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Study: Jordan unemployment up 8 percentage points in areas with high influx of Syrian refugees

AMMAN, Jordan – The International Labor Organization says unemployment in areas of Jordan with high concentrations of Syrian refugees rose from 14.5 percent to 22.1 percent between 2011 and 2014. An ILO study released Sunday looked at three districts that host three-fourths of the 628,000 refugees registered in Jordan. The …

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13 people reported missing in southern Mexico after vigilante withdraw

MEXICO CITY – Thirteen people have been reported missing following the withdrawal of vigilantes from a violence-wracked city in southern Mexico, a human rights official said Tuesday. The disappearances add to confusion surrounding the takeover of the city of Chilapa by so-called “community police” earlier this month. The vigilantes, claiming …

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Police chased tractor-trailer 34 miles, dodged thrown fridge

BELLE VERNON, Pa. – A tractor-trailer driver threw items from his cab at police — including socks, shoes and a small refrigerator — as he led them on a 34-mile chase in western Pennsylvania, authorities said Sunday. Police in Westmoreland County said a man called emergency dispatchers just before 2 …

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