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Video: Study: 15 million kids live in poverty With nearly 14 million Americans unemployed, a new child welfare study finds one in five children are living in poverty. Nearly one in three live in homes where no parent works full-time year-round. NBC’s Chris Jansing reports. (Nightly News) Record for billion-dollar weather disasters tied With four months still to go in 2011, the U.S. has already tied its yearly record for the number of weather disasters with an economic loss of $1 billion or more, the U.S. reported Wednesday. With students' math deficit, can US compete? Christian Science Monitor: What do Massachusetts, Switzerland, and Singapore have in common? Their students are top performers in mathematics.  As for the rest of the U.S. ... Where do GOP hopefuls stand on science? Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Texas Gov. Rick Perry's controversial views about climate policy highlight differences between the leading GOP presidential candidates on science issues. Video: Obama discusses jobs as frustration grows No issue has dogged President Obama politically and legislatively more than the inability to jump start the job market. And while the president is promising, yet again, to create new jobs, he's finding a public that's growing impatient. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports. (Nightly News) Human feces behind coral disease, study finds A strange new menace has joined the long list of threats to corals, the tiny reef-building animals that create important habitat in our oceans. 'Independent' super PAC heavily backs Rick Perry A new super PAC proclaims its independence but has launched a website filled with photos of Rick Perry and campaign bullet points about the Texas governor’s record. Video: Joplin schools open amid the rubble On Wednesday, Joplin’s schools opened on time for the new school year, an accomplishment that seemed like a longshot just three months ago. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News) Video: Simple blood test could save lives Knowing your cholesterol isn’t enough to detect heart disease anymore. A simple blood test that checks the level of inflammation within the body could save lives. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News) Hamas bans Gaza students studying abroad Gaza’s rulers have barred travel by a group of teenagers who were awarded scholarships to study in the United States, a Palestinian rights group says. High stakes for dueling Vegas wheels Las Vegas soon may have two competing observation wheels as Caesars’ The Las Vegas High Roller goes head-to-head with Skyvue Las Vegas. Phillies end Diamondbacks' win streak at 7 Cliff Lee threw seven impressive innings, Wilson Valdez hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Arizona 9-2 Wednesday night to snap the Diamondbacks' seven-game winning streak. Recent deaths shine light on athletes' depression The recent deaths of three North American athletes have nudged the spotlight away from doping and concussions to shine a light on another of elite sport's darkest secrets -- depression. Christine O'Donnell walks out of 'Piers Morgan' The former Delaware U.S. Senate candidate stormed off the set of "Piers Morgan Tonight" Wednesday, apparently objecting to the CNN host's questions about gay marriage. Fleas swarm Conn. firefighters Firefighters in Connecticut leave a house when they began itching badly but don't realize until they're in the truck that they're covered in fleas. Next stop: The hospital, for stripping, scrubbing and testing for plague. Finding alternatives to middle school’s dramas, traumas Growing numbers of moms and dads are deciding that traditional public schools aren’t doing enough to help their children through a difficult chapter of their lives: middle school and ninth grade.  They’re hungry for alternatives â€" and, as it turns out, they abound. Egypt uprising art brightens Cairo A flowering of Egyptian art since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak is adding color to the capital Cairo and an upswing in business at the city's galleries, as the pride, anger and optimism of a long-frustrated generation plays out on canvas. In death, Fla. Marine gives life to comrade Killed in a training exercise, Marine Lt. Patrick Wayland saved his most heroic act for last. He donated a kidney to a comrade he never met. Abercrombie's 'Jersey Shore' plea may pay off The Situation doesn't usually require a lot of motivation to lose the shirt. But Abercrombie & Fitch wants him to go one further â€" the company has offered to pay "Jersey Shore" cast members to stop wearing clothes carrying their brand. 'Brain-eating amoeba' kills third person A nine-year-old Virginia boy has died after swimming in water infected by a bug known as the "brain-eating amoeba," according to reports. It was the second case this month. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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