Lorain firefighters vote concessions to protect jobs
Lorain Firefighters Local 267 voted in a special meeting to accept over 500000 in voluntary cuts for 2016 to avoid layoffs or station closures. The union would delay fitness tests, reduce uniform costs to 800 from 1050, and forgo cashing compensation time, saving about 238000 for the city.
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Todd Kieswetter
Lorain
Kieswetter
Ing
Brussels attackers planned second France strike, prosecutors say
European authorities disclosed that the Brussels cell initially plotted a second attack in France after the November Paris carnage. They rushed Brussels after rapid investigations and arrests, with leaders warning the threat remains real across Europe.
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Brussels
France
Paris
Belgium
Europe
Manuel Valls
Koen Geens
Geens
VRT Network
Brussels’ Maelbeek
Lawsuit Alleges Muslims Wrongfully Placed on Watch List
The Michigan CAIR chapter joins two Michigan lawyers and a D.C. attorney in a class action against the FBI Terrorist Screening Center alleging thousands of Muslims including a 4 year old are unfairly on the watch list. The suit filed in Virginia cites lack of redress and forced informant pressure while condemning the list as biased and ineffective.
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Michigan
The
Council On American-Islamic Relations
Washington
FBI Center
Southeastern
District of
Virginia
John Ashcroft
U.S
Columbus officer shot during SWAT arrest standoff
A Columbus officer was critically injured when a man opened fire on a SWAT team resisting arrest early Sunday. Lincoln Rutledge refused surrender as flames and smoke filled his apartment. he finally surrendered after a loud bang at 7:15 a.m. The officer underwent surgery at Ohio State University Medical Center. Rutledge faces preliminary attempted murder charges.
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Lincoln Rutledge
Ohio State University Medical Center
Rutledge
Valeant price hike for aid in dying drug Seconal shocks patients
California’s new aid in dying law raises costs for terminal patients as Valeant doubled Seconal’s price last year. Critics call it greed while physicians note the drug’s long history and limited access for those seeking a hastened death.
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California
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
David Grube
Oregon
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