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A security firm that contracted with Miami-Dade Transit overbilled the agency more than $6 million dollars for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thursday. via The Florida Times Union

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A security firm that contracted with Miami-Dade Transit overbilled the agency more than $6 million dollars for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thursday. via The Florida Times Union

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Marsh & McLennan Cos. swung to a loss during the first quarter, hurt by a reassessment of the value of its Kroll Inc. via MarketWatch

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UTC Power, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., will sell eight fuel cell systems to an Oakland, Calif., bus system. via Hartford Courant

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There is a three-day strike starting today at Kaiser Permanente hospitals in California. via Seeing the Forest

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“I am sitting at home without an income. They just want to frustrate me. "But I can't keep quiet, I have to fight”

By Karen Breytenbach and Sapa Former Goodwood police station Commissioner Siphiwo Hewana briefly appeared in the Parow regional court on Wednesday for allegedly interfering with the drunken driving arrest of ... via Daily News

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“Somewhere in this decision it looks like we may have overlooked the fact that the other count of murder was affirmed”

A convicted murderer inadvertently released from a Tennessee prison in April was apprehended Saturday in Atlanta, authorities said. via Political Gateway

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“If you're going to do hardball with Sikorsky, I would suggest that doing it in the media is probably not the best place to do it.”

Canada is pressing Sikorsky Inc. to fulfill a $5 billion contract for 28 helicopters amid reports the U.S. firm wants more money, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Wednesday. via Ottawa Citizen

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“I couldn't do my job without it. Response time is almost cut in half now that we have this technology.”

Federal Signal Corporation's Safety and Security Systems Group, a leader in advancing security and well-being, today announced that the Benton County Sheriff's Office headquartered in Bentonville, Ark., has ... via Intelligent Enterprise

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“Marsh made it clear very quickly that it is not interested in selling Kroll at the moment. It gave a very perfunctory 'thanks but no thanks'.”

Marsh & McLennan has rejected approaches for its financial detective agency Kroll, but is understood not to have ruled out a sale, as its chief executive reviews the business. via The Independent

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