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Beacon US Airways N839AW Airbus A319
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US Airways Flight Attendant Deal Could Help Merger Effort
The Street
| Details of the deal, announced at 1:30 a.m. Friday, have not been released, but flight attendants may have scored an industry-leading contract, sources indicate. | In a brief statement, the US Airways chapter of the Association of Flight Attendants said the deal is expected to "unite the over 6,70...
File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009.
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Remembering Howard Zinn
Al Jazeera
| Editor's note: Today, January 27, is the second anniversary of the death of Howard Zinn. An active participant in the Civil Rights movement, he was dismissed in 1963 from his position as a tenured professor at Spelman College in Atlanta after siding with black women students in the struggle agains...
US stocks fall on soft growth data
Sydney Morning Herald
| The US stockmarket closed mostly lower, capping its first losing week of 2012, after the government reported that economic growth was slower at the end of last year than economists expected. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average spent the whole of Fri...
Hugh McDonald: the man that drives the Bon Jovi beat
The Examiner
| Hugh McDonald has to be the most humble musician in rock n' roll. | He is the rhythmic definition of rock and roll cool: nary a beat is there that he can’t keep, from the driving bass line of “Keep The Faith” or the sensual hip sw...
Britax Recalls 14,220 Child Car Seats for not restraining properly
The Examiner
| A recall has been issued for 14,220 Chaperone Infant Car Seats by Britax due to a defect in the harness adjuster. | So far, NHTSA is not aware of any deaths or injuries related to the issue, however, the defect can result in ineffective safety harn...
Three Announcements by Illinois State Library
The Examiner
| The Illinois State Library (ISL) Communications Manager Pat McGuckin made announcements about ISL Webinars (Web-based seminars), the BrowseAloud program for the blind and seeing-impaired, and WebJunction Illinois. | ***Upcoming State Library Servic...
US 16 in Wyoming, westbound to Ten Sleep. US-16 originally connected Detroit, Michigan with Yellowstone, including a ferry link across Lake Michigan between Muskegon, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Snyder to Detroit tourism: Don't forget to emphasize positive
Detroit Free Press
| Curbing crime and the financial troubles facing Detroit are top priorities for Gov. Rick Snyder, but he also told the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau this morning th...
US Airways Boeing 737-3B7 N506AU
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US Airways CEO Parker affirms interest in American Airlines
The Business Review
New Mexico Business Weekly Date: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 9:07am MST - Last Modified: Thursday, January 26, 2012, 9:45am MST Related: , | Doug Parker Related News |    ...
 Nissan Motors (rt1)
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Nissan's new plant in Mexico to create 20,000 jobs
The Times Of India
DAVOS: The establishment of a new facility in Mexico by global auto-maker Nissan will bring in foreign investment of about USD 2 billion and create 20,000 jobs, the country's Presi...
FDA seizes nearly 14% of imported orange juice over fungicide
The Los Angeles Times
Nearly 14% of orange juice imported to the U.S. since early this month has been seized by the Food and Drug Administration because it contained trace amounts of a fungicide, carbendazim, according to the agency. | FDA officials said the juice was saf...
U.S. seems to have largely escaped winter
The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times | The temperature in Minneapolis didn't fall to zero degrees this winter until Jan. 12. On Jan. 5., the daytime high in Rapid City, S.D. (a record-setting 71 degrees), was higher than in balmy Miami (69 degrees). And just a couple o...
Report: Nation's cattle herd continues decline
Austin American Statesman
| WICHITA, Kan. — The nation's cattle herd has shrunk to its smallest size in 50 years amid a brutal drought in the Southwest that shriveled pastures and drove hay prices to record levels, a new report said Friday. | In a report that likely for...
Maritime Industry
AIDAdiva in Izmir, Cruise ships are organized much like floating hotels, with a complete hospitality staff in addition to the usual ship's crew.
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How the cruise industry sails under the radar
Toronto Sun
| The very public dispute between Captain Francesco Schettino and the owners of his stricken vessel is a symptom of lax regulation and supervision that can only add to pressure for the cruise line industry to be subjected to closer scrutiny. | The mudslinging over who decided the Costa Concordia should sail within 150 metres of the shoreline of an ...



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