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US road safety: Deaths lowest in more than 60 years. How we got there.In 2011 the number of fatalities per vehicle miles traveled was the lowest ever, the Department of Transportation said. Technology and education are credited with the improved US road safety.
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Gender pay gap is eroding, especially among younger women, US data showWomen are slowly making inroads in the gender pay gap. Recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data for full-time workers show women earn 82 percent as much as men, up from 64 percent in 1980.
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Young adults are earning college degrees at a record rate. Why?More adults might be completing college degrees because it’s been so hard for young people to find jobs during difficult economic times. But the rise is also part of a historical trend.
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Poland takes top honors for 'most improved' in cutting red tapeIt's getting easier to do business in many countries, according to a World Bank report, with Eastern Europe and Central Asia making significant strides this year.
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Neither heat nor gloom ... Afghan post office deliversAs the Afghan government struggles to develop, the post office has quietly managed to become one of the nation's most efficient institutions - and with extremely limited international assistance.
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Can we protect 10 percent of the oceans? Momentum is growing.An international goal is to set aside 10 percent of coastal and marine waters as protected areas by 2020. Although much work remains to reach the goal, areas are being added at an accelerated pace.
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Confounding expectations, global hunger is down (+video)Despite sustained drought and population growth, global hunger has decreased over the past two decades. Food aid is smarter and 'host' governments are focusing more on local farmers.
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Why Miami-Dade schools won prestigious Broad Prize for urban districtsMiami-Dade County Public Schools has been steadily chipping away at the achievement gap. After being a finalist four other times, the district won the Broad Prize for Urban Education on Tuesday.
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Why teen drinking and driving has been cut in half in past 20 yearsNine out of 10 high-schoolers chose not to drink and drive in 2011, according to the CDC. Safety advocacy groups and government agencies have worked with youths and parents on the issue.
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India and Pakistan sign landmark visa dealFor the first time ever, the two nuclear rivals have introduced tourist visas, sparking excited Facebook posts from Pakistanis eyeing a trip to the Taj Mahal and Indians looking to visit Harappa.
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Afghan girls embrace schoolUnder Taliban rule, fewer than 50,000 girls attended school in Afghanistan. Today, 3.2 million attend.
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Back to school: From rural Africa to the Ivy LeagueThe United States Achievers Program provides funding and moral support for promising but disadvantaged students from 13 countries on four continents to pursue their educational goals.
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Got broadband? Access now extends to 94 percent of Americans.Every year, Internet access via broadband becomes available to millions more Americans, up from 92 percent last year to 94 percent, a recent report shows. Rural and tribal areas are the outliers.
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In Somalia, optimism risesOne year after the ouster of the Islamist militia, the capital city prospers. But Al Shabab remains a threat.
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Developing countries lead the way in deploying mobile technologySome three-quarters of the world now has access to mobile networks. What does this mean for those in the developing world?
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Smoking bans: Tobacco-free college campuses on rise in USMany US college campuses are becoming tobacco-free as US schools institute total bans, indoors and out, on cigarettes and related products. Some smokers say the bans infringe on their choices.
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Kids Count report: America's children are advancing despite the economyThe widely-watched Kids Count annual survey on the state of America's children shows gains in health and education despite the poor economy. But advocates say raised poverty rates merit more attention from lawmakers.
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How US aid lifts AfghansDevelopment agency points to social gains.
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US sees progress and touts 'heroes' in fight against slavery worldwideMore countries are taking modern-day slavery seriously and more people are being prosecuted, says the annual State Department report on Trafficking in Persons.
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Racial gap in life expectancy reaches new low in USBetween 2003 and 2008, the gap in life expectancy between white and black men fell from 6.5 years to 5.4, Canadian researchers found. For women, it fell from 4.6 years to 3.7.
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US violent crime rate down for fifth straight yearAlthough crime historically spikes during hard economic times, the US is currently bucking that trend. Both the national violent crime rate and murder rate were down in 2011, reports the FBI.
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Millennium Development Goal met: 2 billion access waterSome 89 percent of the global population is now using 'improved' water sources, that are protected from outside contamination. But the finding is controversial.
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As Europe peers into economic chasm, Africa's economy is risingReports by the African Development Bank, World Bank, and McKinsey show how Africa continues to offer a bright spot in the global economy.
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In Saudi Arabia, a quiet tide of reformDeclining the revolutionary model that Egypt established in overthrowing Mubarak, Saudi reformers are working for a shift in mind-sets as well as policies – and making headway.
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Saudi girls find freedom in cleatsA high-energy evening soccer game between two girls' teams is part of a growing female sports movement in conservative Saudi Arabia.
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