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Silicon Valley firm fined for paying Indian workers one-sixth of minimum wage - The Tim... - 0 views

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  • NEW DELHI: A Silicon Valley company has been fined by the US Department of Labor for paying just $1.21 an hour to eight Indian employees it had flown in from its Bangalore office to install computer systems at its Fremont headquarters, the San Jose Mercury News reported on October 22.
gaglianoj

Wage Statistics for 2013 - 0 views

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  • The national average wage index (AWI) is based on compensation (wages, tips, and the like) subject to Federal income taxes, as reported by employers on Forms W-2. Beginning with the AWI for 1991, compensation includes contributions to deferred compensation plans, but excludes certain distributions from plans where the distributions are included in the reported compensation subject to income taxes. We call the result of including contributions, and excluding certain distributions, net compensation. The table below summarizes the components of net compensation for 2013.
qkirkpatrick

The Secret Casualties of Iraq's Abandoned Chemical Weapons - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • It was August 2008 near Taji, Iraq. They had just exploded a stack of old Iraqi artillery shells buried beside a murky lake. The blast, part of an effort to destroy munitions that could be used in makeshift bombs, uncovered more shells.
  • In all, American troops secretly reported finding roughly 5,000 chemical warheads, shells or aviation bombs, according to interviews with dozens of participants, Iraqi and American officials, and heavily redacted intelligence documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
  • From 2004 to 2011, American and American-trained Iraqi troops repeatedly encountered, and on at least six occasions were wounded by, chemical weapons remaining from years earlier in Saddam Hussein’s rule.
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  • He lifted a shell. Oily paste oozed from a crack. “That doesn’t look like pond water,” said his team leader, Staff Sgt. Eric J. Duling. The specialist swabbed the shell with chemical detection paper. It turned red — indicating sulfur mustard, the chemical warfare agent designed to burn a victim’s airway, skin and eyes.
  • more than 2,400 nerve-agent rockets unearthed in 2006 at a former Republican Guard compound.
  • In late 2005 and early 2006, soldiers collected more than 440 Borak 122-millimeter chemical rockets near Amara, in southeastern Iraq. And in the first nine months of 2006, the American military recovered roughly 700 chemical warheads and shells, according to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
qkirkpatrick

European Union Asks Britain to Pay Extra $2.7 Billion - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • A demand from the European Union for an extra payment worth $2.7 billion would not be welcome news for any European leader. For Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, the request on Friday
  • The request for the money, which is about 1.7 billion pounds, came after a recalculation of data showed that the British economy performed better in recent years than previously thought.
  • Mr. Cameron has promised that he will renegotiate the terms of British membership in the European Union if he is re-elected next year, and that he will then hold a referendum in 2017 on whether to stay in the bloc.
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  • Within the Conservative Party, which fears that it will lose voters to the U.K. Independence Party, the demand provoked anger.
  • The revision took place after the European Commission, the executive arm of the bloc, reviewed the economic performance of all member states since 1995 and changed its statistics to take into account elements such as the underground economy.
Grace Gannon

Ferguson on edge as doubts raised over Darren Wilson indictment - 0 views

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Ferguson Missouri Michael Brown case jury ruling

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    The citizens of Ferguson, Missouri, and those of cities around the country, await the ruling of the Michael Brown case, as new evidence has emerged suggesting that Michael Brown attempted to grab the policeman Darren Wilson's gun during the struggle in the moments leading to his death.
Grace Gannon

In Chicago, the future of tech could be at your local library - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    Chicago, one of CNNMoney's Most Innovative Cities, is offering cutting-edge technology devices like laser printers in their libraries. Computers, of course, will also be featured in the libraries, and all that you need to be permitted entrance is a library card. This is particularly important for Chicago, as 40% of the city's residents don't have access to the Internet at home.
Grace Gannon

Hatchet assault on New York police comes during fears of Islamist attacks - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    The unprovoked attack of four police officers in Queens still remains under investigation. Many worry that there could be a link between this incidence of extreme, barbaric violence and the recent chain of attacks that have occurred in the Western world by people who have a radical interoperation of Islam.
Grace Gannon

Wall Street delivers bad news to Amazon - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    Amazon's stock fell nearly 11% this past Thursday. The company had reported a $437 million loss in the last quarter. Amazon has also warned that it could expect a $570 million loss in the next quarter as well. The company's stock is overall down 20% for the year thus far.
Grace Gannon

Hambycast: The nerd science of campaigning - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    There's an entire industry in American politics built around finding and mobilizing voters, largely constructed by Democrats who have been innovating in the field for more than a decade… "With advanced analytics and targeting, the Obama team in 2012 narrow-casted its message to persuadable voters -- on Facebook, on television, on Pandora, on well-placed billboards, on doorsteps, wherever -- and tilted swing state electorates in their favor."
Grace Gannon

Maker of Camel cigarettes bans smoking in its offices - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    The maker of the popular Camel cigarettes, number 2 in the country, will no longer let its employees smoke in most places at work starting in January of 2015. Indoor smoking permitted areas will be created, but for the most part, smoking at work is (ironically) prohibited.
Grace Gannon

Schools install gun detection technology - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    CEO of Shooter Detection Systems, Christian Connors says, "It's basically a smoke alarm for gun fire detection." These systems have recently been installed in schools in Massachusetts, as a result of America's history of school shootings and the little defense that has been taken in the past.
Grace Gannon

The week in 37 photos - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    This source has 37 photos highlighting the "biggest" news events of the week (October 19-24). These photos focus on the inauguration of Indonesia's new present, the shooting in Ottawa, fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in the country, as well as other relevant news topics.
Grace Gannon

Tunisia 'terror' standoff: five women and a man killed in Tunis suburb - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    Tunisian authorities stormed the home of suspected militants to end a 24-hour standoff on Friday, leaving five women and one man dead in a suburb of the capital Tunis.
Grace Gannon

Namibia's plan: Pay off poachers, save wildlife - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    Many animals inhabiting the communal lands of Namibia were critically endangered until the 1980s, when a radical revolution of thought took place in the minds of the poachers: "turning poachers into stewards of land and wildlife transformed situation," increasing wildlife numbers and reversing the situation of endangered animals.
Grace Gannon

Oklahoma cases solved: DNA tests used. - 0 views

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  • Grace Gannon on 24 Oct 14
     
    Developments in the field of DNA research and technology have resulted in an overall greater understanding of the truth of the past. Human remains of six people who died in 2013 were tested for DNA and have effectively been identified. These technological and scientific advancements allow us to have a more complete, truthful understanding of the past.
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