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Bayou Barataria bridge hit by barge should be OK for vehicles this weekend
Jefferson Parish officials say the state transportation department expects to reopen a bridge at the town of Jean Lafitte to vehicles this weekend — though it will remain closed to marine traffic. In the meantime, there will be regular ferry service
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:44A
Silver Bug Goes Viral With Marketing War
The activist broadcaster and former broker wants you to buy silver—actual, physical silver—and is taking to YouTube, Fox News, the Huffington Post, late night TV, and myriad far-flung media outlets with hopes of bringing about the crash of JP Morgan
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:44A
Rise & Shine: Budget watchdog says just 2600 layoffs needed
(GS, Post) The head of the United Negro College Fund: The NAACP is wasting its clout on the lawsuit. (Daily News) A substitute is being investigated after a parent made a misconduct accusation. (Riverdale Press) Cami Anderson was officially approved to
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:43A
CALPINE CORP : Calpine Settles Largest Remaining Claim in Bankruptcy Estate
Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN), which emerged from bankruptcy in January 2008, today announced the settlement of the only significant claim remaining from the bankruptcy proceeding. The settlement with holders of certain Class 12 claims is subject to
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:43A
WHO: E. coli Outbreak Is New Strain
Spain considers legal action against Germany over accusations that Spanish cucumbers were contaminated with E. coli. Video courtesy of Reuters and photo courtesy of AP. Preliminary genetic sequencing suggests the strain is a mutant form of two
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:42A
Ryan LeVin, Playboy Indicted in Fatal Porsche Hit-and-Run, to Change Plea
David Bogenschutz, the high-profile lawyer who's representing LeVin, didn't quickly return a call from the Pulp, so it's not clear whether the 36-year-old is going to plead "guilty" or "no contest" to the charges of vehicular homicide. along Seabreeze
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:41A
Finers Stephens Innocent | Jen Robinson discusses partial lifting of the Sir
in the House of Lords about that superinjunction and the public interest in disclosing information related to potential breaches of Royal Bank of Scotland Code of Conduct and the pending Financial Services Authority report on the RBS crash.
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:41A
Italy accident costs 'Snooki' her license
minor traffic accident Monday. The police car was escorting the "Jersey Shore" vehicle. Rondinelli says Polizzi's international license was revoked because there were injured parties involved. By law, she must wait a minimum of 15 days to get it back.
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:41A
Italy accident costs 'Snooki' her license
minor traffic accident Monday. The police car was escorting the "Jersey Shore" vehicle. Rondinelli says Polizzi's international license was revoked because there were injured parties involved. By law, she must wait a minimum of 15 days to get it back.
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:41A
Fans will be moved by Senna movie: nephew
Ayrton Senna died in 1994 from fatal head injuries in a crash at Imola, the treacherous track that claimed the life of Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger the previous day. “He is so alive in people's memories, even people (who) have never seen him
Updated: 06/02/2011 06:40A