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U.S. / NEWS Thu Feb 7, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- Two days before she disappeared, Nina Reiser accepted a $50,000-a-year job with the San Francisco Department of Public Health to help Russian immigrants, the woman who hired her testified Wednesday. Prosecutors hope Patricia Erwin's testimony will help.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Sep 17, 2007 @ 8:28am neoform

USA Today -- Gay rights advocates expect Congress will soon move closer to approving a federal ban on job discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender workers. Rep. Barney Frank, a leading proponent, predicts the ban will win House approval in coming weeks... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jul 22, 2007 @ 5:35am neoform

USA Today -- Fast-food waitress Fawn Townsend of Raleigh, N.C., knows exactly what she is going to do if her salary goes up with Tuesday's increase in the federal minimum wage: start saving for a car so she can find a second job to make ends meet. "My goal personal.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 3, 2006 @ 8:09am neoform

FOX News -- A school bus driver fired after she reportedly made an obscene gesture at President Bush has filed a union grievance in an attempt to get her job back... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Mar 3, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- A survey released Monday by the National Sleep Foundation says more people on the job should wake up, go home and get more sleep. The survey of 1,000 people found participants average six hours and 40 minutes of sleep a night on weeknights, even though.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 9, 2007 @ 8:29am neoform

FOX News -- A small-town Georgia police chief who left to face enemy fire in Iraq only to return and be fired by town officials got his job back Wednesday, thanks to an angry mayor. Doraville Mayor Ray Jenkins deemed his council's recent vote to oust Police Chief.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jul 28, 2007 @ 9:46am neoform

FOX News -- A gas station cashier who was held up on the job and helped track down the robber has been fired. The company that owns the station said Cynthia Lopez lost her job because her cash drawer was $16 over its $50 limit. "We do have policies on cash limi.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 20, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

Washington Post -- Former Smithsonian secretary Lawrence M. Small took nearly 10 weeks of vacation a year during seven years running the vast museum complex and was absent from his job 550 workdays while earning $5.7 million on outside work, according to an independent comm.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Wed Apr 18, 2007 @ 4:27pm neoform

Los Angeles Times -- GRIEF, HORROR, sorrow and sympathy — after a tragedy like Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech, these are the appropriate first responses from not only typical Americans but the nation's political leaders. Part of any president's job is helping the natio.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Mar 29, 2007 @ 10:10am neoform

FOX News -- A Georgia man who spent nearly a week hunting for a missing 6-year-old boy earlier this month said he was fired from his job after aiding in the search. Sam Lyons, 44, of Brunswick, Ga., initially got permission from his bosses at MK Industries to help.. Read More