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8 sea lions found shot to death near Seattle
8 sea lions found shot to death near Seattle. SEATTLE -- At least eight sea lions have been found shot to death in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks, wildlife officials say. The bodies of seven sea lions were recently found on the Nisqually River, south of Tacoma, all apparently shot, NBC station KING 5 of Seattle reported. On [...]
Sunspot unleashes a parting shot
Sunspot unleashes a parting shot. The sunspot responsible for setting off a colorful round of northern lights over the past week got off a doozy of a parting shot today, just as it was about to pass around the edge of the sun's disk. Sunspot 1402 let loose with an X-class flare, the most powerful class of solar outburst, at 1:37 p.m. ET [...]
Too little, too late? Factory jobs making comeback
Too little, too late? Factory jobs making comeback. By Allison Linn President Barack Obama is on the road this week touting a plan to bring jobs back to the United States, in part by bolstering manufacturing here. It’s no secret that’s a tough challenge. The United States has lately seen an increase in manufacturing jobs, something [...]
American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs in overnight raid
American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs in overnight raid. By Jim Miklaszewski, NBC News chief Pentagon correspondent WASHINGTON -- In a daring nighttime raid Tuesday, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two hostages, including one American, who were being held by kidnappers in Somalia, U.S. officials tell NBC News. American Jessica [...]
Report: Several $1B bids for Dodgers
http://foxvzw-sports.mobile.msn.com/en-us/articles.aspx?aid=1215193&acid=2&afid=0 FOX Sports West Jan. 24, 2012 05:33 AM Bankers handling the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers received multiple bids in excess of $1 billion on Monday, people familiar with the matter said. Among those submitting bids were media investor Leo Hindery [...]
Railroad companies fight safety rules, with help from GOP and Obama
Railroad companies fight safety rules, with help from GOP and Obama. By Justine Sharrock, Laurie Udesky and Stuart Silverstein FairWarning.org Less than four years after a California train disaster spurred passage of major safety legislation, railroad companies are pushing hard to relax the law’s chief provision. They have won over key [...]
Teaching Unethical Behavior
Teaching Unethical Behavior By James F Grebey Businesses provide ethics classes and seminars to teach employees about acceptable behavior in the workplace. Employees who are honest by nature usually take away some food for thought from these sessions while those who are not honest by nature take away only a free lunch. Ethics classes tend to [...]
Obama touting tourism for jobs
Obama touting tourism for jobs. President Barack Obama said Thursday that he wants to create more jobs by drawing more international tourists to the United States, a plan White House officials said would especially benefit states like Arizona, home to the Grand Canyon and other national parks. Creating jobs has become a central part of [...]
Wikipedia goes dark on piracy bill protest day
Wikipedia goes dark on piracy bill protest day. Updated at 5:05 a.m. ET: Any student burning the midnight oil Tuesday may have been disappointed as what has become a primary research tool, Wikipedia, blacked out its Web pages as part of a global protest against anti-piracy legislation making its way through Congress. "Student warning! Do [...]
Family Rescued After Minivan Knocked Off Ferry
View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. An accident on the ferry that runs between Balboa Island and Balboa Peninsula ended with a rental minivan sinking to the bottom of the harbor. The family of four that was inside got out. Read More > [...]
