Japan’s public TV broadcaster will not air live programs of an upcoming sumo tournament. NHK says a betting scandal has generated such viewer disgust that the sport is facing its worst crisis in a century. Doreen Simmons, who has been commentating on sumo for the last 17 years, talks to Renee Montagne about the scandal.
A comparison of health care in industrialized countries finds the Netherlands is tops and the U.S. is the worst.
A comparison of health care in industrialized countries finds the Netherlands is tops and the U.S. is the worst.
AP – Exploratory teams have reached the heart of the West Virginia mine where 29 men died in the nation’s worst coal industry disaster in 40 years.
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MSHA: Teams reach working face of W.Va. mine
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AP – Anxiety about Europe’s debt crisis last month caused U.S. stocks to suffer their worst month in more than a year. Yet many experts say fears that Europe will deal a sharp setback to the U.S. economy are overblown.
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How much will Europe debt crisis affect Americans?
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AP – Media organizations say they are being allowed only limited access to areas impacted by the Gulf oil spill through restrictions on plane and boat traffic that are making it difficult to document the worst spill in U.S. history.
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Media claim access to spill site has been limited
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The Italian government says Italy is suffering financial woes similar to those of other southern European countries. It plans spending cuts of nearly $30 billion over the next two years. The news came as a shock to Italians because until recently, Prime Minister Berlusconi insisted that Italy had escaped the worst effects of the global economic crisis.
Reuters – U.S. credit card delinquencies fell for the fourth straight month in April, the latest indicator that Americans are recovering from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
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U.S. credit card delinquencies down again in April
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