Factory owner: I didn't know fire exits needed

By By JULHAS ALAM
Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry are from issues of worker safety.

"It was my

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Winning $580M Powerball tix purchased in Arizona, Missouri

Winning $580M Powerball tix purchased in Arizona, Missouri
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -

Powerball officials say the record jackpot has been won.

Early Thursday morning officials confirmed that two winning tickets were sold: One in Arizona and one in Missouri. An additional 8,924,123 players won smaller prizes.

The numbers drawn Wednesday night are: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6.

A lottery official

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'Haggler Bandit' nabbed in Memphis

'Haggler Bandit' nabbed in Memphis
'Haggler Bandit' nabbed in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

A man known as the "Haggler Bandit" and wanted for nearly half a dozen California bank robberies was caught in Memphis.

Kevin McKinley, 31, is responsible for five bank robberies in Los Angeles, Monrovia and Pasadena, Calif., in August, police said.
 
He was tracked to his sister's house in metro Memphis, arrested,

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Hi-tech holiday crime fighting

Hi-tech holiday crime fighting
Hi-tech holiday crime fighting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

The Memphis Police Department is using some high-tech tools to fight crime around city shopping centers.

Officers are using Skycop surveillance cameras and mobile watchtowers called Skytowers to watch over parking lots at malls and shopping centers around Memphis.

"When we put one of these systems up the crime

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Defendants in schools case mull options

Defendants in schools case mull options
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

A Republican lawmaker who spearheaded an effort by six Memphis suburbs to start public school systems says the parties are mulling their next options after a federal judge ruled against the action.

U.S. District Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays, Jr., issued a 65-page ruling Tuesday evening saying that the state law that

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