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Report Finds Miner Died Instantly In Cave-In
A preliminary accident report by the Mine Safety and Health Administration is shedding some light into the deadly cave-in at the Lucky Friday Mine that killed miner Larry Marek on April 15. That preliminary report explains that Marek was doing dust
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:56P
Supreme Court Ruling Uphold California Prison Release
Justice Anthony Kennedy, a California native, wrote the majority opinion, in which he included photos of severe overcrowding. The court's four Democratic appointees joined with Kennedy. The ruling comes as no surprise to Indio police chief Brad Ramos.
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:56P
Failure to prosecute a 'sad indictment' of system
HUMAN RIGHTS: THE FAILURE to prosecute those involved in the killing of solicitor Rosemary Nelson was a “sad indictment of the justice system in Northern Ireland”, according to Amnesty International. Halya Gowan, a researcher on human rights in the
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:56P
US mortgage probe widens
Banks' foreclosure practices are also under investigation by all 50 US state attorney generals, as well as the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC is also investigating how banks bundled and sold toxic mortgages
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:56P
One dead, three trapped in Mundijong crash
One person is dead, another critically injured and possibly three more are trapped following a crash in Mundijong about 8am this morning. A truck collided with a car about 8am this morning on the corner of Mundijong Road and Kargotich Road.
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:56P
Father says road 'lacked required surface'
AN INQUEST into the death of a young woman in a Co Mayo road crash in 2004 has resumed after several delays. The father of Ashling Gallagher (22) described how his daughter's vehicle “unexplainably swerved” because the road “lacked the required surface
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:55P
St John ambulance is at the scene of the accident where a car and a truck
A crash between a car and a truck in the Perth suburb of Mundijong has left one person dead and another person in a critical condition. Police say three people were trapped in the wreckage when the vehicles collided at the intersection of Mundijong
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:55P
California Has to Set Some Prisoners Free
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the 5-to-4 decision on Brown v. Plata, No. 09-1233, saying that overcrowded prisons caused "needless suffering and death." The justices considered prisoners kept in "gymnasium-style rooms" and "telephone-booth-sized
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:55P
Report: Air France Pilots May Have Erred in 2009 Crash
The Airbus was traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people on board when the accident happened June 1, 2009. Experts speculate that icing on external speed sensors gave the pilots incorrect readings. The Journal says such icing can make air
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:55P
Ennis hotel firm to be wound up over tax bill
The company was incorporated in 1975 to carry on the business of a hotel, restaurant, cafe and caravan site. Earlier, Mark O'Mahoney, for the Revenue, said it had served the company with a demand for payment within 21 days of 509860 for unpaid VAT,
Updated: 05/23/2011 08:55P
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