Wal-Mart Workers Win First Oregon Overtime Case
Carolyn Thiebes testified about unpaid overtime and threats of demotion at Wal-Mart in Portland. A jury ruled in her favor on wage law violations, with monetary damages to be decided in a separate trial for more than 400 current and former Oregon employees.
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Wal- Mart
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SEC formalizes accounting probe into Halliburton
The Securities and Exchange Commission formalizes its investigation of Halliburton Co accounting practices, expanding a probe that began in May. The inquiry centers on a 1998 accounting change used to treat cost overruns on home construction and engineering projects as additional revenue during Dick Cheney's tenure as CEO in Dallas.
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Dallas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Halliburton Co
Dick Cheney
Engin
Thruway crash in Yonkers leaves two dead six injured
An SUV rammed a state trooper cruiser on the road shoulder and burst into flames, killing the trooper and the Jeep driver and seriously injuring six others. The incident began when the Cherokee struck another car while changing lanes, triggering a fiery crash.
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Yonkers
Jesse Temple
Auditor Approval Sets Cost Sharing for Extra Expenses
The company reached an agreement where Tomer will cover the additional costs. Approval came from Arthur Andersen, the firm’s former auditor, stabilizing the financial arrangement.
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Tomer
Arthur Andersen
Formerly conjoined twins to return home
Twin sisters born joined at the head and separated in a marathon surgery have been cleared by doctors to return to Guatemala. Dr Jorge Lazareff said he expects the 17 month old girls to return home the first or second week of January. They will stay in a hospital there for a few weeks before the family moves into an apartment. Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa Quie Alvarez have had their return date pushed back since the 23 hour operation in August at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital to separate them.
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OS Angeles
Guatemala
Jorge Lazareff
Maria de Jesus
Maria Teresa Quie} Alvarez
Ucla Mattel Children’s Hospital
Bush pushes UN to authorize force over Iraq
The Bush administration argues Saddam Hussein’s disarmament is insufficient and urges the UN Security Council to declare Iraq in breach and authorize war. Secretary of State Powell calls Iraq’s 12 200 pages a lie filled declaration and warns of a potential winter assault after massing forces in the Persian Gulf.
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Bush
Saddam Hussein
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Saddam
European Union
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Kofi Annan
White House
Cleanup Begins in Mississippi Newton Tornado Strikes Newton Injuring Dozens
A tornado tore through Newton Mississippi injuring about 50 shoppers and residents. Mayor Hamp Beatty described major damage in the west part of downtown as crews worked overnight under a 5 p.m. curfew. Gov. Musgrove declared an emergency and sent Mississippi National Guard and nearby counties emergency personnel to assist. Most power remained out, and Newton Regional Hospital reported minor injuries to about half the injured.
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Mississippi
Ronnie Musgrove
Mississippi National Guard
Newton County
Hamp Beatty
Studios sue 321 Studios over DVD copying software
Seven major film studios filed a federal counterclaim against 321 Studios, the maker of DVD Copy Plus and DVD X Copy, alleging the software enables digital piracy by defeating copy protections. They seek injunctions against further sales and damages from proceeds, likening the tools to a digital crowbar.
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Motion Pictur Studios
321 Studios
Patricia Ben- Son
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