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NIGHT. That space of time during which the sun is below the horizon of the earth, except, that short space which precedes its rising and follows its setting, during which, by its light, the countenance of a man may be discerned. I Hale, P. C. 550; 3 Inst. 63; 4 Bl. Com. 224; 1 Hawk. P. C. 101; 3 Chit. Cr. Law, 1093; 2 Leach, 710; Bac. Ab. Burglary, D; 2 East, P. C. 509; 2 Russ. Cr. 32; Rosc. Cr. Ev. 278; 7 Dane's Ab. 134.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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Summary: Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Chief Minster on Friday praised the recent bill which allows women to work in night shifts in Goa.
Goa: CM praises bill allowing women to work in night shifts
It found that pregnant women should try to avoid night shifts and long working hours as much as possible.
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Dr Michael Jones, who lead the research at the Institute of Cancer Research in London (ICR), said: "We found no overall link between women having done night shift work in the last ten years and their risk of breast cancer - regardless of the different types of work they did involving night shifts, and the age at which they started.
Night shifts 'not linked to breast cancer'
Pregnant women who work night shifts are nearly a third more likely to suffer a miscarriage, scientists have warned.
Mums-to-be working night shifts 'are a third more likely to suffer miscarriages'; Pregnant women working two or more nights a week are 30 per cent more likely to lose their babies the following week, according to a study
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Both measures state that the night shift differential pay and the hazard pay may be received by government employees 'regardless of the nature of their employment, whether permanent, contractual, temporary or casual.'
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The House Committee on Labor and Employment started on Wednesday its deliberation on the bill increasing to 25 percent from 10 percent the night shift premium pay in business process outsourcing (BPO) firms.
House starts deliberation on bill increasing pay for nightshift BPO workers
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Hip-Hop Artist Sergee Gonzo Drops His Newest, "Night Shift"

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