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No explosives found on diverted US Airways flight
WASHINGTON — The crowded US Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., had just reached the northeastern tip of Canada when one of the passengers, a French citizen who was born in Cameroon, handed a flight attendant a cryptic note that said she...
Tags: FBI, Emergency Incidents, Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Human Body
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Bank of America CEO faces shareholder ire as protests swirl
Four people were arrested Wednesday as they tried to force their way into the annual Bank of America Corp. shareholders' meeting in Charlotte, N.C. Police used a new ordinance to impose restrictions on the gathering.
Hundreds of people gathered on the...Tags: Wells Fargo & Co., Shareholders, Interior Policy, Metal and Mineral, Financial and Business Services
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Romney steers clear of controversy while campaigning in N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Campaigning in North Carolina on Friday, Mitt Romney made no mention of two of the biggest issues in the news this week — the revelation of a $2-billion trading loss by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the state’s vote...
Tags: Politics, Labor Markets, Regional Authority, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' by E.L. James is selling books (and more)
The staff of the Pleasure Chest, a high-end West Hollywood sex shop, were first tipped to the "Fifty Shades of Grey" phenomenon by their accountant, who noticed a curious spike in sales a few weeks ago. New customers had been drawn to the store after...
Tags: Book, Gynecology, Amazon.com Inc., Barbara Walters, Health
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Unions threatened with layoffs protest Villaraigosa trips out of town
L.A. NOWLos Angeles City workers are planning a protest outside of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s annual State of the City address Wednesday to voice their anger at the mayor’s plan for layoffs.... -
Villaraigosa avoids talk of layoffs in State of the City address
Even as city workers protested planned cuts outside, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa avoided talk of layoffs during his annual State of the City address Wednesday. He chose instead to cheerlead a proposed ballot measure that he said would allow the...Tags: Republican Party, Los Angeles Police Department, Politics, Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace
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Obama, Romney debate from states apart
ELYRIA, Ohio — President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney engaged in a long-distance debate over the key issue in the election — the economy and how to improve it — as both campaigned through key swing states more than six...
Tags: Republican Party, Medicare, Politics, Career and Workplace, Plant Closings
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Villaraigosa speech focuses on transit issues, not L.A. budget woes
L.A. NOWEven as city workers protested proposed layoffs outside of his speech, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa avoided talk of layoffs during his annual State of the City address Wednesday, choosing instead to cheerlead a proposed ballot measure that he said... -
Citigroup shareholders' vote on exec pay sends a message
The shareholder rejection of Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Vikram Pandit's $15-million pay package has some on Wall Street wondering if the same fate might be in store for the heads of other big U.S. banks. Both Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America...
Tags: Wells Fargo & Co., Politics, Companies and Corporations, Shareholders, Bank of America Corp.
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Romney offers his pre-buttal to Obama
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stepping up his efforts to directly engage President Obama, Mitt Romney took his campaign to a rooftop in Charlotte on Wednesday overlooking the stadium where Obama will deliver his convention speech this summer — and accused...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Greece, Democratic National Convention (2008), Mitt Romney
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Operating profit surges as Bank of America slims down
Bank of America Corp.has become the nation's incredible shrinking bank — and shareholders don't seem to mind at all. The Charlotte, N.C., bank has slashed staff, combined business units and dialed back its massive mortgage business. These steps...Tags: Wells Fargo & Co., Companies and Corporations, Bank of America Corp., Mortgages, Consumers
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BET founder plans Web distribution firm for eclectic programming
Robert Johnson, the nation's first African American billionaire, has invested in professional basketball teams, real estate, mortgage-backed securities and midsize hotels. Now he is returning to his old stamping grounds: media. The founder of BET, the...
Tags: Television Networks, Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Viacom Inc., Companies and Corporations, Libraries
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