There was conflicting information about the identities of the dead, and uncertainty about whether the reports were accurate, but the victims were said to have included an old woman, or possibly an old man, and a twelve-year-old girl.

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As for the job market, bleak seems an accurate description in both cities: San Fran comes in at No. 23, while New York ranks dead last.

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