Wal-Mart to cut 11200 jobs at Sam's Club stores
Wal-Mart plans about 11,200 warehouse jobs cut as it outsources product demonstrations to an outside marketer. The move follows the closing of 10 underperforming Sam's Club warehouses, costing 1,500 more jobs. Overall cuts equal about 10 percent of the 110,000 staff across 600 stores.
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Haiti Sifts Death Toll as 1500 Buried and Aftershock Shakes Port au Prince
Haitian officials say more than 150,000 quake victims have been buried with thousands more likely still under rubble. Officials and aid workers cautioned the total death toll remains unknown as a 4.7 aftershock rattled Port au Prince. U.N. aid chiefs and troops distributed food while seeking tent cities and tents as shortages persist for the homeless.
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Vincent Hoover
Toad Busters clash with WA over carbon dioxide euthanasia
In Western Australia the Department of Environment and Conservation questions carbon dioxide euthanasia for cane toads, threatening a ban if tests show suffering. Kimberley Toad Busters fear losing their main weapon after years of mass killings, while supporters insist CO2 is fast and humane. The cane toad invasion began in 1935 and now spans vast distances, prompting widespread community culls and ongoing controversy.
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Audit reveals waste in Iraq contract oversight failures
The State Department spent about 4.5 million annually to protect six U S contractors in Iraq though a local guard team was already in place. The DynCorp training contract, worth 2.5 billion, faced weak oversight with one contracting officer approving invoices, raising concerns about payments exceeding 1 billion. Three officers now monitor the work, but the audit calls for stronger supervision and clearer guidance. DynCorp defends performance and welcomes more oversight.
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