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Why More Cities Should Offer Summer Jobs for Teens

Harvard Business

Even more worrisome has been the decline, since 2001, in the share of teens participating in the labor force. For some teens, working has been replaced by other activities such as coding camps, preparing for academic tests, or travel — all of which look good on a college application. in August 1978.

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Terror in Paris: "Several Dozen" Dead, Hostages Taken, France Closes Borders; Hey Chancellor Merkel

MishTalk

Paris was struck by co-ordinated attacks on Friday night, causing chaos in the French capital in one of the deadliest terrorist atrocities on a western city since September 11, 2001. Many hundreds of French citizens have travelled to Syria and Iraq, and the risk from those who return is well known and severe,” he said.

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Hiring and Managing in Turbulent Times

Harvard Business

Over the past month, I’ve traveled from my base in Argentina to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to give a series of speeches, and I’ll soon leave for another tour, this time in Italy. The second World War had left business slow and finances strained.