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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 32 views]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The United States unemployment rate for the month of January dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest number in nearly three years, the U.S. Labor Department (DoL) announced.

In its January 2012 Employment Situation report, wh…

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 4,584 views]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The United States unemployment rate for the month of January dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest number in nearly three years, the U.S. Labor Department (DoL) announced.

In its January 2012 Employment Situation report, wh…

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[2 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 255 views]

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — American Airlines on Wednesday announced that it will be cutting approximately 13,000 employees as part of their new five-year business plan, just months after its parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Accordi…

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[31 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 663 views]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, for the first time during his presidency, publicly acknowledged that U.S. drones regularly strike suspected militants along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The U.S. gov…

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[31 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 107 views]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday announced the approval of a drug to treat one of most common types of skin cancer.

The FDA approved Erivedge (vismodegib), reviewed under the agency’s priori…

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[24 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 659 views]

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Monday criticized the failure of the United States government to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and to ensure accountability for serious human rights violations which too…

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[23 Jan 2012 | 3 Comments | 1,421 views]

The Knicks are currently riding on a six game losing streak, causing many to speculate whether or not Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony are capable of co-existing.   Amar’e Stoudemire is averaging 17.6 points per game, the least he has averaged since the 2005-2006 season. In the last two games Stoudemire has taken only twenty-two [...]

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[23 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 314 views]

ORLANDO, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — A federal judge in Florida on Monday convicted a 27-year-old man of raping a toddler at SeaWorld while her parents were on a ride, prosecutors said. He faces up to 60 years in prison.

Michael Brian Grzybowicz was arreste…

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[23 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 115 views]

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. prosecutors on Monday charged a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer with repeatedly disclosing classified information about fellow officers to journalists. He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted …