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In 2009, the number of unemployed Americans exceeded the tally of those working in the manufacturing sectors.
While the States once boomed because of their industrial prowess, tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs disappear every month. Bill Fletcher, Jr., author of Solidarity Divided, cites a globalized economy and unconcerned politicians for the loss of localized jobs.

Nearly half of all jobs in America are low-income ones, a statistic that has risen steadily over the last three decades. With one-out-of-four children in the country on food stamps44 million people in allwhat exactly has become of the golden age of prosperity in America?

Though it has been 25 years since the Chernobyl disaster, has much changed in terms of safety when it comes to nuclear plants?
The facilities at Fukushima were said to be an improvement from Chernobyl, so as the US turns toward building new plants in Texas, how weary should Americans be?

(Reuters) - American consumers like the immersive feeling of watch 3-D television, but are put off by having to wear special glasses because they restrict multi-tasking at home, according to a U.S. report on attitudes to the next big thing in television.

High costs and lack of 3D content are also among factors causing Americans to hesitate in buying the latest generation of 3D television sets, according to the report by the Nielsen Company and the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing.

BOSTON (Reuters) - More Americans plan to delay retirement following steep drops in the value of their savings accounts, data from several new surveys show.

A study to be released on Thursday by Canadian insurer Sun Life Financial Inc found 65 percent of U.S. workers plan to stay on the job at least one more year than planned, an 11 percentage point increase from a similar survey in January.

Because Americans are more likely to adapt to stress than quell it, millions are unaware their heart health is at rick. Chronic stress and coronary heart disease go hand and hand. Its linked to unhealthy cholesterol levels, hypertension, and a host of unhealthy habits that most of us turn to under duress.
Aside from all of this, if you're often in a bad mood it may be time to address your stress.
Studies maintain that hostility may trump the leading predictors of heart disease.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Take the hip-shaking on "Dancing with the Stars" and mix it with the challenges of "The Biggest Loser," and audiences will get the idea of a summer TV show in which overweight contestants shed pounds by dancing.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twenty percent of Americans say they have delayed or postponed medical care, mostly doctor visits, and many said cost was the main reason, according to a survey released on Monday.

The Thomson Reuters survey found 21 percent of U.S. adults expected to have difficulty paying for health insurance or healthcare services in the next three months.

The financial crisis is sending banks out of business and governments into despair, and a new study shows it is also keeping workers awake at night.