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Halliburton Expects to Cut up to 8 Percent of Jobs as Oil Slumps

Halliburton Expects to Cut up to 8 Percent of Jobs as Oil Slumps WochitBusiness U.S. oil services giant Halliburton said it expects to cut between 6.5 percent to 8 percent of its global workforce due to the "challenging market environment" caused by low oil prices. Halliburton says impacts of layoffs will be across all company operations. Oil prices have halved since June due to a global glut of oil, forcing many firms to cut spending and lay off workers

Apple Investing $850 Million in California Solar Farm

Apple Investing $850 Million in California Solar Farm WochitBusiness Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Tuesday the technology company is investing $850 million to build a solar farm in California with solar panel maker First Solar. Cook said at a Goldman Sachs technology conference in San Francisco that the project in Monterey County, California will provide enough energy for 60,000 homes as well as Apple's head office in nearby Cupertino. Cook said, "We know in Apple that climate change is real. The time for talk is passed. The time for action is now." First Solar, based in Tempe, Arizona, manufactures solar panels and also builds solar power plants, many of which it sells to power producers.

Espn First Take, Wednesday 11th February 2015

Espn First Take, Wednesday 11th February 2015 Max - ESPN First Take Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith share their thoughts on LeBron James' relationship with Kevin Love, Peyton Manning's future and more. Plus, Kevin Costner joins the show. 0:45 Kevin Love's response to Lebron James' comments 15:00 Denver Broncos may not want to bring Peyton Manning back 24:00 Does Charles Barkley have a point ? 37:25 GUEST Kevin Costner Whats' wrong with the Cleveland Browns ? Did you think about being a baseball pitcher ? Talking about the last play of the Superbowl 47:35 Reaction to Jackie Robinson West team stripped of title 1:02:00 Who should be the Cowboys priority, Dez Bryant or Demarco Murray ? 1:12:57 Does the Alex Rodriguez apology make anything better ? 1:21:25 Latest reaction of the Mayweather/Pacquiao blame game 1:28:40 Remembering the Buster Douglas shock win over Mike Tyson

U.S. Hostage Kayla Mueller Remembered for Humanitarian Work from Syria to Occupied Territories

U.S. Hostage Kayla Mueller Remembered for Humanitarian Work from Sy... democracynow http://democracynow.org - One day after her family confirmed her death in Syria, we remember the life of 26-year-old U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller. Mueller's captors, the Islamic State, say she was killed in a Jordanian airstrike last week. On Tuesday, the family said it had received proof she had died, but it remains unclear how. Mueller moved to the Turkish-Syrian border in late 2012 to work with Syrian refugees. She had previously worked with refugees overseas including Tibetans in India, Africans in Israel, and Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. Mueller disappeared in August 2013 after she was abducted while leaving a northern Syria hospital. In a letter written during her captivity, Mueller told her family: "I have been shown in darkness, light, and have learned that even in prison, one can be free. I am grateful. I have come to see that there is good in every situation, sometimes we just have to look for it." We are joined by two guests:

After Months of Protest, NYPD Officer Charged for Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Man Akai Gurley

After Months of Protest, NYPD Officer Charged for Fatal Shooting of... democracynow http://democracynow.org - After months of demonstrations calling for justice, a New York City Police Department officer has been indicted for the fatal shooting of unarmed African American Akai Gurley last November. A grand jury elected to charge Officer Peter Liang with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault and official misconduct. Liang was reportedly carrying his gun in his left hand and a flashlight in his right when he opened the door to a dimly lit stairwell he was patrolling in a Brooklyn housing project. His gun went off, hitting Gurley as he walked down the stairs. Police Commissioner William Bratton has described the shooting as an "unfortunate accident" and said Gurley was "totally innocent." Liang did not respond to police radio contact for more than six minutes and texted his union representative for advice. A neighbor ended up calling for the ambulance that rushed Gurley to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

As Study Finds 4,000 Lynchings in Jim Crow South, Will U.S. Address Legacy of Racial Terrorism?

	As Study Finds 4,000 Lynchings in Jim Crow South, Will U.S. Address... democracynow

Suspect Charged for Fatal Shooting of 3 Muslim Students in North Carolina

Suspect Charged for Fatal Shooting of 3 Muslim Students in North Ca... democracynow http://democracynow.org - Three Muslim students have been shot dead in an apparent hate crime at the University of North Carolina. The victims were killed Tuesday night when a gunman opened fire at a residential complex in Chapel Hill. They have been identified as 23-year-old Deah Barakat, his 21-year-old wife Yusor Mohammad, and her sister 19-year-old Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. A suspect, Craig Stephen Hicks, has been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Hicks had made online posts declaring himself a supporter of the group "Atheists for Equality." The hashtag #ChapelHillShooting has spread across social media with Internet users criticizing what they call a lack of national media coverage of the shooting.

Exchanging Vows, Alabama Same-Sex Couples Make History in a State Where Discrimination Runs Deep

Exchanging Vows, Alabama Same-Sex Couples Make History in a State W... democracynow http://democracynow.org - Alabama has become the 37th state to allow same-sex marriage after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the state's bid to block the unions. Same-sex couples lined up to marry in parts of the state, including Huntsville, Birmingham and Montgomery. But on Tuesday, 44 of Alabama's 67 counties reportedly continued to refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses after Sunday's conflicting order from an Alabama Supreme Court justice. Chief Justice Roy Moore ordered judges and officials not to issue or recognize the licenses, arguing the local courts are not beholden to a federal court ruling that struck down the ban. Now, a federal judge has set a hearing that could determine whether resistant local probate judges must grant the licenses. While marriage-equality advocates have welcomed recent developments in the historically conservative state, they warn that much work remains to be done.

How San Jose Took on the Unions and Saved Millions Through Pension Reform

How San Jose Took on the Unions and Saved Millions Through Pension ... ReasonTV "If a government can’t provide the core basic services, it’s failed in it’s mission," says Pete Constant, a former member of the San Jose City Council who advocated for sweeping pension reform. "Our city had been in many years of budget deficits and there were many more coming in the future. And I just thought the financial decisions had been terribly made." Constant became involved in city politics after an injury ended his 14-year career with the San Jose Police Department. Once in office, he found that San Jose’s pension liabilities were rapidly devouring the city budget. "In a 10 year period from the year 2001 to the year 2011, the city of San Jose’s pension costs rose from [approximately] $72 million a year to $245 million dollars a year," Constant explained. "We really had just one area to look at."