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Farm labor contractor fined in worker's death
Jul 24 2008, AP

The employer of a pregnant teenager who died of heat stroke after pruning grapevines for nine hours in hot weather was hit Wednesday with the highest fine ever issued to a California farming operation.The California Division of Occupational Safety and...

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Reputed mob boss asks judge for chance to exercise
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The reputed underboss of the New England mafia, awaiting trial on bribery charges, is asking a federal judge to release him from home confinement for two hours a day so...
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Stocks point lower after jobless claims data
AP, New York
Stock futures are still trading lower, even after the Labor Department reported a larger-than-expected drop in unemployment benefit claims.
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Jobless claims fall for 2nd straight week
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The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight weekly drop from a...
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Jobless claims fall for second straight week
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Burger King 4Q profit rises 42 pct, tops estimates
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AP, Columbus
Former “American Idol” contestant Sanjaya Malakar is pitching Nationwide Insurance. He’s in a new ad that’s part of the company’s...
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Now on the Hallmark aisle: Gay marriage cards
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Most states don’t recognize gay marriage _ but now Hallmark does.
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Illinois sheriff does jail time - voluntarily
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Illinois sheriff does jail time _ voluntarily
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FDNY: Radio training needed after deadly WTC fire
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Mich. gov. to skip early part of Dem. convention
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Congressman trying to rescue NJ girls in Georgia
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Survey: Many Wash. farmworkers indigenous Mexicans
AP, Seattle
Indigenous Mexicans make up nearly a quarter of the farmhands who pick the apples, cherries and other crops in western Washington, a new survey has found.
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made popular Aug 20 2008
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Calif. shuts down labor contractor after death
AP, Fresno
State officials are shutting down a San Joaquin Valley farm labor contractor that hired a pregnant teen who died while pruning grapes last month.Authorities suspect...
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made popular Jun 13 2008
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Farmworker's death prompts calls for Calif. reform
AP, Lodi
The death of a pregnant teenager pruning grape vines in 100-degree heat has outraged the farmworking community and sparked calls for safety reforms as laborers prepare...
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made popular Jun 5 2008
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Josefina Flores, right, carries a photograph of Maria Isabel Vasques Jimenez, an undocumented farm worker who collapsed and died in a vineyard last month because her employer denied her water, during a march to protest her death, near Thornton, Calif., ...

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