Chicago teachers strike enters second day in 2012
Chicago teachers walked out for contract talks over evaluations and job security affecting hundreds of thousands of students. Negotiators resumed without a deal as Mayor Rahm Emanuel faced a district budget shortfall and national political attention. The action drew in national figures and underscored a larger fight over teacher pay, school reform, and evaluation systems.
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Curiaco
Chicago
Rahm Emanuel
David Vitale
Eric Hanuskek
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
United States
Sitthixay Ditthavong
National Council On Teacher Quality
Emanuel
Mitt Romney
Obama
Romney
Airstrike kills al-Qaida's No 2 leader in Yemen
In Hadramawt a missile, likely from a U S drone, killed Saeed al Shihri and six companions. Yemeni and U S officials confirmed the strike but gave no details on responsibility. Local forensics aided identification amid an unspecified operation.
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al-Qaida
Yemen
Sanaa
U.S
Saeed al-Shihri
Afghanistan
Guantanamo Bay
Hadramawt
al-Shihri
Defense Ministry
Wadi Hadramawt
Notable Americans Trim Borrowing in July
The Federal Reserve reported July credit card use fell for the second month in a row and total consumer borrowing declined by 3.3 billion from June to a seasonally adjusted 2.705 trillion dollars. This marked the first drop since August 2011.
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Federal Reserve
Stock Markets Edge Lower on Monday Closing Declines
The Dow fell 52.35 points to 13254.29 while the Nasdaq dipped to 3104.02 and the S&P 500 shed 8.84 to 1429.08. Treasury yields rose slightly as commodities showed widespread declines with corn, soybeans, wheat, and oils easing. Gold and silver retreated as platinum climbed marginally.
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Dow Industrials
S&p
Treasury
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
BP sells Gulf assets for 5.55 billion to Plains Exploration
BP agrees to sell its interests in the Marlin hub Horn Mountain Holstein and two non operated assets Ram Powell and Diana Hoover to Plains E P for 5.55 billion and 560 million respectively. The deals total production of 59500 barrels of oil equivalent per day and close by year end.
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LonpCon
Gulf Mexico
Plains Exploration & Production Co
Gulf
Marlin
Horn Mountain
Holstein
Ram Powell
Diana Hoover
Plains
Shell Offshore Inc
Gulf of Mexico
Bob Dudley
Thunder Horse
Atlantis
Mad Dog
Immediate Opening Hospital Administrator in Oberlin Kansas
Decatur Health Systems seeks an immediate chief administrator in Oberlin to oversee a 24 bed critical access hospital a 37 bed long term care unit a physician clinic a 12 unit independent living center and a home health agency. Requires BA or equivalent and health admin experience. master’s preferred. contact Natasha at 785 475 2208 or meisha pldecaturhealthsystems.org.
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Oberlin
Kansas
Decatur Health Systems
DHS
Natasha
Decaturhealthsystems.org
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