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New York City Opera contract talks in crisis
December 2, 2011New York City Opera, one of the city's cultural treasures, stood at a crossroads this week, after contract talks broke down Nov. 30 between management and its two main unions.
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10,000 in New York march again for jobs
December 2, 2011The Central Labor Council was the main force behind a march for jobs here yesterday that filled the streets from 32nd Street and Broadway to Union Square.
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Jobless rate drops to 8.6% because 315,000 drop out altogether
December 2, 2011This morning's government report was full of unsettling statistics.
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Latin Americans support UN in condemning violence against women
December 2, 2011Every year governments and human rights groups are supposed to be campaigning for increasing resources and public awareness aimed at ending violence against women.
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One-third of nation in poverty or “near poverty”
December 2, 2011A startling new study by the Census Bureau reveals that one in three Americans - 100 million people - live in poverty or near poverty.
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