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Border workers push for biometric screening in perimeter security plan with US
The Customs and Immigration Union wants more intensive screening of travellers, including a biometric face-recognition tool to pinpoint security threats and wanted criminals. And it's pushing for an end to closures and reduced hours at land-border
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:40P
Haynesworth reaches agreement in road rage case
Haynesworth is accused of punching him in a traffic altercation in Reston. (AP File Photo) FAIRFAX, Va. - A northern Virginia judge has dismissed a road-rage assault charge against Washington Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth after the
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:38P
Woman in Rape Case Disappointed in Verdict
One's word is not enough in these days of CSI and DNA. Even if people believe you, you are tested beyond what any crime victim should have to endure. While on the witness stand, the defense attorneys seek to shame and humiliate you for hours,
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:38P
Deputy Chief Win Race-Discrimination Suit Against St. Louis FD
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A jury awarded $350000 to Charles Coyle, a St. Louis deputy chief who claimed racial discrimination when he was passed over in favor of a white subordinate for the top job in 2007. Coyle, 55, a firefighter since 1978
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:38P
At last, Manila will enforce smoking ban
If they operate without permits and violate traffic laws then what they are doing is illegal. Crime is not just murder or robbery. Blanche D. Gallardo suggests that the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company shift to a computerized online telephone
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:37P
Ariz. Legislator'S Opponents File Recall Petition
PHOENIX (AP) Critics of an Arizona legislator who sponsored the state's controversial immigration law have filed petitions to force a recall election for the Mesa Republican. The requirement to do so is 7756 voter
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:37P
SulphCo (SUF) Further Reduces Workforce; Review Alternatives Including Bankruptcy
Unless new financing is obtained in the immediate future, the Company may have to take additional actions, up to and including a bankruptcy filing. The Company is continuing to pursue various alternatives that may include, among other things,
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:37P
Antaramian wins battle to see accounting records on Naples Bay Resort project
The project came in over budget and Manhattan Kraft took seven months longer than expected to “substantially complete” it, according to the lawsuit. The resort development is near Tin City in downtown Naples. It faces foreclosure.
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:36P
Australia v Hicks
in a political campaign to block Spanish courts from securing accountability for torture and other egregious violations of international law that were planned, authorised, and committed by Bush administration officials at Guantnamo and elsewhere.
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:36P
Stateline Area News in Brief
The Slow No Wake restrictions had required boat traffic to operate at minimum speed. The Stateline United Ways has announced Brooke Virgin has joined the team as resource development and marketing director. Virgin comes to the United Way from the Girl
Updated: 05/31/2011 05:36P
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