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Chrysler targets another 1,000 salaried positions
From Chicago Tribune news servicesDETROIT—Chrysler LLC said Wednesday that it will eliminate 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide by Sept. 30 as it tries to return to profitability amid a severe downturn in U.S. sales. The automaker announced the cuts in a letter to employees. Chrysler...Tags: Retirement, Fuel-efficient Cars, Automotive Equipment, Crossovers and SUVs, Ford Motor Co.
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Chicago police officer charged with attempted extortion
Chicago Tribune reporterA Chicago police officer who was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted extortion ensured a bribe-paying tow-truck driver got the work at accident scenes by alerting him by cell phone so he could beat rivals there, authorities alleged. Michael...Tags: Trials, Jefferson Park, Transportation Accidents, Crossovers and SUVs, Bribery
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Weather the storm at 'Nature Unleashed'
Special to the Chicago TribuneBeing prepared for the elements can make or break your day in the Windy City, and there's only so much that news broadcasts, radio reports and online updates can explain about the highly complicated matter of climate. That's exactly the bridge the Field...Tags: California, Earthquakes, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Weather Reports
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Williamsburg: Not just for hipsters
lauren.johnston@am-ny.comWilliamsburg really is something more than a hipster hideaway. The scene on the neighborhood's main drag Bedford Avenue, however, does not exactly give this away. The sidewalks are thick with roaming twenty-somethings sporting black skinny jeans, huge...Tags: Greenpoint, New York City Police Department, Dance, House, Rape
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Lanes of I-80 bridge closed after cracks found
Officials have closed the outside lanes of an Interstate 80 bridge in eastern Iowa after finding cracks in its steel framing. The Iowa Department of Transportation says the lane closings at the steel-girder bridge in LeClaire are a precaution. The...Tags: Iowa, Illinois
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Obama tells Israelis he's committed to their security, speaking with Hamas rockets as backdrop
AP Special CorrespondentSDEROT, Israel (AP) _ From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable commitment to the security" of Israel, whether the threat...Tags: John McCain, Elections, Government, Terrorism, Ehud Barak
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Oil Drops Below $125 for First Time Since June
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are destroying demand. Light, sweet crude for September delivery dropped $3.98 to...Tags: Natural Resources, Diesel Fuel, Petroleum Industry, Government, National Government
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Famous B'klyn pizzeria re-opens after state shutdown
anthony.destefano@newsday.comGrimaldi's, the famous pizzeria under the Brooklyn Bridge, re-opened Wednesday afternoon after owners paid taxes owed to the state. Earlier in the day, state officials shut the world famous restaurant down because of over $150,000 in tax warrants,...Tags: State Budgets, Brooklyn Bridge, New York, Sales, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Toyota outsells GM worldwide in first half
AP Auto WriterGeneral Motors Corp., pummeled by falling U.S. sales and high gas prices, lost the global sales lead to Toyota Motor Corp. in the first half of this year, but the churning market makes it difficult to predict which automaker will end the year on top....Tags: Economic Indicator, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Incorporated, Petroleum Industry, Automotive Equipment, Emerging Market
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Cop charged with shaking down truck operators
AP Legal Affairs WriterA Chicago policeman was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of shaking down tow truck operators for payoffs ranging up to $400 per vehicle in exchange for steering towing business to them. Michael Ciancio, 56, was arrested at his home without incident...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Police Investigations, Police, Police Arrests, Prosecution
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