Mr. Stringer, who is a candidate for city comptroller, issued an unusual news release about a failed suicide attempt after an individual leapt in front of an R train last weekend.

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R. software package, or where to train employees on presentation skills.

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Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, have taken the lead by introducing legislation that would fund sector-based partnerships that train workers for emerging and understaffed industries.

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