Hero neighbor saves 7-year-old girl who fell from third-story window in Coney Island
The girl climbed out the window of her apartment in the Coney Island Houses about 2:10 p.m. and perched precariously on an air conditioning unit as shocked neighbors looked on.
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Family photo of Keyla McCree, 7, who was caught by Steven St. Bernard when she took a spill from a third floor air conditioning unit in Coney Island July 16, 2012.
The lucky girl was uninjured but taken to Coney Island Hospital as a precaution, police said.Median Pay Raise Just 3 Percent In U.S. In 2012, Study Says
In an anemic economy, pay raises for many workers are meant not to improve their standard of living, but simply to maintain it.
U.S. employees in most jobs and industries can expect a median pay raise of roughly 3 percent this year, which is in line with inflation, according to a new survey by Hay Group, a management consulting firm.
Workers won't be able to buy much more with that extra cash, as consumer prices have risen 1.7 percent over the past year, according to the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index.
UPDATE
Delta flight meals spiked with real needles being investigated
The FBI is investigating how sewing needles got wedged inside five turkey sandwiches served on four Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam on Sunday.
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Sewing needles somehow found their way into turkey sandwiches served on four Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam on Sunday.
THE FBI is investigating how sewing needles got wedged inside five turkey sandwiches served on four Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam on Sunday.One passenger on a flight to Minneapolis was injured, but declined to seek medical attention, according to a Delta spokeswoman. The other needles were discovered on two flights to Atlanta and one to Seattle.
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