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Judge orders Hialeah to pay employee back wages | Miami Herald

But union leaders from the local 161 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which represents Hialeah's general employees, decided to fight the measure, claiming it was illegal because the city implemented the contract ... >> view original

Man Arrested After Alleged Carjacking, Chase: Hialeah Police | NBC 6 South ...

Updated at 11:43 PM EDT on Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015. Police from several South Florida agencies were on the scene of what started as a carjacking in Hialeah Tuesday. Police said a man was resting in the backseat of a vehicle in the 900 block of East 28th ... >> view original

Chinese Police Detain 'Spartan Warriors'

A group of foreigners dressed as Spartan warriors as part of a publicity stunt for a local restaurant has been detained by Chinese police. The group of about 40 bare-chested young men, dressed in brown cloaks, sandals and matching shin guards, was ... >> view original

Labour's robotic women don't stand a chance against Jeremy Corbyn

There's a lot of sound and fury emanating from the Labour leadership election. I just wish some of it was coming from the two women who are hoping to make history by becoming their party's first female leader. Yesterday Tony Blair said Jeremy Corbyn's ... >> view original

British Teen Admits to Advising on Australia Terror Plot

LONDON—A British teenager has admitted to encouraging an Islamic-State-inspired plot to attack Australian war remembrance ceremonies via an encrypted messaging service, in a case that highlights the increasingly widespread use of secure off-the-shelf ... >> view original

Beijing Asks Myanmar to Free Chinese Convicted of Illegal Logging

BANGKOK—. China on Thursday criticized long prison sentences in Myanmar given to more than 150 Chinese nationals convicted of illegal logging. The Chinese foreign ministry, in a statement is calling for Myanmar to deal with its jailed nationals in a ... >> view original

Cargo ship crashes into boat carrying engagement party on Nile in Egypt ...

Egypt's Interior ministry says at least 15 civilians drowned when a party boat sank on the Nile near Cairo after colliding with a scow. A couple was hosting an engagement party on the boat, the BBC reported. Four babies are among the dead, the Interior ... >> view original

Greece facing recession as bailout talks set to begin, think tank says

The report underlined the headwinds facing leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who must negotiate a bailout worth billions of euros with skeptical lenders, while struggling to hold his divided Syriza party together. >> view original

Gitmo to go, Carter in Iraq, and Iran on the Hill again

GITMO TO GO. The Obama administration is in the final stages of a plan, to be submitted to Congress, to close Guantanamo Bay, Defense One reports, a move that also represents a concession from an administration that had previously argued that such a ... >> view original

White House finalising plan to close Guantanamo prison

WASHINGTON: The White House is in the "final stages" of drafting a plan to close the contentious Guantanamo Bay prison and will submit it for review by lawmakers, spokesman Josh Earnest has said. President Barack Obama made the closure of the ... >> view original