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Senate panel nears completion of immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate negotiators on Tuesday reached a tentative deal to ease restrictions on U.S. technology firms hiring highly skilled workers from abroad, potentially a big win for industry as efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform...Tags: Politics, Jeff Sessions, Civil Rights, Career and Workplace, Chuck Schumer
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Senators reach deal to ease high tech rules in U.S. immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. senators reached a tentative deal with tech companies to ease restrictions on hiring foreigners for high-skilled jobs in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill, sources familiar with the talks said on Tuesday. For...Tags: Politics, Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senate, Immigration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigration
WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides into his status as the most sought-after vote for immigration reform. A towering but genteel figure, Hatch is seen...
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Court revives lawsuit vs Electronic Arts over video game image
Reuters(Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against Electronic Arts Inc by a former Rutgers University star football quarterback, who accused it of using his image in a video game without permission. By a 2-1 vote, the 3rd U.S....Tags: The New York Times Company, Trials, Activision Blizzard, Inc., Gaming Industry, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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ACTUALIZA 1-Panel Senado EEUU, cerca de completar proyecto de ley sobre inmigración
Reuters(Cambia redacción, actualiza con detalles, antecedentes) Por Richard Cowan y Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, 21 mayo (Reuters) - Los senadores de Estados Unidos alcanzaron el martes un acuerdo tentativo con firmas tecnológicas para aliviar las...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection
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U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants
Reuters* Major U.S. airports would be first to install equipment * Negotiations continue over high-tech visas By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving the...Tags: Government, Politics, Justice System, Patrick Leahy, Jeff Sessions
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Lehigh Valley takes action to 'Stamp Out Hunger'
On behalf of Second Harvest Food Bank and our network of member agencies that provide food assistance to more than 70,000 people each month, I would like to extend sincere thanks to the National Association of Letter Carriers. On May 11, for the 21st...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Relief and Aid Organizations
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The Charleston Gazette, W.Va., Phil Kabler column
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Lobbyists' spending for the first four months of 2013 totaled $280,825, according to disclosures filed with the state Ethics Commission. That was down $94,650 from the same point in 2012, in part because for the first time in four...Tags: Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Politics, Coal, Employment Opportunities
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Texas behind the curve on regulating fertilizer plants
Austin American-StatesmanIf the West Fertilizer Co. plant had been in Illinois, state regulators there likely would have inspected it annually, making sure that its bins storing tons of ammonium nitrate were still in good shape and that the potentially explosive chemical wasn't...Tags: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Plant Openings
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Johnson leads Williamsport at 2A West meet
Saturday, May 18, 2013 PREP TRACK & FIELD IJAMSVILLE, Md. — Nick Johnson led the Williamsport boys team to a fourth-place finish at the Maryland Class 2A West region championships at Oakdale High School. Johnson won the 400-meter dash in 50.23...Tags: San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Sports
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Labor leader Kenney pushed for farmworker rights
Seattle TimesFormer state Labor Council President Lawrence Kenney was remembered last week for his advocacy for farmworkers at a time when such a stance took courage. "He was very committed to working the problems of farmworkers and did much to bring farm laborers...Tags: Government, Politics, Feminism, Regional Authority, Career and Workplace
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Prison for Yuba City union official, wife
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.A Yuba City union manager and his wife were sentenced to prison in federal court in Sacramento on Friday for misappropriating at least $120,000. U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Robert L. Carr, 58, to two years and six months in...Tags: U.S. Department of Labor, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Judges, Trials
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