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America Where the Poor Dont Get Holidays Off
The funny thing about national holidays in the United States is that they're not really national holidays. Unlike the rest of the developed world, we don't guarantee every worker paid time off. Not for summer vacations. Not for Christmas. Not for Memorial Day. So while most of us will be kicking back with beer and overcooked burgers this long weekend, many will still be on the clock ...
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Sandy who Jersey shore opens for summer seven months after storm
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey shore ushered in the unofficial start of summer on Friday, with businesses making last-minute preparations and officials declaring the resort towns ready for visitors seven months after Superstorm ...
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Watch NJ Cop Accused of Setting Fire to Police Captains Home
New Jersey police officer facing arraignment today on charges that he firebombed a fellow officers home 35 year old Michael dutrow is charged with five counts of attempted murder and aggravated ...
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Missing College Student Found in N.C.
Pennsylvania State Police are looking for University of Rhode Island college student, Matthew Royer who went missing while driving back home to Skippack Township, Pa., May 16, 2013. Anyone with information is asked to contact PSP Skippack at ...
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Daily Madden Can You Be Too Big For The NFL
Terrell Brown, a 6’10″ 403-pound undrafted free agent out of Ole Miss . ';They just moved him from defense to offense, and my guess would be his next move will be off the team,'; John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew. ';We always talked over the years about how guys can be too small to play… I think the same thing about too big. I think that you can get ...
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Bicyclist Killed By Garbage Truck In SF Identified As Clayton Resident
A mangled bicycle lies on the ground at the intersection of 16th St. and South Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco following a fatal crash with a garbage truck, May 23, 2013. ...
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Santa Clara County Looks To Update Building Codes For Electric Cars
SANTA CLARA (KCBS)--With more electric cars driving on Bay Area roads and less charging stations than needed, Santa Clara county supervisors are looking to change local building codes as a solution. Santa Clara supervisors are considering an ordinance requiring that homes be pre-wired for 240 volt charger stations. Supervisor Mike Wasserman said the ordinance would only apply to new homes and ...
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Yosemite’s Half Dome Opens For Summer Hiking Season
YOSEMITE (CBS/AP) – A summer rite of passage is underway at Yosemite National Park, where the handrails on Half Dome are in place and hikers began scaling the granite monolith Friday morning. Park spokeswoman Kari Cobb says the last of the heavy metal cables were installed late Thursday. Park officials also place wooden boards to act as footholds on the sometimes slippery ...
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Agent Lays Out Roadmap For Raiders’ Return To Glory
Joel Corry is a former sports agent who helped found Premier Sports & Entertainment, a sports management firm that represents professional athletes and coaches. Prior to his tenure at Premier, Joel worked for Management Plus Enterprises, which represented Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon and Ronnie Lott. The following is his take on the current Raiders ...
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Mariah Carey has wardrobe malfunction on Good Morning America
Lara Spencer stands on stage and helps Mariah Carey fix a wardrobe malfunction when she performs on the ABC Good Morning America Show at the Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage in Central Park in New York City on May 24, 2013. UPI/John ...
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Jennifer Hudson signs on as American Idol judge
Jennifer Hudson arrives on the red carpet at the 85th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. UPI/Kevin ...
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Obama looking for way to end Americas war on terror
America's perpetual war against terrorism must come to an end, President Barack Obama declared yesterday, as he announced restrictions on drone strikes and a fresh effort to close Guantanamo Bay. In a speech to military and political leaders in Washington, Obama said the United States could not wage "a boundless global war on terror" but must face a new reality where threats came from regional ...
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Chase Bank plans four more South Florida branches BankUnited expands in New York
While JPMorgan Chase Bank is continuing its Florida branch building boom with four more local locations, BankUnited has its eyes set on a new New York City branch. Chase Bank (NYSE: JPB) filed plans with regulators for branches at 4501 Donald Ross Road in Palm Beach Gardens, Miller Drive and Southwest 93rd Court in Miami, Saddle Club Road and Indian Trace in Weston, and 7900 Griffin Road in ...
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Syria targeted Israeli jeep going to rebel village
Syria said it targeted an Israeli vehicle that crossed a ceasefire line into its territory earlier this week, because it was heading toward a village with a large rebel ...
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Broadwell expresses remorse for Petraeus affair
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -; The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the ...
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Man charged in police shooting found dead at jail
SALT LAKE CITY -; An Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid was found dead at Weber County jail, the veteran's father said ...
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How High Is African-American Unemployment and Is It Going Down
The answer to Dr. Vaughn's question: Dismal. Indeed, the numbers never cease to stun me. Start with the overall unemployment rate for the category "Black or African-American" in Table A-2 of ...
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Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director
The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her ...
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Four Americans Killed in Drone Strikes Administration Says
The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism ...
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China’s Peng Shuai stuns American Stephens in Brussels
China's eighth seed Peng Shuai upset the rankings to defeat fourth-seeded American Sloane Stephens, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Brussels Open quarterfinals.Peng is now through to the seventh Premier-level semifinal of her career, having gone 1-5 in her previous six.However, she did make the final in the Belgian capital Brussels in 2011 where she lost to former World No.1 Caroline ...
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Md. Hatchet suspect is son of Bush White House official
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The son of a former aide to President George W. Bush is charged in Maryland with killing a man with a hatchet. Montgomery County police on Friday arrested 20-year-old Claude Alexander Allen III. The killing occurred at a Gaithersburg home that property records show is owned by Allen's father, Claude A. Allen. The Bush adviser pleaded guilty to theft in 2006. ...
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APNewsBreak Co. says it has permits to cross span
A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River. All three occupants suffered only minor ...
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Feds promise $1M for emergency bridge repair
SEATTLE — Federal officials have promised to send $1 million to Washington immediately to pay for emergency repairs on the Skagit River bridge. Gov. Jay Inslee says he talked to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday morning. LaHood is promising his full support to get Washington's main north-south roadway repaired as quickly as possible. U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen says ...
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Scouting is bigger than any single policy Column
I hope America will remember that Scouting is bigger than any single policy. Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Troop 103, I learned two things: First, each Scout has his own pace and isn't inclined to hike at anyone else's. Second, everyone in our troop wanted to reach camp before sundown. Since our Scoutmaster made us hike together, we all had to walk at one speed and no Scout was ...
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Seeking shared views amid IRS AP scandals Column
No matter who did or did not order government actions, they are offensive. Reflecting our fractured political landscape, much of the discussion of the recent scandals erupting from the executive branch of government has been thoroughly politicized.It's understandable, but it's also myopic and deeply troubling for those who believe that our civic life depends crucially on unfettered ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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