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Bill's Roundup: Closures on Robert Road This Week
Although Arizona has a secondary seat belt law, the enforcement campaign is based upon high visibility traffic enforcement with a zero tolerance approach towards seat belt and child safety usage. Funding has been provided to agencies from the
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:27P
Search for more oil creates scramble within the US government
The Cubans have contracted with Repsol, a Spanish oil company, to deliver and install an oil drilling platform. The United States could become one of Cuba's customers for oil exports, but only if the US government sets aside years of political
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:27P
'The Hangover: Part II' Tattoo snafu: Warner Bros responds to copyright lawsuit
Warner Bros responded in court on Friday (May 20), stating that any delay in releasing the film would cause a huge economic burden and that the complaint has no legal precedent. The studio is claiming the "fair use" defense, specifically regarding a
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:27P
Supreme Court orders more hearings on Navy jet contract
WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court kept alive a 20-year-old lawsuit over the Navy's cancellation of a $4.8 billion contract for an attack plane built by Boeing Co and General Dynamics Corp. The justices unanimously set aside a federal
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:26P
Click It Or Ticket: SB Sheriffs Out In Earnest May 23-June 5
“We are very proud of California's seat belt and child safety seat use rates,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “However, with nearly one million motorists still not buckling up, there is much more work
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:24P
Life term upheld in Fresno PlayStation slaying
The judge also said the evidence presented at Brooks' trial in 2009 supported the jury's verdict that he also was guilty of the attempted murder of three of Daniels' friends. Orozco made his finding after the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Fresno
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:24P
Lawsuit links Cisco with China crackdown
worked closely with Chinese government security agents to tailor hardware and software they knew would be used to track, detain and torture followers of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement, according to a US federal lawsuit filed last week.
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:23P
Builders pay $20 million to settle Mirasol Homes lawsuit
The San Antonio Housing Authority announced a $20 million settlement Monday with the companies that built the defunct Mirasol Homes neighborhood on the West Side. Housing officials and city leaders, including Mayor Julin Castro and
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:23P
A Spanish Opportunity
Spanish voters handed the ruling Socialist Party a resounding defeat in Sunday's local and regional elections. Across the country, the center-right Popular Party outpolled the Socialists by some 10 percentage points and took power in the longstanding
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:22P
Police across Hampton Roads start seat belt checks
It will include traffic safety checkpoints throughout the region. Virginia law requires drivers, front-seat passengers and all passengers younger than 18 to wear a seat belt. Law-breakers can receive a $25 citation but only if stopped for another
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:22P
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