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Lloyd Waters: Public sector unions often worse than management
When I was a new correctional officer back in the 1970s at Maryland Correctional Institution (MCI), it was a very difficult time for a lot of reasons. One reason was that management always had a tendency to cram more inmates into MCI than its rated...Tags: Corporate Crime, Career and Workplace, Fraud, Unions
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Sixty injured, 5 critically, after trains collide outside NYC
NEW YORK -- Five people were hospitalized in critical condition Friday and dozens more were treated for less serious injuries after a commuter train headed from New York City to suburban Connecticut derailed and hit a train headed in the opposite...
Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Dannel P. Malloy , Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City
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Is disability the new welfare?
The government in Britain recently did something interesting. It asked everyone receiving an "incapacity benefit" -- a disability program slowly being phased out under new reforms -- to submit to a medical test to confirm they were too disabled to work....Tags: Politics, American Enterprise Institute, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, NPR, Pension and Welfare
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Goldberg: Is disability the new welfare?
The government in Britain recently did something interesting. It asked everyone receiving an "incapacity benefit" — a disability program slowly being phased out under new reforms — to submit to a medical test to confirm they were too...
Tags: Politics, American Enterprise Institute, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, NPR, Pension and Welfare
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Teacher Shot At Sandy Hook Elementary To Attend State Of The Union
The Hartford CourantNatalie Hammond, the lead teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School who survived being shot on Dec. 14, will listen to the President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday from the gallery of the House of the Representatives. U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty,...Tags: Elizabeth Esty, Nancy Pelosi, Injuries and Wounds, Carolyn McCarthy, Career and Workplace
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NY storm commission urges flood walls for subways
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report Friday that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airports and sea barriers along the coast. The final report was first...Tags: Fire Island, Water Supply, Manhattan (New York City), Subway Transportation Industry, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Larson, Blumenthal, Among Others, Renew Call For Federal Ban On Assault Weapons
The Hartford CourantSearching for a way to prevent future shootings like the one in Newtown, some of Connecticut's congressional representives on Sunday called for a national discussion that could lead to a resumed federal ban on assault weapons and other gun control...Tags: Columbine High School, Justice System, Fox News Channel (tv network), Dianne Feinstein, Weaponry
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Timeline: Deadly Mass Killings
A gunman at a Connecticut elementary school killed 26 people, including 20 children, on Friday. It is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at some others: The...Tags: Nursing, The Dark Knight Rises (movie), Columbine High School, James Holmes, Trials
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Penn Station reopens after big power failure
On the biggest travel day of the year, Penn Station came to a grinding halt for about an hour, with massive crowds desperate to get home on the eve of Thanksgiving.
Service has begun to be restored on LIRR, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak after a power...Tags: Holidays, Amtrak, Jamaica
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How To Navigate Through Holiday Gridlock Traffic
pix11 | @wpixA per tradition, the famous Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place tonight. Also per tradition is the traffic that follows. 'Gridlock Sam' spoke with PIX11's Lisa Mateo about how to navigate through the worst of the standstills. In...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Holidays, Midtown
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Improvements Promised for LIRR Commuters
pix11.com | @gregmockerProblems have cleared up for most Subway and bus riders in New York City. But commuting on the Long Island Rail Road continues to be a nightmare since the storm. The reason is that train travel through the East River tunnels has been cut back this month...Tags: Amtrak, Israel, Helena Williams, Steve Israel, Long Island
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PATH, LIRR Back On Track For Monday Morning Rush
pix11.comPATH Train service between Lower Manhattan and New Jersey resumes Monday, as will service on the Long Island Rail Road's Long Beach branch. As of 5 a.m. Monday, PATH trains will be making stops at the following stations: Newark, Harrison, Journal Square,...Tags: Travel, Manhattan (New York City), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Andrew Cuomo
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