Virginia's jobless rate remains the same in April Richmond Times Dispatch | Virginia's unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in April as job growth slowed during the month, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Friday. | The jobless rate was unchanged from March, when it hit a three-year low. It was down from the year-ago April rate of 6.2 percent. | The stat...
Romney launches sunny ad in swing states Kansas City Star | WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney on Friday launched his first general election ad with an appeal to four key swing states as he tried to set a positive tone while promising he'll start working on "Day One" for tax cuts, changes in health care laws and approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. | The ads, ...
UNC-Charlotte students’ interactive maps look deeper at Amendment One support The News & Observer Casey Toth Monica Ganguly, left, ventured to the other side of the street to speak with pro-shale proponents, such as Dan McGee. Protestors from both sides of the fracking issue showed their support with signs and chants outside East Chapel Hill High...
Maroon 5's 'Sold Out' concert is 'Ovation Hall's' debut in Revel, AC The Examiner | Maroon 5 is the first concert to take the stage at the new 5,000 seat “Ovation Hall” in the new Revel Atlantic City on Friday evening, May 18, 2012 in Atlantic City, NJ. Maroon 5 are talented musicians best known for their energetic, mid-temp...
Chicago panel discusses trends in turnaround management The Examiner | The Turnaround Management Association’s Chicago/ Midwest Chapter Women’s Group Hosts: | Emerging Trends in Turnaround and Restructuring | A panel of experts from various industry disciplines will offer their perspectives on trends and opportuni...
World-concerned issues discussed at G8 summit Xinhua | BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhuanet) -- G8 leaders have gathered at the two-day summit for discussions over world-concerned issues at Camp David. The event touched upon issues including the eurozone crisis, the Iranian nuclear standoff, and the ongoing conf...
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Obama to tout $3B pledge for food security The Boston Globe | WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama is set to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges aimed at alleviating hunger in Africa and urge the world's biggest economies to make goo...
U.S. stock index futures point to modest rebound Reuters | * U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones up 0.2 percent and Nasdaq futures up 0.3 per...
Film Notes: MTV Movie Awards will include 'Perks,' Wiz Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | If you've been dying to get a look at anything from "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," a trailer will run during the pre-show for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on June 3. Actres...
Official Trailer for the Amazing Spider-Man The Examiner Read the article: Unmasking the Amazing Spider-Man Synopsis Ken Syme | Pittsburgh Film Industry Examiner RSSSubscribe Comments | Follow UsTwitter | Gerald Anderson is the guy closest to Sarah Geronimo's heart t.co/xddiilWe 53 minutes ago | Cong...
State fair property to be sold at auction Daily Press | RICHMOND — The Caroline County farm where champion racehorse Secretariat was born left her family's possession decades ago, but Kate Chenery Tweedy hopes the new owners keep the equestrian tradition alive — as well as resurrect the annu...
Editorial: Earthbound economics Daily Press | Airline travelers on the Peninsula want affordable, direct flights to major cities without the hassle of crossing the water or driving an hour to get to an airport. | It seems reasonable that our population of almost a half million with thriving bu...
Coastline Surveys places order for DATEM 5000 CPT system Offshore Shipping Online | - | More | As part of what it called "continual company growth and development," Coastline Surveys Ltd has placed an order for a DATEM 5000 CPT system. | The DATEM 5000 unit is a coiled rod design offering the latest technology and increased push capability compared to similar CPT designs available. The unit is compact enough for deployment ...
