. But amidst that grim news there are hopeful signs that the employment picture may soon improve. Executive recruiters and Human Resources professionals say signs of an upturn are beginning to emerge...
...killing of Ajmal Nakshbandi provides a grim counterpoint to the Rohde story. In May 2007, the freelance Afghan journalist and translator was accused of being a spy, abducted and beheaded by the Taliban in southern Helmand province. The Italian correspondent he was working with, Daniele Mastrogiacomo, was later released in exchange for five militants and an undisclosed sum of cash paid by the Italian government. Another Afghan reporter working in Helmand, Abdul Samad Rohani, was killed last June while investigating a story for the British Broadcasting Corp. on illegal poppy cultivation. The Taliban, usually quick to claim credit even...
...been a grim recession for computer companies. First-quarter PC shipments were down 8.1% from last year's levels and down 14% from the prior quarter. But that's what happens in a recession. The newer data, though, says green shoots are sprouting, with important implications for business and investors...
Young voters need to see a GOP that is more socially libertarian, particularly toward gay rights. With changing demographics come changing attitudes, and aping the grim town elders from Footloose is not the path back to a Republican White House. The pro-life movement can still be a central part of the GOP - it has support among all ages (and a slim majority of Latino voters) - but the overall GOP view on abortion must aggressively embrace the big tent...