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Charges Filed In Billy Currington Stage Collapse
In 2006, the stage at the Big Valley Jamboree in Alberta, Canada collapsed during Billy Currington’s performance. Billy suffered a minor concussion, while his bassist Alex Stevens was pinned under the wreckage for a half-hour. In total, 75 people...Tags: Career and Workplace
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CalPERS health premiums will rise an average of 3% in 2014
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the country's third-largest purchaser of health benefits, said its health insurance premiums next year would increase 3%, on average, for nearly 1.3 million members. The giant pension fund said that...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Employees, Public Employees, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Career and Workplace
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More in U.S. caring for someone with health issues, study finds
A rising share of Americans is caring for someone with health issues, often juggling the task with a job and family, the Pew Research Center found in a newly released survey. Researchers found that 39% of U.S. adults surveyed said they were caring for...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Autism
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Deadly MERS virus spread in Saudi Arabian hospitals, report says
The virus known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or MERS -- which has so far killed 38 of the 64 people known to have been infected with it -- has been especially aggressive in Saudi Arabia, where, as of Wednesday, health officials had...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health Organizations, Saudi Arabia
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ANALYSIS-Hospital investors sold on U.S. health reform despite bumps
ReutersBy Susan Kelly CHICAGO, June 19 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a tear this year, on average posting triple the gains of the broader stock market, as investors tallied up the benefits of President Barack Obama's healthcare...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Rick Scott, Earnings, Economy, Business and Finance, Laws
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Analysis: Hospital investors sold on U.S. health reform despite bumps
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a tear this year, on average posting triple the gains of the broader stock market, as investors tallied up the benefits of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform. While some on Wall...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Management Associates Incorporated, Rick Scott, Earnings, Economy, Business and Finance
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Park Ridge labor contract in dispute
A month after Park Ridge aldermen reaffirmed a new contract with an employees' union, members are claiming its provisions are not being adhered to by the city. Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers said paychecks were hit with...Tags: Labor Disputes, Collective Contract, Employees, Health Insurance Cost, Work Relations
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Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. But in a report to be released...
Tags: Insurance, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Washington, DC, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Jessamine County to offer dog-obedience classes at animal shelter
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comMany times, owners who give up their dogs at the Jessamine County Animal Shelter do so because of obedience problems, Mike Cassidy, director of the shelter, told the Jessamine County Fiscal Court on Tuesday. Now, those owners will have a new option....Tags: Elections, Environmental Issues, Employees, Career and Workplace, Energy Saving
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New nurses look to future
Graduates of Glendale Community College’s nursing program were looking forward to bright futures in the high-demand career field during a traditional “pinning” ceremony on Saturday at the Lanterman Auditorium in La Caņada Flintridge....
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at School, Health and Medical Professionals, Judges, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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After Worker's Death, NTSB Urges Metro-North To Improve Safety Procedures
The Hartford CourantLess than three weeks after a fast-moving Metro-North train struck and killed a track worker near West Haven, federal investigators on Monday issued an "urgent safety recommendation" saying the railroad should act quickly and start using a basic safety...Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, West Haven, Transportation Industry, Accidental Death, Railway Transportation
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Gov. Quinn signs bill to regulate fracking
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn today signed sweeping legislation to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing, better known as "fracking." The move, which was expected, adds a bevy of restrictions and protections to an industry that while legal, was largely unregulated....Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Laws, Environmental Cleanup, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch
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