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U.S. cities grapple for new jobs in economic upswing

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:45:47 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a depressed neighborhood in the City of Angels, hundreds of good jobs appeared to fall from the sky last week.

U.S. airlines fined for stranding travelers on plane

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:52:56 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday imposed its first-ever punishment against airlines for stranding passengers aboard aircraft, fining three carriers $175,000 for a six-hour ordeal in Minnesota.

N.Y. top court rules for state in Atlantic Yards case

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:01:19 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York State lawfully seized land needed for the $4 billion Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, the state's highest court ruled on Tuesday.

Rich to shop early, may skew Black Friday sales

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:03:30 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wealthier Americans are expected to jump right into holiday shopping this week, but unemployed U.S. consumers will sit out the early part of the season, suggesting solid Black Friday results could be deceiving, according to a survey released on Monday.

Cribs recalled in U.S., Canada over safety concerns

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:16:51 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc is voluntarily recalling more than 2.1 million baby cribs in the United States and Canada due to a potential suffocation hazard, U.S. safety officials said on Monday.

Consumer drug ads drive up health costs: study

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:49:14 -0500

CHICAGO (Reuters) - When consumer advertising began for the popular blood-thinner Plavix, Medicaid insurance programs for the poor and disabled spent millions more on the drug, even though the ads did not tempt doctors to write more prescriptions, researchers reported on Monday.

Up to 134 million consumers may shop this weekend

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:36:59 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Up to 134 million U.S. consumers may venture out to shop for holiday gifts this weekend, although many are checking for bargains first, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

Thanksgiving air travelers face full jets, fees

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:05:26 -0500

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The number of air travelers over the Thanksgiving holiday will be down this year, which means shorter lines and fewer airport hassles, but full planes and new fees may keep passengers grumbling.

Texas ranchers welcome rain after historic drought

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:19:57 -0500

DALLAS (Reuters) - Autumn rains have soaked scorched parts of Texas, heralding the end of the worst drought on record in at least nine counties and bringing relief to the state's withered cattle industry.

Eight charged in U.S. for Somali war recruiting

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:44:09 -0500

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Authorities unsealed terrorism-related charges Monday against eight defendants they said recruited young Somali-American men to return to their homeland to fight for an Islamist militant group.