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Weatherman's secret life
Joerg Kachelmann, left, arrives at court for the verdict with his lawyer Andrea Combe Photo: Reuters Details of Kachelmann's private life have filled newspaper columns and TV news broadcasts. Prosecutors had demanded a prison term for Kachelmann of
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:40P
Fountain Thieves, Prejudice and Ageism Alleged at Botanic Garden
CADMAN PLAZA EAST ” A former Brooklyn Botanic Garden employee claims in a new discrimination lawsuit that a white employee caught swiping coins from a fountain was merely
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:39P
Schneiderman Files Shale Suit in Brooklyn
Eric Schneiderman says in the federal lawsuit filed yesterday in Downtown Brooklyn that the welfare of those living in the basin, and millions of New Yorkers who rely on its drinking water, must be thoroughly weighed. He says the Delaware River Basin
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:38P
Lodsys hits devs with lawsuit, $1000 offer, and 1000 words of eloquent prose
Hidden among today's posts is an announcement that the firm is taking the next steps with its accusations, filing a lawsuit against some of the developers it previously targeted and, get this, blaming Apple. It explains: "Lodsys chose to move its
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:38P
Lawyer, who suffered losses after Madoff scandal, tries to claw back divorce
Mr Simkin, a real estate lawyer who works for a the prominent New York firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkid, Wharton and Garrison, wants the court to consider the losses he suffered as a result of investing with Bernard Madoff two years after they split.
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:38P
Oracle's Ellison May Have Settled Fight Over Tree
On Tuesday, San Francisco's Real Estate Blog "Curbed," reported that the battle has come to an end, with Ellison making a $40 million dollar offer to purchase his neighbors' home, a house Bernard and Joanne Von Bothmer purchased in 2004 for $6.9
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:37P
Allegation Of Wife Battering: This is my story – Ambassador Wigwe
In 1993 I was posted to Warsaw, Poland but my family remained in London for the sake of the children and Mrs Wigwe's education. Having learnt a bitter lesson from Tokyo, I unilaterally decided that Mrs Wigwe must not leave with me at post in Warsaw.
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:37P
Allegation Of Wife Battering: This is my story – Ambassador Wigwe
In 1993 I was posted to Warsaw, Poland but my family remained in London for the sake of the children and Mrs Wigwe's education. Having learnt a bitter lesson from Tokyo, I unilaterally decided that Mrs Wigwe must not leave with me at post in Warsaw.
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:37P
'Rape Cops' Accuser Says Her 'Heart Broke' After Acquittal
"Hearing that verdict brought me to my knees; it brought me back to my bedroom on that awful night when my world was turned upside down by the actions of two police officers who were sent there to protect, but instead took advantage of their authority
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:35P
'The Wire' meets Justice Dept on drugs, children
AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Three stars from HBO's "The Wire" joined Justice Department officials in calling attention to the tragic toll of drug abuse on children and families. The three actors who depicted the lives of police detectives on the streets of
Updated: 05/31/2011 06:35P
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