Midwest states race to fill labor gaps with immigrants
Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack leads a campaign to recruit new immigrants to fill jobs left vacant as older workers retire, part of a broader Midwest and Mid-Atlantic effort to counter brain drain. Analysts note workers are a key commodity amid low unemployment while states project varied gains in working age populations through 2015.
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Midwest
Mid-Atlantic
Iowa
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Harold Bowman
Vilsack
America
West
West Virginia
Michigan
New Mexico
Hawaii
Arizona
Nevada
California
John Haaga
Population Reference Bureau
Haaga
Dan Sadosky
Toledo
Columbus
Tornado Devastation Strikes Alabama Leaving 12 Dead
Residents plow through cleanup after a band of twisters tore through Alabama and neighboring counties. Tuscaloosa suffered the worst damage with 11 fatalities and hundreds of homes wrecked while Geneva Rural Etowah and Limestone counties each reported deaths and injuries. National Guard and sheriff’s deputies cordon off damaged areas as rescue teams search debris amid widespread power outages.
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Ala
Alabama
Don Siegelman
Geneva
Etowah
Limestone
Tuscaloosa County
Ted Sexton
National Guard
Tornadoes Leave Alabama Blasted With Damage and Injuries
Nationwide severe weather injures at least 50 in Alabama with 38 in Tuscaloosa. Two missing people including an infant found in rubble. Homes, trailers, and mills wrecked across Dale County and Etowah County. About 43,000 customers lose power, 27,000 still without it. Survivors recount terrifying moments as officials assess damages.
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Alabama
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Scott Adcock
Geneva
Warren
Geneva County Emergency Management Agency
Margaret Mixon
Dale County
Buddy Stapleton
Newton
Alabama Power Co
Ancient Egyptian cities sunk by floods and quakes studied
Researchers from Stanford and a French team probe Herakleion and Meneuthis, two ancient Egyptian ports submerged about 30 feet off the Bay of Aboukir. They weigh earthquake versus Nile flood as the cause, with tsunami as another possibility, amid ongoing debate at an American Geophysical Union meeting. New underwater finds near Alexandria, including well preserved piers, fuel clues.
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Mediterranean
Herakleion
Meneuthis
Bay of Aboukir
Amos Nur
Stanford University
Menenthis
American Geophysical Union
Earth and Planetary
Nur
Alexandria
Milwaukee mayor scandal shocks long serving leader
Scandal mars John Norquist, Milwaukee mayor since 1988, as reports of a five year sexual relationship with an aide emerge. The aide Marilyn Figueroa files a sexual harassment complaint, Norquist confirms details on TV with his wife present, triggering public disbelief in Wisconsin’s largest city.
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U.S
John Norquist
Marilyn Figueroa
Norqquist
Wisconsin
Jody Husslein
Norquist
The
Wall Street Journal
Newsweek
Ron Weber
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Gas prices fall in Lundberg survey as demand slips
The Lundberg Survey reports a two week drop in gas prices with the national average at 1.54 per gallon for all grades. Analysts cite lower crude oil costs and ample refinery supply as causes and expect continued easing into winter. Regular self serve averages are 1.46, 1.56 mid grade, 1.65 premium. full serve 1.85, 1.94, 2.02 respectively.
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