News Round Up: August 7, 2009

A very light lineup today. Biggest news is U.N. urging a new office dedicated to fighting sexual violence:

Violence

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon urges new official placement to fight sexual violence against women and girls (AFP)

Pittsburgh shooting is sixth fatal incident committed by licensed concealed handgun owner in just 2 years (Huffingtonpost.com)

Feds provide $3 million to six violence-prevention agencies just denied funding by state of California (San Francisco Chronicle)

Economy

U.S. monthly jobless report shows slight improvement in labor market (New York Times)

A study in the United Kingdom says 1 in 6 longtime jobless young people end up dead within 10 years (Daily Mail)

New studies out show women in the U.S. are cutting spending more than men (Chicago Tribune)

Health

Republican and conservative protestors heckle Democratic lawmakers on health care at town hall meetings (NPR)

Miscellaneous

‘Wise Latina’ phrase gains popularity on T-shirts, Internet (New York Times)

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