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Wednesday morning, November 17, 2004

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False sense of security?

In Japan, kids as young as six years old commute to school on their own. That's how safe the country is. Or so Japanese think. Japan's crime rate is rising. A series of high-profile crimes has shattered parents' assumptions about their childrens' safety. Now, schools are investing in high-tech security. Marketplace's Tokyo Bureau Chief Jessica Smith reports.
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Airline troubles grow - again

The hole just keeps getting deeper for the nation's airlines. Tuesday the Association of Flight Attendants authorized a strike vote. If a strike is approved, thousands of flight attendants could walk out on bankrupt carriers like United and U.S. Airways. Both airlines want to void their labor contracts. Marketplace's Hillary Wicai reports. Meanwhile despite all the toil and trouble flight attendants have been through, Marketplace commentator Rudy Maxa says a strike would get them ... nowhere.


NEWSCAST

From Boston: A new study from Yale finds ozone pollution causes an increased numbers of deaths. As Helen Palmer reports, the solutions don't have to be costly.

From Los Angeles: Sometime in the next few months, TIVO machines across the country will be force-fed a software upgrade. But the move will actually limit some features on the personal video recorders.

From Washington: Banking regulators may change a law that requires banks to invest in low-income areas.

From London: Britain's main Parliamentary watch-dog is to investigate claims that the British government misled workers over the safety of company pensions.

From Los Angeles: Image may be everything, but apparently, it can also get you in trouble. Clothing retailer Abercrombie and Fitch has settled a class -action discrimination suit that claimed the company went too far in trying to create a certain "look".

From Beijing: The business buzzword Sustainable Development.. is beginning to catch on in the world's fastest growing economy.

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