Economy
1:24 am
Fri September 14, 2012

Discouraged In Hunt For A Job, Many Stop Looking

Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 8:43 am

The U.S. population is growing. In normal times, the labor force — working or not — would be growing too. But these are not normal times, and the labor force is actually smaller than it was four years ago, meaning millions of people who should be there aren't.

The reasons people drop out of the workforce are myriad. People go back to school. Others have health issues or family priorities that keep them from looking for work. But some stop looking because they are discouraged.

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U.S.
1:24 am
Fri September 14, 2012

California Online Sales Tax Faces Enforcement Hurdle

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An Amazon worker sorts packages at a fulfillment center in Goodyear, Ariz.

Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 8:43 am

It's not hard to find online shoppers these days. Take the hipster cafe in San Francisco's Mission District where Shirin Oskooi opens her laptop and ticks off her latest Amazon purchases.

Next to her is Craig Sumner. He opens an Amazon invoice to see how much sales tax he was charged on his latest pair of Levis: none.

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StoryCorps
7:03 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

From Strip Club To Biology: A Love Story

Originally published on Thu November 15, 2012 8:56 am

The Salt
4:53 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

A Little Patience, A Lot Of Salt Are Keys To A Lost Pickle Recipe

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There's more than one way to make a pickle.

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 11:45 am

Here's a new mantra you might consider adding to your list of daily kitchen chants: "It takes patience to perpetuate pickles."

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The Two-Way
4:05 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

Have Foreign Policy Questions? 'Weekend Edition' Will Try To Answer Them

Our friends at Weekend Edition are trying something different starting this weekend. They're calling on NPR reporters to answer some of your questions on different topics.

Here's how they explain it:

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Agriculture
4:00 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

Judge Rejects Challenges to California's Law on Farm Animal Cages

A federal judge in Los Angeles has upheld California's law that bans the use of tightly confined cages for some farm animals.

An egg producer challenged 2008's proposition 2, saying it was too vague for farmers because it didn't specify cage size.

But US District Judge John F. Walter said in his ruling it wouldn't require QUOTE "the investigative acumen of Columbo to determine if an egg farmer is in violation of the statute."

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This Is NPR
3:42 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

NPR In The News: The Version 5 Edition

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Apple's Philip Schiller on stage at the Apple Keynote to present iPhone 5.

Originally published on Tue October 16, 2012 3:03 pm

The NPR Music site took center stage at the Apple iPhone 5 announcement yesterday. Mashable and The Verge captured this moment showing the NPR Music homepage featuring The Avett Brothers' First Listen.

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The Two-Way
3:41 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

Was The American Consulate Attack In Benghazi Planned?

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Broken furniture outside the U.S. consulate building in Benghazi on Thursday, following an attack on the building late on September 11.

Originally published on Thu September 13, 2012 3:54 pm

One of the biggest questions still outstanding about the attack on a United States consulate in Libya is whether it was planned or whether it was the result of a protest against a U.S.-made film that criticizes the Prophet Muhammad.

The attack killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

The bottom line is that nothing is firm. But NPR's Leila Fadel reports that Libya's Deputy Interior Minister, Wanis al Sharef, said this was a sophisticated two-prong attack.

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3:33 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

Kings Drive-In May Close For Good After Summer Run

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The Hanford Sentinel reports that one of the San Joaquin Valley's last drive-in movie theatres may close after the end of the summer season, thanks to a rash of vandalism, and pressures for development.
ARMONA - For many people, the Kings Drive-In Theatre brings back nostalgic memories of movies flickering in the dark through car windshields. They don't know what Geraldine Graff does. Every morning, the owner of the facility cleans up from the night before. She doesn't like what she sees.
Agriculture
3:16 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

Fresno County Company Recalls Cantaloupe Over Salmonella Concerns

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An image supplied by the FDA of the DFI cantaloupes involved in today's voluntary recall.

DFI Marketing of Fresno has announced a recall of 28,000 cartons of cantaloupe after a sample tested positive for Salmonella bacteria. Dresick Farms Inc grows produce on a farm in Huron, in western Fresno County.  

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