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Fallen tree posts risk to children and elderly
Resident Dimpi Bhatt was concerned an accident was waiting to happen. She said: "It fell on Sunday, May 22 around 5.30pm. It was very windy. The soil had lifted the roots out and it was lying in the middle of the pavement. I don't have a drive but it
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:38A
Actor Billy Bob Thornton's daughter found guilty of manslaughter in Florida
The Orange County State Attorney's Office says the verdict against 32-year-old Amanda Brumfield was returned Friday. She faced murder charges in the 2008 death of her best friend's 1-year-old daughter, Olivia Madison Garcia. She was found not guilty on
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:38A
Karnataka: for the first time the government allocates funds for Christians
But the Archbishop of Bangalore says: "Christians want justice, not money." Bangalore (AsiaNews) - For the first time the government of Karnataka state has allocated funds for 50 crore rupees (about 7.7 million euro) for the reconstruction of churches
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:38A
GE, Exxon, 10 Other Major Corporations Paid Negative Tax Rate
a dozen major US corporations—including General Electric, ExxonMobil, and Verizon—paid a negative tax rate, despite collectively recording $171 billion in pretax US profits, according to an analysis by Citizens for Tax Justice.
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:38A
UPDATED: Samson Holding's Kuo to open Robb & Stucky stores in China, may
He added that his family also will consider "building an experienced and professional management team to reopen Robb & Stucky's retail business in the US using its product niche, vendor structure and customer base." Amini said in an email Wednesday
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:38A
US 52 closed for truck chemical spill
Commuters are being diverted off US 52 in south Rochester after a truck crash spilled some chemicals and has blocked traffic in both directions. Traffic is backed up to near the Marion Road entry to the south. Rochester firefighters are at the scene
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:38A
Crash course on Malick zooms in on cinematic poet
Catching up with the collected works of certain filmmakers - say, Woody Allen or Frederick Wiseman, prolific directors for decades - can be daunting. Watching the films of Terrence Malick, on the other hand, might be accomplished in a
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:38A
Woman admits to deliberately running over a baby
The baby, whose name has not been disclosed, was taken by the Waterloo Fire Rescue for observation to Covenant Medical Center. Tiffany Patrice Sykes of 1622 Heath Street, Waterloo, later turned herself in to the police and after questioning admitted to
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:37A
Fatal Car Crash
A 19-year-old Olympia man was killed in a head-on collision on Yelm Highway Wednesday. The State Patrol reports that Joseph P. Bidot was driving a 1994 Honda Prelude eastbound on Yelm Highway just east of Spurgeon Creek Road about 5 PM.
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:36A
Scandal swirls over Argentine Mothers rights group
By Daniel Schweimler BBC News, Buenos Aires For years, the Argentine human rights group, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has been a potent symbol of the fight for justice. With their trademark white headscarves, the Mothers march every Thursday
Updated: 06/02/2011 10:36A
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