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Workers win $240 million verdict from Texas company - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 04:40

Fort Worth Star Telegram

Workers win $240 million verdict from Texas company
Fort Worth Star Telegram
For years, Jeff Long and 31 other men netted 41 cents an hour from a Texas company — after hefty deductions for food and lodging — for slaughtering turkeys in Iowa until a fire inspector condemned their dilapidated bunkhouse in 2009, effectively ...

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Jonathan Cohn: The hell of American day care - Dallas Morning News

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 01:33

Dallas Morning News

Jonathan Cohn: The hell of American day care
Dallas Morning News
Lahmeyer explained how little power inspectors have to make sure kids are getting safe, quality care. In Texas, a person needs only a high school qualification or equivalent to operate a home day care. As for Tata's juvenile criminal record, she hadn't ...

Clean-up efforts in West progress - Waco Tribune-Herald

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 01:20

Clean-up efforts in West progress
Waco Tribune-Herald
City council members Friday discussed steps to ensure that homes are rebuilt to a high standard, including possibly adopting a new building code. They said they don't intend to hire a building inspector, but construction plans would have to get ...

Inspector General: Federal Prisons Falter On Dying Inmates' Early Release - ThinkProgress

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 14:38

ThinkProgress

Inspector General: Federal Prisons Falter On Dying Inmates' Early Release
ThinkProgress
Poor management of a federal “Compassionate Release” program is clogging federal prisons and causing inmates to die behind bars who should have been considered for at-home care, according to a new audit from the Department of Justice's Inspector ...

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SA has its own explosive mix - San Antonio Express

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 04:26

SA has its own explosive mix
San Antonio Express
A database of hazardous chemical inventories obtained by the San Antonio Express-News shows that at least 950 facilities in Texas stored either chemical last year. The records show some sites are in isolated locations, while others are near homes ...

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United States Files False Claims Act Lawsuit Against the Largest For-Profit ... - Imperial Valley News

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 04:12

United States Files False Claims Act Lawsuit Against the Largest For-Profit ...
Imperial Valley News
Medicare reimburses for different levels of hospice care, including continuous home care, also called crisis care, which is available for patients who are experiencing acute medical symptoms resulting in a brief period of crisis. ... Department's Civil ...

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Dallas-area managers of chemical stockpiles say risks not same as West - Dallas Morning News

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 03:30

Dallas Morning News

Dallas-area managers of chemical stockpiles say risks not same as West
Dallas Morning News
The Cardinal Health distribution center in Grand Prairie reported housing ammonium nitrate at its facility. A company spokeswoman said the chemical is used in ... All of them appear in a state database of North Texas facilities storing large amounts of ...
Death in Boston and West, Texas - Intent Hidden in Plain Sight? - TruthoutTruth-Out
State officials claim "system worked" in West, Texas fertilizer plant explosionEl Paso Times
Explosion-shattered town buries victimsCatholic San Francisco
Green Left Weekly -ABC 57 News -Huffington Post
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MFD fire marshal retires today, moves to new position with Forest Service - Midland Reporter-Telegram

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 01:40

MFD fire marshal retires today, moves to new position with Forest Service
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Meiner has accepted the position of assistant fire chief for the Texas A&M Forest Service's West Branch, which is comprised of 36 counties. He also will be a ... His desire to join the Forest Service came from his frequent deployment to state incidents ...

State officials claim "system worked" in West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion - El Paso Times

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 00:00

ABC News

State officials claim "system worked" in West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion
El Paso Times
Brian Kaska walks through the remains of his home in one of the most devastated the areas of West, Texas, Monday, April 29, 2013. The fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 people and injured over 200 people. Local residents were allowed to return to ...
Death in Boston and West, Texas - Intent Hidden in Plain Sight? - TruthoutTruth-Out
Dallas-area managers of chemical stockpiles say risks not same as WestDallas Morning News (blog)
Residents of hardest-hit areas of West to return homeABC 57 News
Catholic San Francisco -Green Left Weekly -Huffington Post
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The AKC and Puppy Mills - OpEdNews

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 23:19

The AKC and Puppy Mills
OpEdNews
inspectors nationwide can manage to inspect all the puppy mills and give them all a seal of approval without probably inspecting them. I thought she ... "Cuvac" (Chuvach) dogs. Presently, there are only 8 of them in the US, and they make their home in ...

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West Donations To Be Processed By One Charity - CBS 11

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 23:12

West Donations To Be Processed By One Charity
CBS 11
WEST (CBS 11 NEWS) - WEST (CBS 11 NEWS) – Some Central Texas charities are stepping in to help the people in West. ... “My house is really bad. It's not liveable, we're having to find somewhere to go.” She rented her home and says her landlord had no ...

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Obama's Sub-Prime Conflict - Consortium News

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 21:54

Consortium News

Obama's Sub-Prime Conflict
Consortium News
President Barack Obama announced the nominations of Penny Pritzker as Secretary of Commerce, and Mike Froman as U.S. Trade Representative, in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 2, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy). My pop gave ...

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Jon Bon Jovi & Overdose Law: Singer Will Watch Chris Christie Sign Bill Into ... - Huffington Post

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 12:17

Jon Bon Jovi & Overdose Law: Singer Will Watch Chris Christie Sign Bill Into ...
Huffington Post
Esequiel Hernandez, 18, was herding goats near his home in Redford, Texas, when he was killed by a team of U.S. Marines in 1997. Dressed in camouflage, the Marines were deployed near the .... Seven years later, CIA Inspector General John Helgerson ...

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Norman W. Thurow - La Crosse Tribune

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 05:02

Norman W. Thurow
La Crosse Tribune
SPARTA — Norman W. Thurow, 88, of Sparta, and formerly of Milwaukee, and Grafton, died peacefully in his sleep April 20, 2013, at Morrow Memorial Home. He was born ... In 1981, after 30 years of service, Norman retired from Wisconsin Electric Power ...

LA Film Fest 2013 Drops Full Card Including ONLY GOD FORGIVES, YOU'RE ... - Twitch

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 01:56

LA Film Fest 2013 Drops Full Card Including ONLY GOD FORGIVES, YOU'RE ...
Twitch
The House That Jack Built - USA (DIRECTOR Henry Barrial WRITER Joseph Vasquez PRODUCERS Michael Lieber, Sam Kitt, Hitesh Patel CAST E.J. Bonilla, Melissa Fumero, Leo Minaya, Saundra Santiago, John Herrera, Flor De Liz Perez, Rosal Colon) .... Louis Koo ...

Was the Syria Chemical Weapons Probe “Torpedoed” by the West? - Center for Research on Globalization

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 01:02

Was the Syria Chemical Weapons Probe “Torpedoed” by the West?
Center for Research on Globalization
From March 15-18, the rebellion's second anniversary passed, the U.S. treasury freed citizens to finance Syria's opposition, NATO reminded everyone they were prepared for war, and a U.S. citizen from Texas was elected prime minister of the Syrian ...

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Neglect, incompetence endanger us most - The Albany Herald

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 00:41

ABC News

Neglect, incompetence endanger us most
The Albany Herald
So I'm a bit perplexed — frustrated and angry, really — that so far, no one in Congress is calling for a hearing about the explosion in West, Texas. Fifteen people died, nearly 200 were injured, and a school and other buildings were damaged ... (Tell ...
KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports - - Information sharing before bombings ...KEYC TV

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The Ensign Group Reports Quarterly Adjusted Earnings of $0.65 Per Share ... - Wall Street Journal (press release)

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 20:21

The Ensign Group Reports Quarterly Adjusted Earnings of $0.65 Per Share ...
Wall Street Journal (press release)
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., May 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign(TM) group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, assisted and independent living, home health, hospice care and ...

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Donna Brazile: Using common sense on red flags - Battle Creek Enquirer

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 20:07

Donna Brazile: Using common sense on red flags
Battle Creek Enquirer
So Iím a bit perplexed ó frustrated and angry, really ó that so far, no one in Congress is calling for a hearing about the explosion in West, Texas. Fifteen people died, nearly 200 were ... State inspectors had cited it numerous times for unsafe ...

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Information Sharing Before Bombings Under Review - KBTX.com - KBTX

Wed, 05/01/2013 - 10:57

Information Sharing Before Bombings Under Review - KBTX.com
KBTX
In a letter dated Tuesday and signed by the four inspectors, the officials said they had initiated and coordinated an independent review into the government's handling of intelligence leading up to the bombings. They said in the letter, which was ...