Topic: North Dakota
Failed job seekers add to homeless problem in ND
AP News
Blessed with booming economy, ND sees homelessness grow as job seekers arrive unpreparedNorth Dakota has the lowest unemployment in the nation and a booming oil industry. But with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the state looking for work. Officials say ...
Rig count rises by 18
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Rig count up by 18 to 1,335 this weekThe number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 18 this week to 1,335. Baker Hughes Inc., based in Houston, said Friday that 878 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 445 ...
3 Ala. fugitives get prison term for ND standoff
AP News
3 Alabama fugitives sentenced to prison in North Dakota following standoff, shootoutThree people involved in a June standoff in North Dakota that followed an Alabama prison break have been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison. Judge Zane Anderson on Monday accepted plea agreements from Joshua Southwick, Angela Mink ...
Senate roll vote on Fed chief Ben Bernanke
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Roll Vote: How the Senate voted on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nominationThe 70-30 roll call Thursday by which the Senate confirmed Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. A "yes" vote is a vote to confirm the nomination. Voting yes were 47 Democrats ...
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