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At Philadelphia's historic prison, Cellblock 12 is known for cackling and echoing voices, Cellblock 6 for shadowy figures darting along the walls, Cellblock 4 for ghostly faces. Footsteps. Wails. Whispers. For decades, people have told the same eerie stories, over and over again.

With today's monthly jobs report meeting predictions, the U.S. has surpassed the number of jobs before 2008. But the recovery has been slow and long, economists say.

So Yong Kim's film follows a misanthropic rocker (Paul Dano) going through a divorce and encountering his 6-year-old daughter. Improvised dialogue and on-location shootings provide a bleak realism, but the film doesn't do much with character, says critic Mark Jenkins.

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval says he’s also asked the administration to prepare a report within 30 days outlining opportunities for the city to decriminalize abortion.

The university usually starts classes in late August, but now it's planning to begin the year Nov. 6.

None of the three presidential candidates are calling for punishing investment firms for their roles in creating the financial crisis. All three have raised millions from the financial industry, with Obama leading the pack in fundraising.

The state’s consumer advocacy group on utilities and Ohio’s manufacturers are asking the Public Utilities Commission to audit the subsidies paid to two coal-fired power plants in the last two years.

Frank Zhou is WVXU's news intern. He is the founding host and co-producer of Newstalk, The Harvard Crimson's flagship news podcast, which publishes weekly and streams in 40+ American states and 60+ countries. His stories have aired on WVXU, Greater Cincinnati's NPR station.

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