There's a debate going on about whether President Obama's deferred action program for undocumented workers will help boost the economy, or hurt it. Guest host Viviana Hurtado hears two opposing views from Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute, and Vanderbilt University law professor Carol Swain.
Originally published on Mon October 15, 2012 9:55 am
Millions of college students are heading back to campus soon, and as any parent footing the bill knows, they're hungry for more than just knowledge — they want food, and lots of it, at all hours.
Originally published on Fri August 24, 2012 10:53 am
A shooting near the iconic Empire State Building this morning has left two people dead — one of them the gunman who first opened fire — and has shut down streets around that Manhattan landmark.
Police do not believe there's any link to terrorism. Instead, they suspect the gunman had some sort of work-related grievance.
Staff Sgt. Ronald Sherwood practices a maneuver on Sgt. 1st Class Darwin Scriber at the U.S. Army Combatives School at Fort Benning, Ga. The school trains instructors who will teach recruits hand-to-hand combat. Most of the student instructors have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Student instructors watch combat movements before a sparring exercise at the U.S. Army Combatives school. The Army has been conducting a study to see how many soldiers sustain concussions during the training.
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Sgt. 1st Class Isaac Cunningham (left) and Staff Sgt. Robert Terry practice maneuvers.
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U.S. Army combatives instructor Sgt. Teddra Rodriguez (center) demonstrates a move to two students.
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Students practice moves during a sparring session. Early findings in a research study suggest that, on average, one soldier is suffering a concussion every other day in combat classes.
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Maj. Christopher Carpenter takes a series of kicks and punches from a sparring partner. The soldiers take turns holding pads and practicing kicking and punching combos that will help them in close combat situations.
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Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Rice, a master trainer at the U.S. Army Combatives School, drives back his partner with a high kick during a sparring session.
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Cunningham demonstrates a defensive technique.
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Instructors go through the gym watching the exercises.
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A training session for instructors who teach hand-to-hand combat, or combatives, at the Fort Benning military base in Georgia.
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Student instructors take turns practicing maneuvers during a sparring session at the U.S. Army Combatives school at Fort Benning.
Originally published on Fri August 24, 2012 2:21 pm
Update at 3 p.m. ET. In its latest update, the National Hurricane Center says that tropical storm Isaac "could be near hurricane strength" when it reaches Haiti later today. That's a slightly more serious forecast from where we began the day.
Our original post — "Isaac Barrels Toward Haiti, But Isn't Likely To Become Hurricane Today":
