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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: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, McDonald's
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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: Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Education, Indiana University, Colleges and Universities
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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: Teaching and Learning, Washington, DC, Elections, Barack Obama, White House
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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: Dennis J. Kucinich, Washington, DC, Financial and Business Services, Health Insurance, U.S. Postal Service
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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: Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Health Insurance Cost, Health and Safety at Work, AT&T Corp.
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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: Career and Workplace, Wisconsin, Elections, 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: Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, 2011 NFL Lockout, National Football League, Football
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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: Heavyweight, Lou Gehrig, Diseases and Illnesses, 2011 NFL Lockout, 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: Homes, Peyton Manning, Elections, Government, 2011 NFL Lockout
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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: Career and Workplace, 2011 NFL Lockout, National Football League, Football, High School Sports
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INSIGHT-Nigeria's "war on terror" wins tentative support
Reuters* President has launched biggest offensive yet on Islamists * Cautious optimism over Jonathan's change of tactics * Islamist fighters know how to regroup, counter-strike * Development, jobs hold key to long-term peace By Joe Brock MAIDUGURI, Nigeria,...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Human Rights, Rebellions, Justice and Rights, Career and Workplace
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