News tagged with postal workers
Revisiting the anthrax attacks
When anthrax was sent through the U.S. Postal Service in 2001, an overwhelming majority of postal workers elected not to be inoculated with the available vaccine because of confusion and distrust, according to a University ...
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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A new home for Santa Claus?
(PhysOrg.com) -- After the many years of commuting on Christmas Eve, jolly old St. Nicholas is reconsidering his home at the North Pole. Given his job description, extreme isolation has lost its appeal. In ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Apple opens Hong Kong store in China push
Apple threw open the doors to its first store in Hong Kong Saturday, its latest push to tap the booming China market, as protesters accused the technology giant of supporting sweatshop labour.
Sep 24, 2011 |
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Can the United States postal service survive?
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from swift completion of their appointed rounds,” declares the (unofficial) mail carriers’ creed.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Dutch parliament approves mobile 'net neutrality'
(AP) -- The Dutch parliament approved a bill Wednesday forcing mobile Internet providers to let customers use Skype and other rival services on their networks without charging extra or giving preferential treatment to their ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Gamer suspended over name of W.Va. town: Fort Gay
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Finnish post to open love letters, payslips in digital mail trial
Love letters, payslips and overdue bills will not be spared when Finland's post starts opening mail and sending scanned copies to selected recipients in a trial aimed at cutting costs and emissions.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs
(AP) -- British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Year's Best Gift Could Be A Job From Santa
In this year's myriad discussions of stimulus and jobs programs, no one has yet publicly raised the idea to ask Santa Claus to take Christmas Eve off. Outsourcing his job by asking mere mortals to deliver ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
(AP) -- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy ...
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Science agency to review FBI's anthrax inquiry
(AP) -- The National Academy of Sciences said Friday it will review the lab work behind the FBI's conclusion that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was responsible for the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001.
May 09, 2009 |
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