Midwest towns reel as manufacturing slump bites jobs
In North Chicago and similar Midwest manufacturing hubs, unemployment hits four year highs with 10.4 percent in the city, while factories along Lake Michigan struggle. Workers like Ruben Shepherd shift to new roles, but life remains grim as aid and stability from major employers Abbott Laboratories and Great Lakes Naval Training Station offer cautious hope.
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Midwest
Abbott Laboratories
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Shepherd
Booker Borden
R. Lavin & Sons
Chicago
Borden
Aaliyah Plane Overloaded Before Bahamian Crash
Preliminary NTSB report says the twin engine Cessna 402B carrying nine people exceeded weight limits by a substantial margin including luggage fuel and passengers. The mishap near the Bahamas occurred after liftoff with the CG toward the rear. no engine or airframe faults found. Bahamian officials may seek U.S. records on maintenance and flight arrangement details.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bahamas
Aaliyah
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Jorge Prellezo
Southeast
Prellezo
U.S
Gilbert Chacon
Sacramento seeks mass murderer still at large
Police said disgruntled former Burns Security guard Joseph Ferguson, 20, killed four people in a late night rampage and may have worn a bulletproof vest. He allegedly made threatening cell phone calls to former co workers and was driving a stolen green car, with FBI and other agencies involved in the manhunt. Victims included Burns guards at a city yard and workers at Miller Park Marina. the motive and many details remain under investigation.
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Calif
Joseph Ferguson
Nikolay
Soltys
Daniel Hahn
Ferguson
Nikolay Soltys
Burns Security
Hahn
FBI
U.S. Marshals Service
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
California Highway Patrol
Arturo Venegas Jr
Sacramento Zoo
Burns
Miller Park
Marina
Quake rattles Los Angeles area with two temblors
An early evening earthquake measuring 4.2 struck near West Hollywood, felt across downtown Los Angeles and suburbs. A follow up 2.8 quake centered near Beverly Hills prompted officials to note no major damage or injuries, with past events like the 1994 Northridge quake cited for context.
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Greater
West Hollywood
Lucy Jones
U.S. Geological Survey
van Nuys
Whittier
Glendale
Beverly Hills
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Lancaster
City Fire Department
Jim Wells
Northridge
Los Angeles Area
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