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No charges in muskrat shooting incident
WSBT CorrespondentLAPORTE COUNTY – A Michigan City-area man will not face jail time for striking a neighbor’s house with a bullet fired at a muskrat. LaPorte County Prosecutor Bob Szilagyi has decided not to press charges against 39-year-old Aaron Blount....Tags: Career and Workplace
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1-day fast food worker strike comes to Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Workers at a fast food restaurant on Detroit's east side have walked off the job as part of an effort to push for higher wages. Detroit pastor Charles Williams II says workers want $15 and hour, better working conditions and the...Tags: Labor Legislation, McDonald's, Career and Workplace
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Student group urges campus-wide strike at IU
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University students concerned about reductions in state funding for higher education and IU's management of programs are calling for an all-campus strike in April in protest. A group called Student Power IU has...
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Indiana University, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Romney: Chicago teachers turning backs on students
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday said Chicago teachers are turning their backs on thousands of students and that President Barack Obama is rooting for the striking educators. Obama's top spokesman said the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Public Schools, Washington, DC, Joe Biden, Teaching and Learning
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South Bend workers hungry to save Postal Service
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- The message delivered Monday in Washington, D.C., arrived in the form of a first-class hunger strike. In South Bend, postal workers, retired postal workers and community supporters took to Michigan Street in front of the South Bend...Tags: Health, AFL-CIO, Financial and Business Services, Washington, DC, Health Insurance
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Contracts expire for many at AT&T; talks ongoing
NEW YORK (AP) — Union contracts for 40,000 AT&T workers expired at midnight, but a strike was averted with officials saying early Sunday that talks were continuing. Though expiration of the deadline left the Communications Workers of America free...
Tags: Collective Contract, Health, Companies and Corporations, Health Insurance Cost, Health and Safety at Work
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Bruton back in the classroom during NFL lockout
David Bruton has a promising career ahead in the NFL.
After making the Denver Broncos squad as a rookie special teamer, Bruton played in all 16 games from the Broncos in his 2nd year and saw significant time on defense.
But after the best season of...Tags: Football, Denver Broncos, National Football League, High School Sports, Career and Workplace
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Thousands march streets of LA for organized labor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of union leaders and workers marched through the streets of downtown Los Angeles, vowing and shouting that they would fight for organized labor in California after recent union setbacks in Wisconsin. Police estimated...Tags: Elections, Wisconsin, Los Angeles Times, Unions, Politics
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Cleveland Browns fan sues over NFL lockout
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland Browns fan has sued the National Football league and its teams over the player lockout, claiming it amounts to a breach of his contract to buy tickets through his personal seat license. Ken Lanci, a self-made...Tags: Football, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, National Football League, Corporate Crime
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Former Irish star Zbikowski returning to boxing ring
It never was meant to be simply a way to pass the time during a possible NFL work stoppage.
Tom Zbikowski’s return to boxing March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is the renewing of a passion that simply wouldn’t go away. In fact, the...Tags: John Harbaugh, Health, Football, Tom Zbikowski, Madison Square Garden
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NFL lockout could prove costly to Indianapolis economy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sarah Hershberger considers herself a casual football fan with a growing interest — in one particular game. Like everyone else in Indianapolis, she's hoping that NFL team owners and the players' union are able to strike a...Tags: Government, Football, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Obama's speech on drones, Guantanamo welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen, but criticism remains
Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies— Pakistan and Yemen. But Pakistani officials criticized the...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Government, Yemen, U.S. Senate, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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