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The US wants Israel and the Palestinians to hold "immediate talks" towards "a comprehensive peace and normalisation of relations", Washington's envoy to the Middle East, says.
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The San Jose contract also reduced vacation time for many workers, with a maximum of four weeks after nine years, and raised health insurance premiums. Sylvia Ulloa, local vice president and a member of the San Jose unit, said the Mercury News has been …
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Other givebacks include a loss of up to one week of vacation and unspecified increase in worker healthcare benefit costs. The company also has the right to put workers on five days of unpaid furlough. And finally, the Merc contract would allow the …
San Jose Mercury News, USA
The initiative includes enhancements to the library and tutoring sessions for children of various ages. As part of Wednesday's activities, parents participated in a program conducted in English and Spanish to boost their children's language development …
San Jose Mercury News, USA
Reed and the City Council are grappling with chronic budget deficits that have widened to $78 million this year thanks to the economic recession. The city is facing the prospect of severe service cuts, including eliminating mounted police, …
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BEN-GURION AIRPORT, Israel, May 15 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict concluded his eight-day tour of the Middle East on Friday. Before flying out of Israel, he recalled his impressions of the trip in the following speech at the airport: "As I prepare to return …
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The James Flood Science and Technology Magnet School, currently located just west of Highway 101 next to Flood Park, will move southeast about four miles and swap sites with the East Palo Alto Stanford Elementary School. The school swap is expected to …
San Jose Mercury News, USA
is unfortunate but not uncommon for the amount of units managed by Page Mill — or in comparison to other owners of multifamily housing in the Bay Area — or in light of the recent economy," Shore said in a statement. "Page Mill Properties inherited the …
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By Rachel L. Swarns Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times Esperanza Spaulding started off an evening of performances at the East Room of the White House on Tuesday.
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David Miliband hailed President Obama's efforts to kick-start the Middle East peace process yesterday as a once in a generation opportunity to resolve the 60-year conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.
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