What We've Found: Philly teachers still lack contract, Iraq's wily oil deals, Brazilian oil discovery, Italian police crash Lamborghini and new fine hits cell-phone-using Philadelphia drivers

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What We've Found: Philly teachers still lack contract, Iraq's wily oil deals, Brazilian oil discovery, Italian police crash Lamborghini and new fine hits cell-phone-using Philadelphia drivers

POSTED: Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 4:12 PM
Filed Under: What We've Found

Julia Harte with your mid-morning fix.

Philadelphia schoolteachers appeared likely to enter the spring semester without a new contract, as the School District announced a third extension of its current pay-pact with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.

In all recent contracts it brokered with major oil companies, including some that resulted from months of secret negotiations, Iraq managed to retain the bulk of profits from its fields' expected future oil yield.

Brazil was building massive oil-production platforms at sites where the government says it has found pools of oil holding over a billion barrels. Investors believe the discoveries could make Brazil a major player in the global oil exchange.

The pride and joy of the entire Italian police force, a $250,000 Lamborghini, was irreparably damaged after an accident near the northern town of Cremona.

Anyone operating a vehicle while using hand-held cell phones on Philadelphia streets will be fined $75 by city police starting today, though hands-free devices are still permitted.

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