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New Yorkers turn out to argue against, and for, sugary soda limit
NEW YORK -- It’s not often that a Twinkie earns a bit of praise from a nutrition expert, or that a hefty elected official confesses his food vices before a room packed with spectators and the media. But nothing was routine as New York’s Board...
Tags: Beverage Industry, Pizzas, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Russian police raid homes of opposition leaders
World NowMOSCOW — Russian police raided the homes of leading opposition figures early Monday, a day before a rally expected to draw tens of thousands to protest President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Law enforcement officers rifled through papers,... -
Md. employers added 1,500 jobs in March
Maryland employers added 1,500 jobs in March — thanks entirely to growth in the private sector — but the state's unemployment rate inched up as the pool of would-be workers expanded more rapidly.
The jobless rate was 6.6 percent in March, up...Tags: Labor Markets, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Rate, Employment
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Legendary Lawmen: Part 1 - 'Black Jack' Bonfield
![Was John Bonfield a forward-thinking, take-charge Chicago police officer who kept the city's streets safe from criminals and anarchists? Or was "Black Jack" Bonfield a thug with a badge who was quick to wield a club against innocent skulls? Maybe he was both.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/65883513-05153630-187105.JPG "Was John Bonfield a forward-thinking, take-charge Chicago police officer who kept the city's streets safe from criminals and anarchists? Or was "Black Jack\" Bonfield a thug with a badge who was quick to wield a club against innocent skulls? Maybe he was both.")
Was John Bonfield a forward-thinking, take-charge Chicago police officer who kept the city's streets safe from criminals and anarchists? Or was "Black Jack" Bonfield a thug with a badge who was quick to wield a club against innocent skulls? Maybe he was...Tags: Firearms, Riots, Injuries and Wounds, Trials, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Today's economic protests echo anger of the Great Depression
Mired in the depths of the Great Depression and frustrated by an America that had failed them, protesters took to the streets of Chicago.
Just as today's occupy movement activists style themselves the "other 99 percent" and rail against the status quo,...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chicago Mayor
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NATO Saturday: Trains, protesters, charges
NATO Saturday began with police clearing commuter trains on the South Side and protesters walking through Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s North Side neighborhood. By early afternoon, a judge had set bond at $1.5 million bond for three protesters charged with a...
Tags: Mental Health, Terrorism, Prosecution, Irving Park, Chicago Mayor
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Occupy Orlando, police clash over use of downtown park
Occupy Orlando demonstrator Tina Houser said she can't figure out the Orlando police.
"You never know what the cops are going to do," said Houser, 21.
For the first few nights of the two-week-old protest at downtown's Sen. Beth Johnson Park, Houser...Tags: Lake Eola, Elections, Local Elections, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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My Word: Occupiers should spell out specifics
I have mixed emotions about the Wall Street demonstrations that are taking place worldwide. I understand the protesters' frustrations, but frankly, unless they articulate specific policy changes, their efforts will have no practical results. I have...Tags: Elections, Political Dissent, Civil Unrest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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McCarthy gets high marks for handling of NATO security
WGN NewsChicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy was on the front lines at several NATO protests this weekend. He was seen giving orders, directing traffic and he even assisted in an arrest. "We will facilitate your right to free speech but we`re not going to be...Tags: Garry McCarthy, NATO Summit, New York City, Democratic Convention (1968), International Organizations
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Occupy Baltimore seeks new goals after eviction
Downtown businesses — and even some Occupy Baltimore activists themselves — breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday that city officials cleared the encampment that the group had set up near the Inner Harbor as part of a national protest against...Tags: Social Issues, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Homelessness, Cherry Hill, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Security an issue at Occupy Baltimore
The Occupy Baltimore protest is now entrenched at the Inner Harbor, but its members are questioning whether they can sustain the movement amid a dwindling number of core leaders and allegations of crime and drug use.
Reports that a woman was sexually...Tags: Assault, Crimes, Drug Use, Recreational Substance Use, File Sharing
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News briefs for Thursday, May 24
Federal government wants to give states more power to combat food stamp fraud WASHINGTON (AP)— Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Indianapolis 500, Paul Ryan, Parties and Movements, Human Interest
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