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Police to backdate drink ban
further DUI offence it is an immediate suspension offence and grants police discretion to put the offender on the banned register. "The question of how far back we will go in large part comes down to police discretion," he said. Under the laws, the
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:12P
Yandex opens up 40% post-IPO
In the first quarter of 2011, Yandex generated 65% of all search traffic in one of the few European countries that isn't dominated by Google Inc., no small feat. That percentage is up from a 64% market share in all of 2010, and continues a pattern of
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:12P
Parents settle over son's fraternity hazing death
Scott and Julia Starkey filed a lawsuit against the fraternity's Illinois-based national headquarters saying they wanted changes in Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter operations, including hazing and alcohol use. The San Luis Obispo Tribune says the couple
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:12P
Denominational Disconnect: Texas County Seeks To Make Kids 'Good Christians
Officials with the Juvenile Justice Department in Cameron County, Texas, appear to be confused about the proper relationship between religion and government. A new youth outreach center has opened in Harlingen, and for some reason, officials saw fit to
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:11P
Estella Warren Arrested for DUI, Hit and Run, Assault, and More!
Warren is being booked for felony escape. We're told she will also be booked for assault, hit and run and DUI. As one law enforcement source told TMZ … “She was really hammered.” According to the LA County Sheriff's Dept. website, Warren's bail has set
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:11P
Rep. proposes Arizona-style immigration bill
(AP) - A state Republican legislator has introduced a bill that would mirror some of the tough enforcement measures of Arizona's controversial immigration bill. The legislation introduced by Rep. Don Pridemore of Hartford would force local law
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:11P
Port suspended in Vietnam's fatal boat accident
Authorities in the southern province of Binh Duong have suspended an unlicensed port where a boat accident killed 16 people on Friday, according to a local official. Din Ky Cau Ngang Tourism Area in Binh Nham Commune, which manages the port,
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:11P
Headley testimony leaves Pakistan embarrassed
The spotlight on Pakistani intelligence's ties with terror just got sharper with David Coleman Headley's testimony in the Chicago court trial on the Mumbai attacks. With the Lashka-e-Toiba operative saying that he and his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:10P
What 'The New Yorker' didn't ask Fred Wilpon
Surely Toobin knows that Picard isn't looking to prove that Wilpon and his brother-in-law Saul Katz knew Bernie Madoff was running a Ponzi scheme. He is looking to prove they “knew or should have known.” So Wilpon and his friends are allowed to argue
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:10P
Oil-spill offices closing; claim woes continue
There are a dozen satellite offices statewide, but Matthew F. Block of Thibodaux, who serves as counsel for the GCCF, said three are being closed due to slowing traffic. The offices in Morgan City, Grand Isle and Lafitte will no longer be in operation
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:10P
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