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Deja vu for Dole as CEO makes bid to take company private again
Billionaire David H. Murdock has made an unsolicited buyout offer for the 60% chunk of Dole Food Co. that he doesn't already own, valuing the Westlake Village company at nearly $1.1 billion. The bid of $12 a share marks the latest step in Dole's dance...
Tags: Electronics, Leveraged Buyouts, Arts and Culture, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology
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Lawsuit claims Nevada, hospital discharged, transported mentally ill people without consent
The Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. The state of Nevada and its primary psychiatric hospital violated the constitutional rights of mentally ill people by discharging them via Greyhound bus to cities across the nation without proper consent or making arrangements for their...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Civil Rights, Health, Arts and Culture, American Civil Liberties Union
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New principal hired for Waynesboro Area Senior High School
waynesboro@herald-mail.comSteven E. Pappas took a tour of Waynesboro Area Senior High School on Tuesday, just minutes after he was hired as the building’s new principal. The school board approved hiring Pappas, of York, Pa., at an annual salary of $87,500. He replaces...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Culture
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Confessions of a former government contract worker
I once held a security clearance from the U.S. government. For all I know, I still do since I never heard about it being rescinded. I was a mere 18 years old when I got cleared, certified through an FBI investigation that it was safe for me to handle...
Tags: Government, Arts and Culture, National Security, National Government, National Security Agency
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. reviews security damage from NSA disclosures
Reuters* Booz Allen Hamilton says has fired Snowden * Top Republican calls Snowden "a traitor" * Google and others seek loosening of secrecy on requests * Privacy groups want surveillance programs investigated * Civil liberties group files court challenge...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, National Security, Extradition, International Law
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From Tinley Park to Helsinki
Ever since he was a child, Alexander Leslie has been interested in the ways of the world. Whether he's following global news stories or taking AP European history as a freshman at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Leslie has been a committed student of...
Tags: Helsinki (Finland), U.S. Senate, Finland, Hillary Clinton, Culture
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Maine West teens to get taste of working for the community
The thought of kicking off summer vacation by waking up early and heading to a five-hour high school government class might seem unappealing to some sleep-loving teenagers, but 16-year-old Krista Musgrave of Des Plaines can't wait. This week, she will...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Sociology, Teaching and Learning, Students
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NSA leaker Edward Snowden: He's no Daniel Ellsberg
Edward J. Snowden is "a low-level disenchanted punk," says LA Observed's Marc Lacter. In the New York Times, David Brooks notes that Snowden wasn't very neighborly or much of a loving son to his mother. A front-page story Tuesday in the L.A. Times begins:...
Tags: Prisons, Arts and Culture, Pentagon Papers Release (2011), The New York Times, Dianne Feinstein
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Security contractor was determined to shine a light
WASHINGTON — He was a high school dropout, sometime junior college student and failed Army recruit. But Edward Joseph Snowden found his calling in America's spy services, using his computer skills to rise from a lowly security position to life...
Tags: Police Investigations, Computer Networking and Internet, Elections, Arts and Culture, Sports
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Illinois governor faces challenge from former Obama Chief of Staff Daley
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Former White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, the son and brother of former mayors of Chicago, announced on Tuesday he is exploring a challenge to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn in the 2014 Democratic primary. The news could get even...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Lawyers, Elections, Illinois Governor, Arts and Culture
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Counseling hasn't helped my hyper five-year-old
Q: I have a very hyperactive 5-year-old who is out of control. We tried counseling but it didn't help him at all. What can we do now? We are at our wits' end. A: What do you mean when you say your child is hyperactive, asks the Help for Families panel....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Culture, Arts and Culture, ADHD
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