Steven Slater ponders next move as JetBlue flight attendant basks in glow of newfound fame

It was the exit he'd always dreamed about.

JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater told the Daily News he long fantasized about escaping a plane by jumping down its emergency slide.

"It was great. I always wanted to do...More

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Jodie Fisher Now Working for Her Mom in New Jersey

After being accused of sexual harassment by employee Jodie Fisher, HP CEO Mark Hurd got a $28 million severance package. Fisher? Now working for her mom's New Jersey staffing agency. Hopefully some of those Body of Influence residuals are coming....More

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JetBlue flight attendant hailed as working-class hero

Steven Slater's Monday probably started off no different than yours or mine. He might have hit snooze once or twice on his alarm clock before crawling out of bed. He probably had a cup of coffee on his way to work. In other words, to the outsider,...More

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H-P contractor says she's sad CEO Hurd lost his job

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The contractor whose sexual harassment claim against former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief Mark Hurd led to Hurd's departure from the company said Sunday that she was unhappy about how the incident had played out.
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Student Debt: Is Bankruptcy The Answer?

You have $150,000 in student loan debt and your annual income is $30,000. You don't see a way you can pay off your loans. You think about bankruptcy, but you've heard the qualifications are pretty steep to discharge student loans. How do you know...More

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Some Firms Struggle to Hire Despite High Unemployment

In Bloomington, Ill., machine shop Mechanical Devices can't find the workers it needs to handle a sharp jump in business. Job fairs run by airline Emirates attract fewer applicants in the U.S. than in other countries. Truck-stop operator Pilot...More

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Paul Milstein, City Real Estate Titan, Dies at 88

Paul Milstein, who used profits from the family flooring business to build a real estate empire in New York City, distinguished by major projects begun in uncertain neighborhoods and totaling 50,000 apartments, 8,000 hotel rooms and 20 million...More

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Some Firms Struggle to Hire Despite High Unemployment

Bloomington, Ill., machine shop Mechanical Devices can't find the workers it needs to handle a sharp jump in business. Job fairs run by airline Emirates attract fewer applicants in the U.S. than in other countries. Truck-stop operator Pilot...More

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Forced to retire, some take Social Security early

MIAMI (AP) -- Paul Skidmore's office is shuttered, his job gone, his 18-month job search fruitless and his unemployment benefits exhausted. So at 63, he plans to file this week for Social Security benefits, three years earlier than planned.
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But Will It Make You Happy?

She had so much.


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