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6 international organizations that support jobs and businesses
Many organizations, both in the United States and abroad, seek to help entrepreneurial individuals and small businesses through microfinance and other means. Here are six organizations that support job creation and new businesses around the world.
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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want
More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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5 recipes for Cinco de Mayo
Here are five recent recipes from Stir It Up! inspired by Mexican flavors to help you bring a little fiesta to your table.
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World's five largest companies
For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s five largest public companies are all American affair These are the Top 5, as of mid-April 2013.
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Immigration reform 101: How does Senate plan address four big questions?
After months of closed-door negotiations, the Senate’s bipartisan “Gang of Eight” offered a legislative summary of its proposal for comprehensive immigration reform. Here is how the Senate gang handled the four hottest immigration flashpoints.
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For Mexicans seeking to cross the US border, it's not just about jobs anymore
New surveys find the recession has reduced Mexican immigration, but that millions still want to come to the US – and some more for safety than for jobs.
09/25/2009 01:00 am -
Latin America breaks ranks in US war on drugs
Many countries in the region – most recently Mexico – have decriminalized small amounts of drugs for personal use. The moves have followed decisions by left-leaning governments to limit cooperation with the US in recent years.
09/24/2009 01:00 am -
No place like home: Brazilian immigrants leave US for better job prospects
The deep US recession – and a rebound in Brazil – have reversed the flow of migration. Will other immigrants follow?
09/24/2009 01:00 am -
Greenland's Helheim glacier: a melting mystery
Scientists say the Greenland ice sheet is losing about 7 billion cubic feet of ice a year. Now, they are just finally beginning to uncover some reasons why its been shrinking.
09/24/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Mexico: Grungy mariachi plaza gets a makeover. Authenticity at stake?
Mexico City's Garibaldi Plaza, long the home of live mariachi music, will soon be home to a museum, restaurants, and an agave garden.
09/23/2009 01:00 am -
Warmer Alaska winters let geese skip trip south
A study found that up to 30 percent of the geese now forgo migrating to warmer regions of the Pacific coast.
09/23/2009 01:00 am -
Latin America makes a dent in poverty with 'conditional cash' programs
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will be among the speakers at a forum on the successful programs Tuesday in New York.
09/21/2009 01:00 am -
Billions for a US-Mexico border fence, but is it doing any good?
The cost for adding 600 miles of new barriers is $2.4 billion so far. The new fencing has been breached more than 3,000 times, a government report finds.
09/19/2009 01:00 am -
Bright Green Where does your trash go?
Whither your garbage? An MIT project tracks our trash.
09/18/2009 01:00 am -
Urban agriculture – a hobby grows into a cause
Interest in growing local food isn't new but it's taking on a new dimension this time.
09/17/2009 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Will Obama rue his trade tariff on China's tires?
The president's claim that his restrictions would only further free trade falls flat. Here's why.
09/16/2009 01:00 am -
In Pictures Huge hurricanes
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Diggin' It Elephants in the garden
09/14/2009 01:00 am -
Mexico boasts preparedness in hijacking
While Wednesday's stand-off may have heightened safety concerns, it revealed little in the way of lax security practices.
09/10/2009 01:00 am -
Mexico plane hijacking ends smoothly
Authorities are investigating the motives of at least five men detained Wednesday after all passengers and crew aboard an Aeromexico plane from Cancún to Mexico City were freed.
09/10/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Mexico hijacker claims mission from God
José Flores, a Bolivian, threatened to blow up a plane so he could warn the president about an earthquake. The incident ended safely but could deal another blow to tourism.
09/10/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Mexico: No plastic, please
09/09/2009 01:00 am -
Hurricane Fred veers off. Why the US has been spared so far.
A surprise El Niño effect is disabling oncoming storms from the east and could make 2009 the first quiet hurricane season in years.
09/09/2009 01:00 am -
In Fed's book, job market shifting from bad to beige
Although the job market seems to be looking slightly better, an actual increase in jobs may not show up until around the end of the year.
09/09/2009 01:00 am -
Mexico replaces attorney general in drug-war shift
The cabinet shakeup could signal a hardening of the government's military stand against organized crime.
09/08/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy US no longer world's most competitive nation
09/08/2009 01:00 am -
Books were salvation for L.A. gangbanger
Poet Luis Rodriguez created Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural and bookstore to help save others.
09/07/2009 01:00 am -
Gallery Blending in: The art of hiding in plain sight
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Mexico's Calderón still popular, despite brutal year
Conservative President Felipe Calderón touted success in the war on drug-trafficking and launched a new 10-point reform plan in his state-of-the-nation speech Wednesday.
09/03/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Senior Mexican official killed in drug-cartel stronghold
Jose Manuel Revuelta was gunned down in public Thursday in the state of Michoacan, while 17 others died in another apparently drug-related attack in Ciudad Juarez.
09/03/2009 01:00 am
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