Palo Alto, CA - HP Laying Off 27,000 Workers In Restructuring
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Palo Alto, CA - Hewlett-Packard says it's laying off 27,000 workers, 8 percent of its work force, as it restructures the business.
The Palo Alto, Calif., company says it'll save $3 billion to $3.5 billion annually from cost cuts, including the layoffs.
Hewlett-Packard Co. expects to complete the job cuts by the end of fiscal 2014.
Shares are up $1.40, or 6.6 percent, to $22.48 in aftermarket trading Wednesday...
Los Angeles, CA - LA Council Moves To Ban Plastic Grocery Bags
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Los Angeles, CA - The Los Angeles City Council has moved toward banning plastic bags at grocery stores in the nation's second-largest city.
The council voted 13-1 Wednesday to approve a policy that would ban single-use plastic bags.
The ban would take effect later this year after an...
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New York - Agudath Israel Reiterates Abuse Claims Must Go First To RabbisToday 04:10 PMNew York - An Orthodox parent whose child tells him he’s been sexually abused may not take that child’s claim to the police without first getting religious sanction from a specially trained rabbi, the head of America’s leading ultra-Orthodox umbrella group has... Read More » |
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brazil Subway Workers Go On Strike In Sao PauloToday 03:12 PMSao Paulo, Brazil - Subway workers went on strike in Brazil's biggest city on Wednesday, halting a system used daily by more than 4 million people... Read More » | |||
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Brooklyn, NY - Prominent Speaker Relates Powerful Chazon Ish Story Regarding Kids At RiskToday 02:05 PMBrooklyn, NY - At a private event for Shuvu held in Flatbush last night, noted speaker Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, spiritual leader of... Read More » |
Chicago, IL - Noted Prosecutor Fitzgerald Steps Down As US AttorneyToday 01:03 PMChicago, IL - Patrick Fitzgerald is stepping down as the U.S. attorney in Chicago. Fitzgerald has overseen thousands of criminal prosecutions and... Read More » | |||
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Harlem, NY - City Gets First Elementary School Arabic ClassesToday 01:01 PMHarlem, NY - An elementary school in Harlem is the first in New York City to offer regular Arabic-language instruction. City officials are joining founders of the program at Public School 368 for an official announcement Wednesday. The program is sponsored by the... Read More » |
New York - Romney To Propose Voucher-Like Education OverhaulToday 12:24 PMNew York - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is proposing a voucher-style system that could fundamentally change public education in the... Read More » | |||
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Brooklyn, NY - 79th Precinct Commander Gets Transferred over Tix-Quota FlapToday 11:45 AMBrooklyn, NY - NYPD brass has transferred a precinct commander who had been at odds with many cops in his Brooklyn stationhouse over allegations of quota-based policing. Deputy Inspector Peter Bartoszek was moved on Friday from the 79th Precinct in... Read More » |
Brooklyn, NY - Greenfield Pushes For Glatt Kosher Standard On Rikers IslandToday 10:51 AMBrooklyn – Councilman David G. Greenfield is working with the New York Board of Rabbis to convince the city to require a higher level of kosher... Read More » | |||
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Borough Park, NY - Cops Cracking Down on Unlicensed Flower PeddlersToday 09:46 AMBorough Park, NY - Cops in the predominantly Hasidic neighborhood are cracking down on the unlicensed hawkers after legit florists complained they... Read More » |
New York - Survey: Facebook Wreck MarriagesToday 09:29 AMNew York - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed his status to “married” Saturday and received over one million “likes” from his followers. But the site he founded isn’t always so marriage-friendly. In fact, lawyers say the social network... Read More » | |||
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Wesley Hills, NY - Village Building Inspector Charged With CorruptionToday 08:49 AMWesley Hills, NY - A suburban New York official has pleaded not guilty to felony corruption charges. John Layne is accused of violating ethics... Read More » |
Israel - Ancient Bethlehem Seal Unearthed In JerusalemToday 08:28 AMJerusalem - The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact t... Read More » | |||
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Tel Aviv - Police Arrest 10 Israelis On Suspicion Of Organ-TraffickingToday 08:09 AMTel Aviv - Police say they have arrested 10 Israelis over the past few weeks on suspicion they trafficked in organs. Police spokesman Micky... Read More » |
Cairo - Egyptians Wait In Long Lines In First Free Presidential ElectionToday 07:53 AMCairo - More than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak's ouster, Egyptians streamed to polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a... Read More » | |||
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Pakistan - Doctor Sentenced To 33-Years Prison For Helping CIA Find Bin LadenToday 07:33 AMPakistan - A government official says a Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of high treason and... Read More » |
New York - Airline Policies Break Up Family Seating ArrangementsYesterday 11:25 PMNew York - If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they're on the same plane. Airlines are... Read More » | |||
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New York, NY - More Elderly NYC Residents Are Getting Food StampsYesterday 10:35 PMNew York, NY - The number of New York City residents over the age of 65 receiving benefits through the food stamp program has increased about 30... Read More » |
Monsey NY - Arrest Made In Brazen Diamond TheftYesterday 09:37 PMMonsey NY - Police have arrested 28-year-old Natalia Kaledzi in connection to a brazen diamond theft in Monsey. Officials say she walked into a local jewelry store not once, but twice and left with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. Laurie Weiss was in her... Read More » | |||
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Washington - White House Assures Jewish Leaders On IranYesterday 08:25 PMWashington - Officials from the administration of US President Barack Obama stressed their intention to maintain a tough stance during talks with... Read More » |
Last updated: Yesterday 10:28 PM Washington - Romney Nears Nomination With Two More WinsYesterday 07:13 PMWashington - Mitt Romney swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, inching closer to the GOP nomination he is... Read More » | |||
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Greenville, ME - Seat From 1963 B-52 Crash Believed Found In MaineYesterday 06:03 PMGreenville, ME - A forest ranger has found what's believed to be an ejection seat from a B-52 bomber that crashed on a western Maine mountain nearly... Read More » |
New York - Nasdaq Would Have Stopped Facebook IPOYesterday 05:52 PMNew York - A senior Nasdaq official told customers after the bell Tuesday that the exchange would've pulled the plug on Facebook's IPO if it had... Read More » | |||
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New York - Economic Report: US Must Compete For ImmigrantsYesterday 05:39 PMNew York - A report released Tuesday from a group co-chaired by Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the United States needs to change its immigration system to attract the immigrants who can contribute the most to the nation's economy or else it risks losing ground to other... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Thousands Attend Funeral For 8 Family Members Killed In Car CrashYesterday 04:21 PMJerusalem - Thousands of friends and family members took part in the funeral Tuesday for the eight members of the Atias family, killed in a car crash... Read More » | |||
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Rutherford, NJ - Court: Bail Amount for Suspect in Synagogue Firebombings Too ExcessiveYesterday 03:41 PMRutherford, NJ - An appeals court has lowered bail for one of the defendants in a series of firebomb attacks on northern New Jersey... Read More » |
Bangor, ME - Flight Diverted over Passenger's Claim of Surgically Implanted DeviceYesterday 02:57 PMBangor, ME - An FBI spokesman says there's no indication that a US Airways jetliner or its passengers were in danger before the Paris-to-North... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Senate Panel Approves Airline Security Fee HikeYesterday 01:48 PMWashington - A Democratic-controlled Senate panel has approved a $2.50 increase in airline security fees that would double the per-passenger fee for... Read More » |
New York - Where Are Facebook's Friends? Stock Slide DeepensYesterday 12:50 PMNew York - Facebook's newly public stock is sliding further on its third trading day as investors reconsider how much the social network is... Read More » | |||
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Niagara Falls, NY - Man In Stable Condition After Niagara Falls PlungeYesterday 12:35 PMNiagara Falls, NY - A man who survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls — only the third person known to have done so without a... Read More » |
Sanaa - Yemeni Jew Stabbed To Death By Muslim ManYesterday 12:27 PMSanaa, Yemen - A member of the Jewish community in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa was stabbed and critically injured by a Muslim man accusing him of witchcraft on Tuesday, AFP quoted the man's son as saying. Army Radio quoted a friend of the victim as saying Aharon... Read More » | |||
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New York - Brooklyn Judge To Jews: Cooperate With Law Enforcement, Report Child Sex AbuseYesterday 12:23 PMNew York - A Brooklyn Judge urged members of the tightly guarded Orthodox Jewish community to report sex abuse as he sentenced a man who preyed on their children to 20 years to life in prison. “There is a duty for all adults to protect our children,” Brooklyn... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Israel Skeptical Of Iranian Nuke Deal With UNYesterday 11:50 AMJerusalem - Israel's defense minister voiced skepticism on Tuesday over an agreement by Iran to open up its nuclear facilities to U.N. inspectors, saying the Iranians are trying to create a "deception of progress" to stave off international pressure. The cool... Read More » | |||
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