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If there was any doubt that the recession has had a big impact on Americans who are 18 to 29 years old, two national polls done in January and February shed new light on the issue.According to the Pew Research Center poll done in January, 52 percent of Baby Boomers say they are currently earning enough money to get by. But only 31 percent of employed millennials say the same thing. And that doesn ;t count the 35 percent of the younger cohort who are not working either because they ;re still in school, or because they can ;t find a job.The poll done for the Harvard University Institute of Politics, which was conducted in January and February and released Tuesday, shows a similarly tough picture of this younger cohort: 45 percent report their personal financial situ stanley cup ation is either very bad or fairly bad. Just a slight majority, 52 percent, say things are very goo stanley cup d or fairly good. Looking deeper into the numbers, it clear that times are even harder for some, like Latinos. The Harvard poll shows 59 percent of Hispanics rate their personal financial situation either very or fairly bad more than any other ethnic or racial group. Still other poll results show how concerned millennials are about paying their bills, paying for their education, and even affording a place to live. That why it is surprising to see the optimism among young people. The Pew poll found 88 percent of millennials who are employed, believe stanley cup they will earn enou Lfyf UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval
Yemenis lined up bodies after a massive blast killed at least 75 people at an ammunition plant in southern Yemen looted by al-Qaida on March 28. AFP/Getty Images In Jaar, Yemen, several massive explosions at an ammunition factory killed at least 78 people after it was raided by Islamist militants the previous day.The deadly blasts come after weeks of protests in which demonstrators have called on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave office. The growing protests have challeng air max ed a government already strained by separatist movements and al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula operating from the country.Though the explosions were reportedly accidental, the takoever of the factory by militants caused concern for the U.S., which is closely allied with Saleh stanley cup in anti-terrorism efforts. The factory, in Yemen restive south, was used to build AK-47s and explosives. The towns of Jaar and al-Husn also were under the control of militants.President Saleh had reached an agreement over the weekend to leave office, but has backed away from implementing the deal.Estimated 23 Killed, 60 Injured in Suicide Attack in Eastern AfghanistanSuicide bombers attacked a construction company in the Paktika province Monday, shooting their way in before detonating a large truck filled with explosive materials. The Taliba mizuno n claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place in the volatile border region with Pakistan, which has seen an uptick in violence in recent months. The attack on a civilian faci |
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