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Officials: CDC probe into salmonella outbreak includes Ill.; nearly 400 cases nationwide
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) — A nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Nearly 400 people have become ill in the outbreak...Tags: North Dakota, Michigan, Agriculture, Minnesota, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Market slowdown blamed for Severstal layoffs
To cut costs in what it calls challenging market conditions, steelmaker Severstal North America Inc. is laying off workers in Michigan and three other states. The temporary layoffs affect salaried and hourly workers at plants in Dearborn, Mich.; Warren,...Tags: Employees, Layoffs and Downsizing, Michigan, Unemployment
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Autoworkers union begins talks on concessions
AP Auto WriterUnited Auto Workers union bargaining officials are arriving in Detroit this week to begin discussing wage and benefit concessions they must make so General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC can keep their federal loans. Under the terms of the $17.4...Tags: Employees, Cleveland, Automotive Equipment, General Motors Corp., NBC
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Man awaiting sentencing found dead
A man awaiting sentencing in a multimillion-dollar insurance scam based in Muncie has been found dead in Ohio. Douglas Haynes, 50, whose body was found Sunday along railroad tracks in Cleveland, was one of five people indicted by a federal grand jury in...Tags: Prisons, Lawyers, Justice System, Indianapolis, Punishment
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Ohio Lottery numbers
Here are the Ohio Lottery day and night selections for Thursday: NIGHT Drawings Rolling Cash 5 1-4-18-27-39 (one, four, eighteen, twenty-seven, thirty-nine) The Rolling Cash 5 jackpot is $343,000. Pick 3 Numbers 8-5-9 (eight, five, nine)...Tags: Pick 3 Lottery, Gaming and Lotteries, Pick 4 Lottery
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Venture capital for Midwest startups drops
Biomedical ventures in the Midwest attracted nearly $1.1 billion in new investments in a struggling economy in 2008, down slightly from more than $1.2 billion in 2007, according to a report issued Thursday. The drop marked an end to several years of...Tags: Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan, Economy, Startups
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In centuries-old tradition, Congress confirms Obama as the next president
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States, Congress declared Thursday in fulfilling its centuries-old constitutional duty to certify and tally the electoral college vote from each state. Republicans joined...Tags: U.S. Electoral College, Al Gore, Colleges and Universities, Dick Cheney, Parliament
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Second-hand stores to be exempt from new lead testing law on children's products
Federal regulators have shifted gears and will effectively exempt thrift stores from a new law requiring children's products to be tested for lead. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, passed last year by Congress to protect children from toys...Tags: Toys, Book, Product Recalls, Government, Consumers
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Ohio man held on $5M bond in shooting death of mother, abduction of boy, 4, found at rest stop
Associated Press WriterDAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man accused of killing a mother and abandoning her 4-year-old son on a highway has been ordered held on $5 million bond. Charlie Myers was ordered held Thursday during an initial court appearance via video conference...Tags: Murder, Assault, Prosecution, Sexual Assault, Crimes
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Obama urges bold, quick action to fix economy, but not all Democrats are on board
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama implored Congress on Thursday to "act boldly and act now" to fix an economy growing perilously weaker. Leading lawmakers set an informal goal of mid-February for enacting tax cuts and government...Tags: Harry Reid, Laws, Parliament, Nevada, Rahm Emanuel
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Temporary layoffs to affect Sparrows Point Severstal plant
The Associated PressTo cut costs in what it calls challenging market conditions, steelmaker Severstal North America Inc. is laying off workers in four states. The temporary layoffs affect salaried and hourly workers at plants in Warren, Ohio; Wheeling, W.Va.; Sparrows...Tags: Employees, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment
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2200-Mile Journey: Getting to Know Dodge's Tall Wagon
MotorTrend MagazineArthur gets a perennial dose of Michigan-grade winter each holiday season, which is good for him. Extreme cold builds character, and Angelinos need more of it than they can get during semi-annual forays into their fur-storage freezers. By contrast,...
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