Word: statements
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...Tostes' statement appears to have quashed that possibility, freeing Sean to return with his dad to New Jersey - where he has not lived for the past five years. According to news reports, the boy barely speaks English now. Lawyers for Goldman did not return telephone calls...
Initial reports that the airstrike may have been the work of the CIA seem to have been mistaken: Yemeni authorities say it was their jets that conducted the dawn operation, in the province of Shabwa, 400 miles south of the capital Sana'a. In a statement, the Yemeni embassy in Washington D.C. said the strike targeted a meeting of "scores of Yemeni and foreign Al Qaeda operatives." The meeting had been called to discuss retaliation for government raids in mid-December on al-Qaeda hideouts in Abyan and Sana'a provinces...
...commission rules on a blood test after the fight and urine tests anytime," says Roach. He adds that Mayweather, who used to be the world's best pound-for-pound boxer, knows Pacquiao is very superstitious and doesn't like having his blood drawn close to fight night. A statement from Pacquiao's promoters specified that the Filipino fighter has already agreed to take blood tests as prescribed, including one in January when the fight was to have been officially announced; and one no later than Feb. 13, which is 30 days before the match. The additional blood test request...
...American boxer professed disappointment in a statement. "I understand Pacquiao not liking having his blood taken, because frankly I don't know anyone who really does," said Mayweather. "But in a fight of this magnitude, I think it is our responsibility to subject ourselves to sportsmanship at the highest level. I have already agreed to the testing and it is a shame that he is not willing to do the same. It leaves me with great doubt as to the level of fairness I would be facing in the ring that night...
...advantages to employee ownership. "Since the business belongs to the workers, my job is expos[ing] them to how to run a business," he says. "In addition to the technical training, we're training in administration and managerial skills - how to obtain work orders, track profitability, read a financial statement." Unlike the typical workplace, here employees know exactly how much a company - and each individual - is making. "There's a value in dealing with an informed workplace," says Kiel. In terms of problems that can arise, including safety, production and theft concerns, "if people feel a part of it, that...