Fraud case fuels push for FBI access to records
A Mississippi led fraud scheme netted hundreds of millions from insurers across five states in the 1990s. Regulators urge Congress to allow shared FBI files to detect aliases and prior felonies, citing Martin Frankel as the culprit and calling for computerized crime records to block similar scams.
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New York Post fires editors and two columnists
The New York Post dismissed four senior editors and two columnists six weeks after Col Allan became editor in chief. Among the fired are Stuart Marques Marc Kalech city editor Jerry Schmetterer and columnist Jack Newfield. Assistant metro editor Lisa Baird and columnist Michael Lewittes were also let go.
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Weirton Steel to lay off 200 as blast furnace closes
Weirton Steel will lay off about 200 workers on June 15 as it shuts a blast furnace for 12 weeks to cut costs. The move comes amid a broader U S steel industry downturn tied to foreign competition. The Independent Steelworkers Union led by Mark Glyptis credits early Bush administration action for progress, while noting results may take six months to materialize.
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A J Wright to replace Lorain T J Maxx
Lorain store to close and be replaced by A J Wright offering off price apparel and home items. Sherry Lang of TJ Maxx says no layoffs as staff may transfer, with a new opening hoped within months after expansion of the Lorain Plaza store on Meister Road.
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High tech industry growth slows but adds jobs nationwide
The AeA and stock exchange survey shows high tech firms added about 240,000 jobs last year, accounting for roughly 5 percent of U S employment. California tops the list of cyberstates with Texas Florida Virginia and Massachusetts following. Colorado has the highest concentration of high tech workers with 97 of 1 000 private sector staff, and an average wage of 66 378. Washington offers the highest high tech wage.
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