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Hijabs at issue of discrimination lawsuit
Two Muslim women claim in a lawsuit that a Detroit area McDonald's would not hire them because they wore traditional Islamic headscarves. The Detroit Free Press reports that Toi Whitfield of Detroit and Quiana Pugh of Dearborn filed the discrimination...Tags: McDonald's Corp., Discrimination, Freedom of the Press, Government, Islam
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Deaths elsewhere
ROBERT BERNING, 73 Influential wine buyer Robert Berning, who as the principal wine buyer for Trader Joe's beginning in the 1970s helped introduce consumers to bargain-priced wines from around the globe, has died. Mr. Berning died of bone cancer...Tags: The Office, Marketing, Death and Dying, Beverage Industry, Whittier
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Schwarzenegger seeks to slash state workers' pay till budget passes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has prepared an order to cut the pay of about 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour until a budget is signed. Administration officials said Schwarzenegger was expected to sign the order, a draft...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Political Candidates
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U.S. minimum wage rises
The Associated PressAbout 2 million Americans get a raise today as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage increase to consumers. The raise, from $5.85 to...Tags: Labor Legislation, Wages and Pensions, Inflation and Deflation, Small Businesses, Employers
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Holliday Drives in Pair to Help Beat Dodgers
Associated PressDENVER -- Matt Holliday drove in two runs, including one on a double that bounced off the pitcher's glove, and Jeff Baker scored twice to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Brad Hawpe, Ian Stewart and...Tags: Barry Zito, Don Mattingly, Derek Lowe, Chipper Jones, Major League Baseball
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Glastonbury Hopes To Buy Former Arbor Acres Land
Courant Staff WriterSixty years after the Saglio Brothers formed Arbor Acres and produced a chicken that grocers called the "chicken of tomorrow," the town is looking to purchase what remains of the abandoned chicken farm. After months of negotiations, the town is...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Environmental Cleanup, Forestry and Timber, Tourism and Leisure
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How you can become 'The Dark Knight'
Batman has no powers. Superman flies. Spider-Man spins. Even Ant-Man has the, uh, super-helpful ability to get small. But Batman—for 69 years now, Bruce Wayne has patrolled Gotham City, and the standard line on the guy is that he is the only...Tags: Chicago River, Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Government
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Program aims to link students with job skills
The News LeaderStuarts Draft High School will unveil a new program this fall that's designed to give students practical skills for the local job market. The high school's new Center for Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology will offer a series of courses to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Consumer Electronics Industry, Government, Technology, Retirement
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Minimum wage to rise 40 cents in Md.
Sun reporterSome 64,000 workers in Maryland will get a pay raise on Thursday when the federal minimum wage bumps up to $6.55 an hour -- the first federal increase to affect the state in a dozen years. For those working 40 hours a week at the state minimum of $6.15,...Tags: Elijah E Cummings, Wages and Pensions, National Government, Employers, Government
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Federal minimum wage to increase
Sun reporterAbout 64,000 workers in Maryland will get a pay raise tomorrow when the federal minimum wage bumps up to $6.55 an hour - the first federal increase to affect the state in a dozen years. For those working 40 hours a week at the state minimum of $6.15, the...Tags: Elijah E Cummings, Wages and Pensions, Employers, National Government, Government
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