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US Labor Dept. sues former Fletcher company
The Labor Department has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, alleging that the defendants violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act when they withheld $9688 in employee
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:35A
Judge Says Creditors Can Vote On DBSD Sale To Dish
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A judge on Monday said DBSD North America Inc. creditors can vote on the company's $1.4 billion sale to Charles Ergen's Dish Network Corp. (DISH), as DBSD moves closer to
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:35A
Greece launches job restrictions
They are here for a regular analysis of how Greece is enacting reforms promised in return for a rescue package of 110 billion euros last May which enabled the country to avert bankruptcy. On their visit depends the release of the next slice of the
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:34A
Krispy Kreme 'Hot Now' as Sales Soar
After overly aggressive growth and the bankruptcy of key franchisees, the company was bleeding more red than a freshly bitten jelly donut. But the company has been on a diet for the last few years, cutting costs and restructuring debt.
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:34A
Nightwear banned from the playground
I think you are asking for ridicule for your children if you can't be bothered getting dressed." Claire Lynas, 32, is a full-time mum to four children at Pallister Park Primary - nine-year-old Jake, in Year 5, seven-year-old Ben, in Year 2,
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:33A
Mets owner Wilpon calls out his top players in magazine article
By New York Post NEW YORK -- Mets owner Fred Wilpon, already facing a lawsuit over his alleged involvement in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, took shots at several of his best players in a magazine article released Monday. The comments seem to indicate
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:32A
Greece readies more reforms to beat debt crisis
Athens last year appealed to the EU, IMF and ECB for a 110-billion-euro loan to save it from looming bankruptcy, a first for a eurozone country. In return for the money, it agreed to a thorough reform of its deficit-ridden economy.
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:32A
Hurt Locker Makers Target Record Breaking 24583 BitTorrent Users
After being honored with an Oscar for best motion picture last year, the makers of The Hurt Locker have now also secured the award for the biggest file-sharing lawsuit the world has ever witnessed. By targeting at least 24583 alleged BitTorrent users,
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:32A
Mumbai Terror Plot Suspect's US Trial Opens in Chicago Court
“The defendant used his business as cover for Headley's travel and plotting” Streicker said today. Rana, she said, was aware of the “deadly consequences” of that assistance. Leinenweber, acknowledging jurors' possible fear of reprisals for returning a
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:31A
Cyclist dies in freak accident
MADRID (AP) — Spanish cyclist Xavier Tondo died in a freak accident Monday after he was crushed between his car and a garage door in southern Spain, a Civil Guard spokesman said. Tondo, 32, was killed while trying to take his car out of the garage in a
Updated: 05/23/2011 11:31A