Category Archives: Employment

For 2012, a curb on federal hiring?

By doris | Published: December 29, 2011

Full Story at NBCPoliticmsnbc.msn.com Democrats and Republicans have spent the year fruitlessly debating who has the better jobs plan. But no matter which party has controlled Congress or the White House, the federal government itself has remained a reliable job creator for the past ten years. That could change if Republicans succeed in passing a [...]

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Massive chemical plant fire near Dallas

By doris | Published: October 3, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com WAXAHACHIE, Texas — A fire at a chemical plant south of Dallas shot massive plumes of black smoke and bright orange flames into the sky Monday, forcing schoolchildren and residents to evacuate or take cover indoors to avoid possible exposure to dangerous gases. Flames engulfed what appeared to be several areas [...]

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Minn. governor, GOP reach deal to end shutdown

By doris | Published: July 14, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers reached a deal to end what has become the longest state shutdown in recent U.S. history. The deal came after a three-hour negotiating session that followed major concessions by Dayton. If details are worked out and approved by state [...]

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Katie Couric to make CBS departure official this week

By doris | Published: April 25, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (EW.com) — CBS’ high-profile — and very expensive — attempt to juice up its “Evening News” telecast is expected to come to an official end this week. A well-placed source told EW that Katie Couric, 54, will confirm that she’s decided to leave the telecast to pursue other opportunities. Her contract [...]

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Controller, airline crew suspended over incident in Florida skies

By doris | Published: March 30, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — An air traffic control supervisor and the crew of a Southwest Airlines jet have been suspended after the controller asked the Southwest Boeing 737 to fly in the vicinity of a small Cirrus aircraft in an effort to check on the welfare of the pilot, authorities said. The [...]

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Toddler reportedly locked in plane’s overhead bin

By doris | Published: March 6, 2011

Full Story atmsnbc.com A Virgin Blue flight attendant was fired after an angry mother claimed he locked her toddler son in an overhead bin, the Sunday Herald Sun reports. Natalie Williamson told the newspaper that she, her 17-month-old son, Riley, and her now estranged husband were traveling on a Virgin flight from Fiji to Sydney, [...]

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Ohio state Senate passes bill to curtail collective bargaining

By doris | Published: March 2, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The Ohio state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would curb the collective bargaining rights of public workers and strip away their power to strike. Lawmakers approved the measure by a count of 17 to 16, with six Republicans voting in opposition. The bill, known as Senate Bill 5, [...]

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Wild horse roundup triggers controversy

By doris | Published: January 3, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Silver Springs, Nevada (CNN) — The helicopter is on the chase. At first, you can only hear it. Then, from behind the hillside, you see a herd of wild horses running for their freedom, with the helicopter close behind. One escapes the trap, barely. The crowd cheers. This is the scene [...]

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Wild horses help tame wild men

By doris | Published: December 29, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Carson City, Nevada (CNN) — Just like the men training them, these horses used to be free. The animals were free to roam the land in the West, and the men were free to come and go as they please. Now they are both captive at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. [...]

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Faces of the Rodeo: The man who provides the bulls and bucking horses

By doris | Published: December 8, 2010

Full Story at Photoblog.msnbc.msn.com Bob Harkins writes: LAS VEGAS – The stern eyes of the security guard brightened as he saw the thin, gray-haired man hop out of his pickup truck and approach the stock pens. The guard’s no-nonsense demeanor evaporated as he rushed to shake the man’s hand, thanking him for all he had [...]

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One-handed model in bra becomes overnight sensation

By doris | Published: October 24, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com A one-handed model who posed in a bra for a charity ad campaign has become a European sensation. The 35-year-old graphic designer has been swamped with requests for interviews from around Europe after appearing in a print ad for CAP48, a nonprofit organization that highlights disability issues in France and Belgium, [...]

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G.M. and Ford Channel Toyota to Beat Toyota

By doris | Published: March 7, 2010

Full Story at NYTimes.com JOSH SMITH is a large man with a shaved head, a goatee and a look in his eyes that can only be described as stoked. And he is never more stoked than when he talks about his job, one of the strangest at the General Motors Proving Grounds, here in this [...]

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Supreme Court to hear labor board case

By doris | Published: November 8, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether two people can do the work of five when it comes to resolving labor-management disputes in the workplace. The National Labor Relations Board, which for decades has had the responsibility to police many of these disputes, has operated with only [...]

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‘Digital dirt’ can haunt your job search

By doris | Published: October 13, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CareerBuilder) — Just like Vegas, what happens on the Internet, stays on the Internet. How that affects your job search is up to you. Gone are the days when all you were concerned with was whether or not your résumé and cover letter were error-free. Now, you’ve got bigger things to [...]

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Nissan to make electric cars in U.S.: report

By doris | Published: June 21, 2009

Full Story At Reuters.com (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co plans to launch production of electric vehicles and their batteries in the United States to tap low-interest loans for green vehicles, the Nikkei business daily said. The overall investment is estimated at 50 billion yen ($516.4 million) and may rise to 100 billion yen, it said. [...]

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