The Chinese crew of the 500-foot ship had abandoned the 500-foot ship was rescued from life rafts.
January 2014
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Unions angered by Postal Service’s Staples outlets
The new outlets are staffed by Staples employees, not postal workers, and labor officials say that move replaces well-paying union jobs with low-wage, nonunion workers.
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A crumbling Sochi hides behind Olympic facades
While state-run TV trains its cameras on luxury malls, sleek stadiums and high-speed train links, thousands of ordinary people in the Sochi area put up with squalor and environmental waste.
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Ukraine protests escalate to street battles
The nation’s president later says he has named a group to work out a solution to the crisis with the opposition.
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Olympic Roundup: Bethel’s Murphy makes late push in moguls
Troy Murphy improves his Olympic hopes with a fifth-place finish in a World Cup event.
Posted inPolitics
State House Notebook: Will Americans Elect be a savior for Cutler?
Campaign finance disclosures reveal connections that suggest the independent candidate could get a boost from the well-heeled group.
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Virginia becomes key in gay marriage fight
The state’s history includes a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on interracial marriage.