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Palestinian prisoner death triggers West Bank protests
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.JERUSALEM -- The sudden death of a 30-year-old Palestinian man being held in an Israeli jail sparked another day of protests and rioting across the West Bank on Sunday as fears heightened that Palestinian frustration levels are nearing a boiling point....Tags: West Bank, Jihad, Israel, Strikes, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Palestinians protest in support of striking prisoners
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians demonstrated throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem on Friday demanding the release of four prisoners on a hunger strike in Israeli jails. Israeli officials say the Palestinian prisoners are militants accused...
Tags: West Bank, Israel, Strikes, Mahmoud Abbas, Religion and Belief
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Accusations fly over Chris Brown community service records
L.A. NOWThere was much debate Tuesday about whether Chris Brown and his legal team misled the court about the amount of community service time he was putting in. L.A. Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey said Tuesday's court filing suggested "significant discrepancies... -
Judge approves interim loan for Rhythm & Hues
A federal judge approved a $17-million loan from two movie studios to keep the lights on at troubled Rhythm & Hues, the award-winning visual effects company that worked on the Oscar-nominated “Life of Pi.” Rhythm & Hues, based in El Segundo,...
Tags: China, Crime, Law and Justice, Django Unchained (movie), Layoffs and Downsizing, Life of Pi (movie)
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D.A. to Chris Brown: We don't buy your community-service claims
Haven't been following Chris Brown's adventures while he's on probation? Never fear — a new motion filed Tuesday reads like a gossip-blog round-up of past excitement while also dropping the big news that the performer appears to have faked...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Google Inc.
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Kamenetz proposal would change process for worker benefit disputes
Baltimore County labor leaders plan to fight legislation by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz that would change the way public workers appeal county decisions on their retirement benefits, saying the bill would stack the deck against employees. The bill,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Tom Quirk, Towson, AFSCME, Career and Workplace
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Court refs intervene in superbrawl
To borrow a football metaphor, a federal appeals court threw the flag last week against the president of the United States for unsportsmanlike conduct. Specifically, a three-judge panel in the Washington, D.C., circuit ruled that President Barack Obama'...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Supreme Court, Career and Workplace, Republican Party, Politics
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Labor dispute between county, former deputy state's attorney unresolved
A dispute between Brown County and a former deputy state's attorney remains unresolved. Duane Sutton, Brown County Commission chairman, declined further comment after this morning's meeting. He said the matter is a personnel one and involved in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Lawyers
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Talks resume in NHL labor dispute
Negotiations between the NHL and the players association resumed Thursday at the league’s Manhattan offices following lengthy talks that went past midnight EST and involved a federal mediator for the third time. Although it was widely assumed...
Tags: Ice Hockey, Marketing, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace, Politics
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NHL ratifies labor deal; Kings to face Blackhawks in Jan. 19 opener [updated]
The NHL's Board of Governors gave unanimous approval Wednesday to the collective bargaining agreement it had tentatively reached with the players' association. The next step will be for players to ratify the deal. That electronic voting process is...
Tags: Darryl Sutter, Career and Workplace, Government, Executive Branch, Anze Kopitar
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With time running short, port braces for dockworkers strike
Port of Baltimore officials say they "are preparing for the worst," in the event of a longshoremen's strike at one minute past midnight Dec. 30.
But that would be nothing, they say, compared with a management decision to lock out workers at the...Tags: Strikes, George W. Bush, Manufacturing and Engineering, Career and Workplace, Cruise Line Ports
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White House urges end to labor fight at East, Gulf Coast seaports
The Obama administration is urging union dockworkers and a management group to "continue their work at the negotiating table to get a deal done as quickly as possible" to avoid a strike that could idle 14 East and Gulf Coast seaports. The word that...
Tags: Unions, Strikes, Port of Los Angeles, Career and Workplace, White House
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