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NEWS ABOUT: school holidays

school holidays stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Americans may jaw about their grueling work weeks and meager vacations, but their kids? While European and Asian children are logging in long school days and pounding out homework, US students are taking time off, the Economist reports. With one of the world's shortest school weeks and longest summers—which... More »

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education • Europe • Asia • United States • school holidays • public schools • school systems • students

Just in Time for
Holidays: No Job

Families struggle to save traditions on Tiny Tim budgets

Nov 30, 08 5:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Few things ruin the holidays like losing a job. Yet that's what's happening to thousands of Americans just as they were planning to treat friends and families to gifts and holiday gatherings. The turnaround is excruciating as families struggle to save traditions on extremely tight budgets, reports the New York ... More »

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big gifts • holiday • Christmas • school holidays • Hanukkah • gift • holiday depression • financial crisis • chanukah

 Flu Closes Hong Kong Schools 

'Precautionary measure' sends half a million kids home for two weeks

Mar 13, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over half a million children in Hong Kong are starting their Easter holiday early today after a flu outbreak led the government to order schools to close, AP reports. All kindergartens and primary schools in the densely populated territory will be shut down for two full weeks. Three children have... More »

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health • Hong Kong • children • World Health Organization • outbreak • school holidays • flu

Vomiting Bug Still Has UK
on Its Knees

Nasty norovirus has now hit 3M; cases
could spike again

Jan 12, 08 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - A vicious bug that causes days of vomiting and diarrhea continues to wreak havoc in the UK, striking down 3 million Brits so far this winter, the Telegraph reports. Experts warn that with many returning to school and work after the holidays this week, the norovirus, which is potentially deadly... More »

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elderly • illness • virus • Britain • school holidays • winter • norovirus

Market Rises
on Strong
Jobs Report

September stats
strong, August losses revised to gains

Oct 5, 07 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks surged this morning after a highly anticipated jobs report came back reassuringly strong, with 110,000 US workers gaining jobs in September. At the same time, the upsetting August jobs loss—which fueled rampant recession fears—was revised to a gain of 89,000. Growth exceeded expectations among economists... More »

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Dow Jones • Alcoa • General Electric • Nasdaq • Department of Labor • school holidays • job

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