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Reports: Stage in Indiana Fair Collapse Not Up to Code
CNNScaffolding that collapsed during a storm and killed seven people during the Indiana State Fair last year was not up to standard, and the fair's commission did not have adequate emergency planning in place, according to two investigative reports presented...Tags: Weather, Entertainment, Weather Statistics, Mitch Daniels, CNN (tv network)
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40K AT&T Workers Await Strike as Contract Negotiations Continue
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- AT&T workers remain on the job, despite the end of their contract this past weekend. Negotiations between the company and 40,000 landline workers appear to be moving forward, and there's hope that an agreement can be reached soon....Tags: AT&T Corp., Unions, Wage Contract Issues, Strikes, Career and Workplace
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Porn Industry Moving Out of L.A. Over Condom Mandate?
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- A new city ordinance requiring porn actors to wear condoms during filming took effect on Monday and officials in neighboring communities say they don't want the porn industry to relocate to to their cities. Nearby Simi...Tags: Celebrities, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, AIDS, Justice System
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Navy SEAL Team 6 Rescues Kidnapped Aid Workers in Somalia
CNNWashington -- Freed hostages Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted arrived at a U.S. base in Sicily Thursday, a day after being rescued in a U.S. military raid in Somalia, a spokesman for the base said. The pair are now at Naval Air Station Sigonella, said...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, ABC (tv network), Kidnapping, Leon Panetta, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Pilot Dies After Being Struck in the Head by Propeller
KTLA NewsEL CAJON, Calif. (KTLA) -- A pilot from Lakeside trying to manually start the engine of a Piper Cherokee aircraft was struck in the head by the propeller and killed. The accident happened about 8:30 a.m. Monday at Gillespie Field, said El Cajon city...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Health and Safety at Work, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Postal Service Seeks 50-cent Stamps
WASHINGTON, DC -- A nickel boost in the first-class stamp price to 50 cents is part of the U.S. Postal Service's latest plan to stop bleeding red ink.
The Postal Service released the 5-year business plan to Congress late Thursday in part to push Congress...Tags: Job Layoffs, Healthcare Policies, Government Postal Delivery, Finance, Retirement
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Thousands of Nurses at Kaiser Permanente Go on Strike
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Thousands of employees with Kaiser Permanente on Thursday will continue to strike against cuts to their own healthcare and retirement benefits. In Los Angeles, registered nurses and other unionized staff grabbed their picket signs...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Retirement, Health, Nursing, Labor Disputes
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Steve Jobs Refused Surgery That Could Have Saved Him
Reuters/KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs refused potentially life-saving cancer surgery for nine months, shrugging off protests from his family and opting instead for alternative medicine, according to the tech visionary's biographer. When...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Tim Cook, New Products, Super Bowl, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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National Physical Therapy Month
Gayle Anderson was live at Complete PT in Los Angeles because October is "NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH." The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) celebrates NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY MONTH every October to raise awareness of and recognize the...Tags: Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments, Olympic Games, Back Pain
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Hair Care Danger: Some Products Contain Formaldehyde
KTLA NewsSome hair-care products contain the cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde, according to the FDA. The FDA had warned the Brazilian Blowout hair care company earlier this year that its hair straightening products contain "dangerously high levels" of...Tags: Health and Beauty Products, Cancer, Economy, Business and Finance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Companies and Corporations
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Caltrans Employees Fired for Falsifying Bridge Safety Tests
KTLA NewsCULVER CITY, Calif. (KTLA) -- Caltrans has fired two employees while investigators look into allegations that the men falsified or improperly performed structural testing for bridges and highway structures across the state. Agency officials said the...Tags: Entertainment, California Department of Transportation, Highway Transportation, Health, Music
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Lethal Radiation Levels Detected at Damaged Japan Nuclear Plant
CNNTOKYO, Japan -- The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says it has detected record radiation levels at the facility. Lethal levels of radiation were measured Monday at the bottom of a ventilation tower on the grounds between...Tags: Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Tokyo (Japan), Nuclear Power, CNN (tv network), Chernobyl Disaster (1986)
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