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UK is missing out on mobile shopping, says eBay
eBay's research, conducted by Verdict, says network coverage (79%), reliability (85%), speed (86%) and the cost of data (80%) are all seen as significant barriers to mobile shopping. When asked, customers said networks and regulators should concentrate
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:56A
Anti-Piracy Groups Send 3.6 Million File-Sharing Cash Demands
Then last month, with the ooos and aaahs barely silenced, along came another beefed-up lawsuit, this time on behalf of Voltage Pictures, the studio behind The Hurt Locker. A record-breaking amount of people are set to be targeted as a result of this
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:55A
Widow files suit over fatal collision of fishing boat and container ship in
The widow of Thomas L. Moore, who drowned when a fishing boat and ship collided in the Mississippi Sound, has filed a federal lawsuit against the owners of both vessels. The Sun Herald reports Beverly Ann Moore is suing Omega Protein Inc.,
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:55A
Double murderer left in immigration limbo
"Well it's pretty obvious I would imagine, you know I only looked at Australian immigration law but in terms of a third country I really do not have any particular information in that regard." Human Rights Commissioner Catherine Branson QC says
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:55A
Lawsuit contests state funds for private schools
An Illinois man filed a federal lawsuit Monday contesting the legality of the state providing funding to private schools -- including several in Chicago. Robert I. Sherman claims the Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Illinois Board
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:53A
Wrongful death suit filed against CTA in fatal crash
The family of a man fatally struck by a car last summer while running from one CTA bus to another filed a lawsuit Monday against the driver and the CTA. Nathaniel Okpogie was killed June 17, 2010, when he was stuck by a vehicle driven by Lavall Luckett
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:53A
“Click It or Ticket” Campaign in Full Effect
Over the Memorial Day weekend and through June 5 th , thousands of state troopers will join police officers and sheriffs' deputies statewide, ticketing drivers and passengers for not wearing their seat belts or not properly restraining their children.
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:52A
AISD honors retirees
Afterwards, Justice of the Peace Tony Johnson swore in Lionel Whitaker and Britton Tilley, who were reelected earlier in May. Board members heard a preliminary report of the district's TAKS scores. The scores were unavailable, but board members said
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:52A
Lawsuit against RISD settled out of court
A compromise has been reached in a lawsuit filed by parents against the Rusk ISD concerning disciplinary policies on a school field trip. The Rusk school board voted Tuesday noon to settle the lawsuit, which was scheduled for June 12
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:52A
Baba Ramdev Does Volte-face on Lokpal Bill Issue
Ujjain (MP), June 1 (PTI) A day after stating that the Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India should not be brought under the ambit of the proposed Lokpal Bill, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev today did a volte-face saying he did not make such a statement.
Updated: 06/01/2011 05:52A