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Amid Lack of Jobs, Suicide Hot Line Calls Surge

LOS ANGELES (July 6) -- In one of the darkest tallies of the nation's still-sputtering recession, experts say financial desperation has played a significant role in increased calls to suicide-prevention hot lines -- and likely has led to increased suicide rates. While government statistics on suicides often lag by two or...

Job Market Looks Brighter but Still Puzzling

The U.S. unemployment rate ticked downward in November and businesses cut fewer jobs than in previous months. But is the devastated American jobs market really near the point of a turnaround? The numbers tell an uncertain story. Unemployment fell to 10 percent last month from 10.2 percent in October, and nonfarm payrolls...