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A 10-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis who was given a double-lung transplant after a national debate about organ donation has come out of a coma, according to reports late Friday.Sarah Murnaghan was able to respond to questions, a family spokesperson told NBC10.com.She received her new lungs on June 12, after spending three months at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with end-stage cystic fibr...
Bully Bosses originally appeared on Working America's Dear David workplace advice column:Q.The managers and directors at my office threaten to fire employees for things that are personal and nonwork-related. I’ve been called stupid and had something thrown at me by my boss. The president of the company travels 99% of the time, so these higher-ups do not have to answer to anyone. I've looked up workplace bullying to find that it does not fall under Title VII, nor is it acknowledged at all. How can employees defend themselves against these threats? Why is bullying not allowed in schools but is allowed in the workplace? What gives managers and directors the right to viciously attack employees? Can you help? Thanks so much.—Standing Up, Connecticut
An underground tank holding some of the worst radioactive waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site might be leaking into the soil.The U.S. Energy Department said workers at Washington state's Hanford Nuclear Reservation detected higher radioactivity levels under tank AY-102 during a routine inspection Thursday.Spokeswoman Lori Gamache said the department has notified Washington officia...
Calling all union members! Do you have the cutest pet in labor history?Meet Ruffy the Riveter, a Boston terrier full of union pride on a mission to be the cutest pet in the union world. It’s up to you to see if your pet has what it takes to upstage Ruffy in her quest to be the most adorable pet.Submit your photo to the Union Plus Pet Photo Contest before Aug. 8 for a chance to win a free yearlong membership to Union Plus Pet Health Insurance. Other prizes include $100, $200 and $300 gift cards to the Union Plus Online Pet Store. More than 100 union members already have entered, so don’t miss out on the fun.
DENVER - Three wildfires sparked by lightning were raging out of control in rugged Colorado mountain terrain, prompting the evacuation of two towns and menacing a third on Friday.The West Fork Fire Complex - consisting of two separate fires in Rio Grande County in southern Colorado - forced 600 residents of South Fork to flee as high winds helped the blazes grow from 12,000 acres to 30,000 acres o...
Storms that pummeled the northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Friday left at least one person dead and two other people injured, including one hit by lighting, officials said.In South Dakota, severe winds damaged homes and killed a 63-year-old woman as she sheltered in a bathtub in the community of Lake Poinsett north of Sioux Falls, Hamlin County Sheriff Chad Schlotterbeck said. Her husband was i...
A tiger kept at an Indiana sanctuary for abused and neglected felines mauled a caretaker who was cleaning the animal's pen on Friday, gripping the woman's head in its mouth at one point in an attack that left the victim in critical condition, authorities said.Co-workers at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center broke off the attack by the 18-year-old tiger by spraying the animal in the face with wate...
By Alissa FigueroaRock CenterIn the heart of New York City, a deeply religious community has created its own secluded island, where Yiddish is the primary language, men wear towering black hats and long robes even on the most sweltering summer day, and mothers lead broods of eight or 10 children.They are Hasidic Jews - the descendants of a small group of ardent followers whose Eastern European vil...
