Cleaning Up Nairobi's 'Takataka' Cheaply and Effectively In the Kangemi suburb of Nairobi, residents carefully avoid the piles of trash that have become permanent features of the citys landscape. One social enterprise, Takataka Solutions, aims to cha

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Across the country, hundreds of cities are making their pitch to Amazon. City officials have until Thursday to convince Amazon to open their second headquarters in their town. At stake - potentially 50,000 jobs and $5 billion wor

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Now we are going to remember the filmmaker who first showed us what it is like to set off in search of the perfect wave. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, THE ENDLESS SUMMER) BRUCE BROWN: Many surfers ride summer and winter, but the ult

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The labor market in the United States is starting to show signs of recovery, but for many young workers the recovery is not happening fast enough. Although the national unemployment rate is now the lowest it has been in two years, one study suggests

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