Blacks lag whites in economic and social status report says
A National Research Council study released in Washington shows Black Americans still trail Whites in income and poverty levels. Gains since WWII rose through the 1960s but slowed after the 1970s, with segregation and discrimination persisting. The report notes earnings gaps shrink for women but stay wide for men.
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Nissan plant snubs UAW in Tennessee vote breakdown
Nissan Motor Manufacturing U.S.A. workers at Smyrna rejected UAW representation by 1,622 against to 711 for. Nissan officials hailed the defeat as proof the plant is a safe, nonunion site with production pace slower than some UAW plants. UAW leaders criticized pressures and fear in workplaces after an 18 month campaign.
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Slow spring quarter drags US growth to 1.7 percent
Washington AP report shows the Commerce Department's gross national product rose 1.7 percent in the April to June quarter, the weakest since 1986. Slow consumer spending and housing, plus deteriorating foreign trade, raise recession worries while inflation climbs to 4.9 percent driven by energy prices.
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Heart drug scare prompts tally of potential deaths
A survey of 1000 cardiologists estimates as many as 3000 patients may have died prematurely after taking encamide or flecainide, drugs linked to higher sudden death risk in CAST trials. Morganroth cited 250 responses and national death rates to project 1500 to 2000 deaths in the year before CAST revision, with 750 to 1000 the prior year.
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