West Coast dock clash shuts ports amid longshoreman stalemate
Cargo ships wait offshore and trucks line up as dockworkers are locked out across 29 West Coast ports. The 10500 member International Longshore and Warehouse Union demands an end to the lockout and contract terms while representatives plan talks with a federal mediator. The dispute risks billions in economic impact, with imports from China and Japan and key goods like machinery, furniture, clothing, toys, and produce affected as ships sit idle and produce threatens to rot.
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West Coast ports face lockout and stalled talks
West Coast ports remain closed as ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association fail to align. A lockout impeded unloading, costing Nunez 125 for transport and 400 potential income. Officials warn prolonged stoppage harms the economy while mediator efforts continue.
Bulgarian student charged after airport security breach
Federal charges filed in Atlantic City accuse Nikolay Volodiev Dzhonev, 21, of attempting to board a plane with a concealed weapon amid a security scare. FBI and U.S. Attorney note no terrorism ties and expect release on own recognizance. Earlier, a Wright County lawsuit claimed egg plant workers faced rape and abuse by supervisors.
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TSA Reveals National Airport Security Training Center
Federal officials gave the public a first view of the main training center for new airport screeners in Oklahoma City. About 300 recruits train weekly, with 100 hours of instruction including 40 classroom and lab time and 60 on the job. The lab simulates an airport checkpoint in an abandoned FAA cafeteria.
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Funeral held for Norfolk bank robbery bride Lisa Bryant
Rob Bryant buried his bride of seven weeks in Norfolk after last week's bank robbery. Lisa Bryant, 29, married Aug. 10, honeymooned on a Caribbean cruise. Four men face first degree murder charges as vigil and services continue for other victims Evonne Tuttle, Lola Elwood, Samuel Sun, Jo Mausbach. More than 400 attendees.
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DeCoster Farms settles discrimination suit in Iowa
DeCoster Farms agreed to pay nearly 1.5 million dollars to 11 Mexican women who alleged sexual assaults by supervisors at Iowa plants. The settlement, announced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, resolves a discrimination case tied to workplace abuse claims.
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Rate of child pedestrian deaths falls in 1990s
Washington AP reports the rate of children struck and killed by traffic dropped by about half in the 1990s due to fewer kids walking to school and safety improvements. The National SAFE KIDS Campaign notes 475 drive their children to school or use buses. In 1969 about half walked or biked. by 1995 10 percent walked, 53 percent rode in cars, and about 30 percent used school buses.
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