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(Newser) - The stock market held steady today, as neither a drop in factory orders nor a rise in unemployment claims rattled investors bracing for tomorrow’s crucial jobs report—which could help spur the Fed’s next interest rate move. The Dow was up 6.26 points to 13,974.31,...

(Newser) - A child labor scandal is rocking rural China as information surfaces on kidnapped children forced to work as slaves in the country's brick factories. In crackdowns this week, nearly 50,000 police in two Chinese provinces have rescued 550 people, including dozens of the thousands of children believed to be...