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Economy means sacrifice for Thanksgiving travelers
CHICAGO (AP) — Feeling the pinch of the sluggish economic recovery, many Americans setting out on the nation's annual Thanksgiving migration had to sacrifice summer vacations, rely on relatives for airfare or scour the Web for travel deals to ensure...
Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Thanksgiving, Weather Reports, Holidays, Transportation Industry
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Powerball ticket worth $337M sold in Michigan
LAPEER, Mich. (AP) — A gas station in a small Michigan city is buzzing with excitement after the state lottery said Thursday that a $337 million jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold there. The Michigan Lottery said the ticket was sold in...Tags: Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery, Services and Shopping, Sunoco Incorporated
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Man killed in airplane collision with girlfriend
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A pilot was communicating by radio with her boyfriend before their planes collided in the air over Alaska last week, killing him, a federal investigator said. The two pilots took off from different western Alaska villages...Tags: Anchorage, Radio, Entertainment, Transportation Industry, Veal
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Transocean chairman voted out, Icahn dividend plan rejected
ReutersZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd shareholders voted out Chairman Michael Talbert at the annual meeting on Friday and backed a nominee of activist investor Carl Icahn to replace him on the board of the world's largest offshore drilling...Tags: Business Enterprises, Shareholders, Gulf of Mexico, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Dynegy Incorporated
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Minimum Wage Hike Would Give Women A Needed Boost
Recently, the Appropriations Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly took a strong step toward growing and strengthening the wages of Connecticut's lowest-wage earners by voting to increase the state's minimum wage. In doing so, the committee also...Tags: Killingly, Labor Legislation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Parties and Movements, Connecticut General Assembly
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READER SUBMITTED: Tolland Business Leader To Be Featured At Junior Achievement "Partners In Achievement" Breakfast
TollandRaymond J. Sprague, senior vice president of Small Commercial insurance for The Hartford, will be a featured speaker at the Tenth Annual Partners in Achievement Breakfast to support the financial literacy, workforce readiness and entrepreneurship programs...Tags: Avon (Hartford, Connecticut), Business Enterprises, West Hartford, New Britain, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut)
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Suburban Detroit teacher identified as slaying victim; suspect apparently commits suicide
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit school district says one of its teachers was shot and killed inside his home, a slaying that led to a SWAT team surrounding another house before finding the suspect's body inside. Birmingham Public Schools...Tags: Murder
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Polasek Museum hosts Florida Sculptors Guild exhibit
The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens opens "From Start to Finish: The Florida Sculptors Guild Exhibition" on Tuesday, May 7. Providing a behind-the-scenes experience, the "Start to Finish" exhibition will highlight the processes used to create...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Winter Park, Sculpture
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READER SUBMITTED: Second Annual School Breakfast Summit - East Windsor Takes Third Place
East WindsorGovernor Dannel P. Malloy today joined State Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, the Connecticut Breakfast Expansion Team (CBET) at the Second Annual School Breakfast Summit. CBET, a collaboration of End Hunger CT!, the Connecticut No Kid...Tags: Government, Old Saybrook, North Canaan, East Windsor, Food Industry
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Voice of the People, May. 05
Business competition Gov. Rick Perry comes up here from Texas to poach Illinois-based businesses. Tribune reporter Phil Rosenthal's article is titled "Perry's kick to the gut" because Perry has the audacity to try and promote competition in the...Tags: Regional Authority, Employment, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities
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Benefit Concerts For Flood Victims
The Hartford CourantAbout 700 local musicians are holding concerts May 2-3 to benefit flood victims in La Plata, the capital of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The April 2 flash floods killed about 50 people as 12 inches of rain fell in a few hours. Thousands of citizens were...Tags: Arts and Culture, Howard Ashman, Fairfield University, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, West Hartford
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Malloy Claims Middle Ground With Support For 75-Cent Minimum Wage Hike
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy on Friday pushed to raise the state minimum wage by 75 cents over the next two years, backing a measure that steps back from a proposal in the legislature but still lacks the support of the business lobby. "I believe that we can...Tags: L. Scott Frantz, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Government, Regional Authority, J Brendan Sharkey
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