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Where will Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero be playing next season? From Real
It was merely a week ago that club chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin moved to quash rumors of a move elsewhere for Kun, something the Spanish side have had to do in past transfer windows too. Yet it would be only days later
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:57A
Why the Same-Sex Marriage Experiment Will Not Work
rights) while others have failed (prohibition and no-fault divorce). Historically, American voters have been blunt in evaluating the wisdom of social change. When a bad idea, which was originally considered to be good, slips through and into law,
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:56A
Government Blocks Merger of H&R Block and TaxACT
The Department of Justice filed an anti-trust lawsuit against H&R Block. This second-largest income tax preparation service intended to acquire the company that owns third-largest income tax preparation service, TaxACT. Based on the number of customers
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:56A
Housing woes create generation of renters
Many of the new renters are former owners who lost homes to foreclosure or bankruptcy. For others who could afford one, a home now feels too costly, too risky or unlikely to appreciate enough to make it a worthwhile investment.
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:54A
Corbin violates Open Records Act
The Kentucky Attorney General's office has ruled the City of Corbin violated the Kentucky Open Records Act by denying a request by the attorney of a man who filed a lawsuit against the city. Attorney Tad Thomas had requested all documents concerning
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:53A
Patient sues hospital after being 'severely affected with insect bites'
A lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court claims a patient at Touro Infirmary Hospital was subject to a hospital bed which was "surrounded and infested with insects." New Orleans attorney John Sileo filed the lawsuit on behalf of Orleans
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:53A
Apple to seize Samsung Galaxy prototypes over copyright dispute
Last month, Cupertino filed a lawsuit in Sunny California against the Samsung for 'slavishly' imitating the technology and design of the iPhone and iPad for its Galaxy branded smartphones and tablets, namely the Galaxy S and the Galaxy Tab slate.
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:52A
States Go Wild with Immigration Laws
What's new this year is immigrant laws related to health reform. Most of the health related bills require that participants in state health benefit exchanges be US citizens or documented immigrants. Utah enacted several laws addressing immigration
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:52A
Court denies Sparks' appeal of WHA lawsuit
Wilmington City Councilman Ronald Sparks' attempt to thwart the Wilmington Housing Authority's lawsuit against him failed last week in the NC Court of Appeals. Sparks had appealed an order denying his motion to dismiss the housing
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:50A
Moscow court upholds Khodorkovsky conviction
Khodorkovsky, who was convicted in December of stealing oil from his own company and laundering the proceeds, said a "venomous Stalinist spider" was behind the verdict. It was a bold attack against the very court that is deciding his fate: The
Updated: 05/24/2011 09:49A
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