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Wisconsin’s unemployment :(

According to data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment rate in Wisconsin was 9.8% in March. State labor officials also noted that in the month of April, over 16,000 jobs were added. This was the largest one-month gain in over a decade. The state has added over 32,000 jobs in the first four months of 2010. In ... Read More »

Spirit Airlines pilots go on strike!

The pilots of Spirit Airlines walked off their jobs on Saturday morning. They are on strike protesting demanding better pay. The strike was called on after negotiations that went on into the wee hours failed to produce a new contract. “Spirit pilots are willing to withdraw their services to get the contract they deserve,” said Captain John Prater, president of ... Read More »

Oil spill threatens to roil US-British relations

WASHINGTON — The leaking oil that has tainted the Gulf of Mexico is also threatening the political shores on both sides of the Atlantic, with a British company the villain. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron planned to discuss the environmental catastrophe over the telephone on Saturday, hoping to ease what has become a growing rift over ... Read More »

Heavy rain at arkansas kills atleast 12 people

Heavy overnight rains triggered flash floods in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 12 people at a camp ground, police said Friday. Some of the victims might have been children, and several others are believed to be trapped or remain missing in the area near the Ouachita Mountains in western Arkansas, CNN reported. Police were still determining whether ... Read More »