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Modifications were made on the plane which crashed at the Reno National Championship Air Races, which have now killed ten people.

So far five of the victims' names, including the pilot's, have been released.
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Obama, unmasked by all but the stupidest as nothing more than stealth Republican, tries his damnedest to get even more neoliberal hogwash passed in Congress.
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Obituary: Singer Dolores Hope, 102, died this morning. She had been in good health until recent months.

She was an accomplished singer when she had met comedian Bob Hope. They were married February 19, 1934, and stayed together until his death at 100 in 2003. She revived her singing career when she was in her late 80s.

It's quite unusual to find married couples where both of them reached the century mark.

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If you're desperate for work, there is always Amazon.com to work for--if you can survive the oppresive working conditions:

Workers said they were forced to endure brutal heat inside the sprawling warehouse and were pushed to work at a pace many could not sustain. Employees were frequently reprimanded regarding their productivity and threatened with termination, workers said. The consequences of not meeting work expectations were regularly on display, as employees lost their jobs and got escorted out of the warehouse. Such sights encouraged some workers to conceal pain and push through injury lest they get fired as well, workers said.

During summer heat waves, Amazon arranged to have paramedics parked in ambulances outside, ready to treat any workers who dehydrated or suffered other forms of heat stress. Those who couldn't quickly cool off and return to work were sent home or taken out in stretchers and wheelchairs and transported to area hospitals. And new applicants were ready to begin work at any time.

An emergency room doctor in June called federal regulators to report an "unsafe environment" after he treated several Amazon warehouse workers for heat-related problems. The doctor's report was echoed by warehouse workers who also complained to regulators, including a security guard who reported seeing pregnant employees suffering in the heat.