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NEWS ABOUT: relocation

relocation stories: 8 news summaries
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 Gay Iraqis Fear for Their Lives 

Human Rights Watch attempts to save persecuted gays from murder

Oct 5, 09 4:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi society is overwhelmingly  homophobic, but that prejudice took a back seat to more pressing issues while war was raging. Now, as Shia militias find themselves with time on their hands, they appear to have turned to a perceived internal problem, “to make society clean from bad things.”... More »

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homophobia • homosexuality • refugee • Human Rights Watch • relocation • Iraqi militias • Iraq war • gay Iraqis • persecution

 Job Market Splitting Up Couples 

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans relocates for new position

Sep 22, 09 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the job market failing to recover along with the larger economy, two-career couples are facing tough choices and increasingly being forced into long-distance relationships. A recent survey has found that 18.2% of Americans who took new jobs in the second quarter also relocated, up from 11.4% a... More »

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marriage • unemployment • relationship • job market • relocation • couples • married couples

Wall Street
Sets Up
Shop in DC

Firms descend on Washington to work
on the bailout

Nov 8, 08 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - With Washington the focal point of the financial crisis, consulting, real estate, and legal firms are moving from New York to DC, the Washington Post reports. Financial firms see vast opportunities to advise DC companies on the bailout bill and fight for Treasury contracts. Why relocate? “Our business is... More »

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Wall Street • relocation • consulting • Washington, DC • bailout • financial crisis

Quaid to Hollywood:
I'm Outta Here

Actor isn't retiring, just packing up family for move back to Texas

Jun 16, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Actor Dennis Quaid is heading for the hills—no, make that the plains—of Texas with his family, OK! reports. He’s relocating to his hometown, Houston, to be nearer friends and family, Quaid says, not quitting the business. More »

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California • Hollywood • film • Texas • Houston • family • celebrity • relocation • Dennis Quaid • celebrity parents

Unsold Homes Handcuffing Job-Seekers

Housing crisis crimps mobility, prevents workers from moving

Apr 3, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The housing crisis that’s kept many from selling their homes has, in turn, warped the job market, the New York Times reports. Those who can’t sell their houses can’t relocate to seek work. Usually, more than 5 million workers move per year. But now, tens of thousands... More »

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housing market • job market • housing sales • relocation • housing crisis

Citing US Troubles, Illegal Immigrants 'Self-Deport'

Immigrants face tougher law enforcement and worsening economy

Dec 25, 07 10:04 PM CST
(Newser) - More illegal immigrants in the US are "self-deporting" back to their home countries in the face of stricter immigration enforcement and a worsening economy, Reuters reports. "The situation has got so tough that there don't seem to be many options left for us," said a Mexican immigrant.... More »

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immigration • illegal immigrant • Mexican border • deportation • US economy • relocation

Darfur Boots UN Official

Humanitarian-aid coordinator accused unspecified infractions

Nov 8, 07 3:23 PM CST
(Newser) - A UN official in charge of humanitarian efforts in Darfur has been ousted from the war-torn region of Sudan, the UN said yesterday. The state's governor accused the official, Wael al-Haj Ibrahim, of violating "the rules of humanitarian action." But both UN officials and members of Ibrahim's organization... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • relocation

Sonics Owner Vows Move
to Oklahoma

Seattle locals float
buy bid to hold
off relocation

Nov 2, 07 6:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Seattle SuperSonics’ owner said today he will move the team to Oklahoma City. Clay Bennett isn’t satisfied with the Sonics’ current arena, where the lease expires in 2010; he gave the city a deadline to plan a new stadium, which passed this week. Bennett wants to void the... More »

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NBA • WNBA • basketball • Seattle SuperSonics • Seattle Storm • Oklahoma City • arena • relocation

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