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The Wal-Mart chain of supermarkets in the United States is under fire
for reportedly locking in overnight workers at many of its stores,
sometimes to the detriment of their own safety.
The New York Times reported a number of cases in which employees were
allegedly prevented from leaving a store
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Opera house protesters get weekend jail
Two men who painted an anti-war slogan on the Sydney Opera House last
year have been sentenced to nine months periodic detention.
David Burgess, 33, and Will Saunders, 42, were convicted of a charge of
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