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US Postal Service Proposes Slashing 120,000 Jobs
Up to 120,000 postal workers may soon be
Countries Debating Taxing Motorists Based on How Much They Drive
Picture the government placing a GPS on your car and tracking every mile you drive. Now, imagine being charged a tax based on those miles, your vehicle’s fuel efficiency rating and the time of day you drove. Such a system is being explored in car-clogged regions of Europe and Asia. Even the US is interested in studying mileage charging systems.
9/11 Memorial in Pennsylvania Is Still $10 Million Short of Goal
The World Trade Center memorial reached its $350 million fundraising goal in 2008. The foundation that built the Pentagon memorial raised $22 million — the entire cost of construction — between 2004 and 2008. But a permanent memorial for the victims of Flight 93 is still $10 million short of its goal.
UAE Donates $1 Million to Joplin, MO Students Affected By Tornado
The United Arab Emirates has pledged up to $1 million to provide new Apple laptops to high school students in Joplin, Mo.
Why Was NY Bus Driver Fired for Helping Stranded Police Officers? [VIDEO]
A Long Island school bus driver who rescued three stranded police officers has been fired. The reason? His actions violated company policy.
Cargo Plane Crash in Russia Kills 11
A cargo plane carrying 16 tons of food crashed in eastern Russia on Tuesday. All nine crew members and two passengers are believed to have died, officials said.
London Riots Create Mayhem in City [VIDEO, PHOTOS]
After three days of violence and looting, British Prime Minister David Cameron has recalled Parliament from its summer recess, and ordered 16,000 police officers to restore order on the streets of London. More than 525 people have already been arrested for rioting, filling every holding cell in the city.
Striking Verizon Workers Hit the Picket Lines over New Contracts [VIDEO]
Two unions representing 45,000 Verizon workers went on strike Sunday over stalled contract negotiations.
The Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers represents service techs, customer service reps and operators at the New York-based phone company. The unions plan to hold more than 100 rallies from Massachusetts to Washington D.C. on Monday.
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Gold Prices Soar to Record High
With financial markets in disarray and the US suffering from a debt downgrade, investors turned to precious metals for a safe-haven asset.
Gold futures soared to an all-time high of $1,718.20 per ounce Monday at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange after rising three percent in morning trading.
Charles Graner Jr., Key Figure in Abu Ghraib Abuse Case, Freed from Leavenworth
When photographs of U.S. soldiers abusing suspected Iraqi insurgents were released to the public in 2004, they caused an international outcry.
Over the weekend, the man who orchestrated the abuses at Abu Ghraib was released from prison.
Mexican Town’s Entire Police Force Quits Following Deadly Attacks [VIDEO]
After less than a year on the job, all 20 members of the police force in the northern Mexican town of Ascension resigned on Thursday.
The move came in response to months of violent exchanges with drug traffickers.