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Man Rescued from 20 Foot Pit In Fort Thomas
Rescuers pulled an injured man from a 20 foot pit in Fort Thomas this afternoon. The fall happened at the water treatment plant on Alexandria Pike near I-471. Dispatchers tell us the man has a broken leg. Rescuers spent about 40 minutes at the scene, but they did finally manage to get the worker out of the pit and
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Floor Collapse At Cincinnati Casino Injures 13 Workers
Construction at the Cincinnati Horseshoe Casino has stopped as the investigation into a floor collapse begins. Thirteen workers were hurt when a beam buckled as workers poured concrete at the site on Friday morning. Some of the injuries appeared to be serious, but there are no reports of fatalities. All of the workers were accounted for by supervisors on site.
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Barn Catches Fire in Turtlecreek Township
Warren County firefighters are on the scene of a barn fire in Turtlecreek Township this afternoon. Firefighters say a barn in the 2800 block of Hamilton Road caught fire around 3:40 p.m. No people or animals are believed to have been inside. Smoke from the fire could be seen from a good distance away. Officials have not yet said what
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Jury Awards $2.3 Million in Kroger Customer's Suit
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Gwinnett County jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 49-year-old Craig Walters said he slipped on crushed fruit on the floor of a Kroger store near Douglasville in 2008. His attorney, Lloyd Bell, said
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Procter and Gamble Lowers Earnings Expectations
CINCINNATI (AP) - Procter & Gamble Co. says its net income fell 49 percent in the fiscal second quarter, hobbled by higher materials costs and a writedown in the value of some of its businesses. P&G also lowered its earnings predictions for the year. Net income for the Cincinnati-based company fell to $1.69 billion from $3.33 billion. Adjusted earnings per
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JCPenney Says It Will Get Rid of Sales
(AP) NEW YORK — J.C. Penney says it will permanently mark down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent so shoppers will no longer have to wait for a sale to get the lowest prices in its stores. The company said Wednesday that it is getting rid of the hundreds of sales it offers each year in favor