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Boy in stabbing in Bay Area for treatment
County law enforcement officials reported Wednesday arresting 47 people on suspicion of driving under the influence during Memorial Day weekend. There were no DUI fatalities in the county during that time. In 2010, there were 45 DUI arrests during the
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:40A
Nigeria: Uwaifo Panel Ends Sitting in Osogbo
Governor Rauf Aregbesola was the last public figure that appeared before the Commission to testify before the eight-man panel headed by Justice Samson Odenwengie Uwaifo. LAW EDITOR, Adam Adedimeji and Correspondent, Gbenga Faturoti witnessed the
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:39A
Charge filed in teens' deaths
Loebs said that if convicted, the offense would likely violate Laughlin's supervised probation from the DUI. Duran, Austin and Reinhardt were athletes at Coeur d'Alene High School. Austin, who had been drafted by the Chicago Cubs last year, was at CSI,
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:39A
Florida's Minimum Wage Increases 6 Cents
The increase is the result of a lawsuit brought by the National Employment Law Project and Florida Legal Services, which contested the way the state Agency for Workforce Innovation was calculating the minimum wage. Florida's state Constitution calls
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:39A
Union to pay $560000 for Vic blockade
Federal Court justice Richard Tracey found the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) flagrantly disregarded a court order in May last year when it blockaded the Melbourne Markets relocation site. Justice Tracey imposed a $150000 fine
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:39A
Sun TV shares crash after 2G taint on Maran
New Delhi: Shares in broadcaster Sun TV fell more than 31 per cent on Thursday after media reports said the founder's brother, Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, was named in a lawsuit related to the telecoms probe, further embarrassing a coalition
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:38A
Arrested judge facing Judicial Commission ethics training
The Central Jakarta District Court judge, together with PT Sky Camping Indonesia curator Puguh Wirawan, were arrested at Syarifuddin's home in Sunter, North Jakarta, exchanging Rp 250 million (US$29250). Eman said the Judicial Commission cannot discuss
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:38A
ACLU Files Suit Over Employee Drug Tests
Requiring job applicants to “pee in a cup” to test for drugs and randomly selecting current public employees to do the same is unconstitutional, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday after filing a federal lawsuit to stop the
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:38A
BI, Navy officers nab Malaysian 'terrorists' in Davao del Sur
Usman is allegedly the finance officer of a terrorist group. “This information is based on initial reports by the arresting officers," lawyer Maria Antonette Mangrobang, the BI's acting intelligence chief, said in an interview with GMA News Online.
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:38A
BI, Navy officers nab 'Malaysian terrorists' in Davao del Sur
As far as the Immigration Bureau is concerned, "they violated Immigration laws and for that we will have to deport them," she said. But Usman supposedly told the arresting officers “that he is a follower of Osama bin Laden, the slain leader of the
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:38A