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Calpine inks deal with noteholders
Under the deal, filed Thursday with the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, CalGen's former third-priority noteholders will get $110 million to settle their claims that the unit's $2.6 billion refinancing in 2007 deprived them of future interest payments
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:26P
Project to sort out why birds crash into downtown buildings
Project Birdsafe, a research and advocacy project organized by Audubon Minnesota and the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum, has found that some buildings are more dangerous than others, and some birds are more likely to crash than others.
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:26P
Family of bondsman killed by Jacksonville police call for answers
By Dana Treen The family of a Jacksonville bail bondsman killed by police said Antonio Cooks did nothing wrong and want police to explain the actions they took. Cooks was wearing a clearly marked shirt identifying him as a bond agent and was waiting
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:26P
Judge gives Borders more time to control its case
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A judge on Thursday said Borders Group Inc. /quotes/comstock/11i!bgpiq BGPIQ 0.00% could have more time to control its own bankruptcy case, after a lawyer for the bookseller said the company hopes to have a
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:26P
White House promotes auto bailouts for GM Chrysler, cites paybacks
"While we will not get back all of our investments in the industry, we will recover much more than most predicted, and far sooner." GM and Chrysler were on the verge of collapse in the final days of the Bush administration after Congress failed to
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:25P
Judge dismisses 2 of 4 Ore. whistleblower claims
AP A federal judge has dismissed two of four claims in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a fired former assistant police auditor against the city of Eugene. The Register-Guard reports that Dawn Reynolds still claims she was illegally fired for
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:25P
ACE names John Keogh chief operating officer
ACE operates separate divisions for its North American and overseas insurance businesses. Keogh will remain chairman of the overseas business, the company said, and will remain vice chairman of ACE Ltd. The overseas business, called ACE Overseas
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:25P
Consumer Confidential: Ice cream lawsuit, mixed retail stats, tax-refund ID theft
--Ice cream eaters can sue over claims of "all natural." A federal judge has given the go-ahead for Ben & Jerry's and Breyers to be sued for using "all natural" labels on ice cream made with synthetic chemical processes. The plaintiffs in the case
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:24P
Zuckerberg Seeks E-Mail in Facebook Ownership Suit
In a sworn statement filed with the motion today, Zuckerberg said he provided Web development services for StreetFax, a business Ceglia was trying to start at the time, after responding to an Internet job listing in 2003. Zuckerberg, then a student at
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:24P
Native Khan owners attempt to block Fallon
Mr Justice MacDuff has been urged to grant an injunction by the owners of 2000 Guineas third Native Khan, which would prevent Fallon taking part in the premier Classic. They claim that three-time Derby winner Fallon has broken a 'promise' to ride their
Updated: 06/02/2011 01:24P
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