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Chinese firms abusing Zambian miners: rights group

Chinese mining companies in Zambia, Africa's biggest copper producer, are routinely flouting laws designed to protect workers' safety and the right to organise, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.

HTC Rezound Unveiled With Beats Audio

HTC Rezound
The HTC Rezound, formerly known as the Vigor, was unveiled today at the HTC event in New York. The Rezound is the newest addition to the smartphone family and will be a Verizon exclusive. The most anticipated aspect of the Rezound is that it is the first HTC smartphone in the U.S. to feature Beats Audio. The Rezound has Beats Audio built in, ships with a custom pair of Beats headphones and users have a special audio profile on the phone.
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Jones Lang LaSalle Revenue up 28 Percent

Jones Lang LaSalle, one of the world's largest real estate services companies, reported revenue of $903 million in the third quarter, up 28 percent from the previous year.
Kim Kardashian Distraught Over Divorce

Kim Kardashian Too 'Distraught' To Work, Cancels Australia Appearances

Kim Kardashian seems to be taking her recent break-up very hard. TMZ reports that the divorcee is telling friends that she is so distraught over the failure of her marriage and the maelstrom of public scrutiny that she cannot function. She is supposedly telling friends, I need to take care of me now, and I can't work for awhile.
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Orbitz World Wide Beats Analyst Estimates, Raises Fiscal Year Forecast

In spite of facing a collapse in interest within the domestic market, having to deal with cross-marketing limits imposed by the airlines and booking less flights and hotels overall, the $202.92 net revenue figure represented a jump of 4.34% from quarterly net revenue a year ago. The company's net earnings, however, were down 26.73 percent from a year ago, as a substantial spike in marketing costs, payroll and Other Expenses ate into the bottom line.
Demonstrators converge on the Port of Oakland, California, during a general strike called by the Occupy Oakland movement

Occupy Protesters Shut Down Port of Oakland

Protesters shut down operations at Oakland's port and blocked traffic Wednesday in demonstrations against economic inequality and police brutality that were marred by scattered vandalism.
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Mid-Century New York Life Captured in New Photo Exhibit [PHOTOS]

Starting Nov. 4, The Jewish Museum will present Radical Camera, a series of photos from New York's famous Photo League, led by Sid Grossman. Here, see photos from the exhibit, and experience how these photographers, almost all recent immigrants, blended art with progressive ideals to paint a stunning picture of New York life in the early 20th century.
Lisa Irwin and Unrelated Stabbing Incident

Missing Baby Lisa Irwin Timeline: What Events Really Happened This Month?

Missing baby Lisa Irwin's parents, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, continue to maintain that baby Lisa disappeared from their home nearly a month ago. Not only are police stumped by what really happened to missing 11-month-old baby Lisa Irwin, but the media and the public have become increasingly confused by the events that have unraveled this month. Take a look at this timeline to see what really happened this past month in an effort to find missing baby Lisa Irwin.
Matthew Modine

Dark Knight Rises: Batman Movie NYC, LA Spoilers [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

Photos, video footage, and spoilers from Nolan's third Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt just an ordinary cop? Who is the mysterious Nixon, played by Matthew Modine? Will the Batwing/Batcopter fly? And what is that strange metal sphere spotted in LA and NYC as filming wrapped?

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