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Borders filing deadline extended
A judge has granted Borders an extension to file its reorganisation plan under bankruptcy protection. A judge granted Borders an extension to file its reorganisation plan under bankruptcy protection, but a sale of some of its stores appears more likely
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:21P
Movie Review: 'Nuremberg: Its Lesson For Today'
(Schulberg Productions / June 3, 2011) By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic Never before seen on US screens, the documentary "Nuremberg: Its Lesson For Today" compels us as much because of its complicated and fascinating history as for what
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:21P
Dallas businessman Eric Rulack Farrington sentenced to 11 years in federal
They created surplus loan proceeds by inflating the sales price to an arbitrary amount substantially more than the fair market value of the residence, many times using inflated appraisals. In some cases, they would create a bogus outstanding mortgage
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:20P
Investors Howard and Sandra Marks file for bankruptcy protection
A Wilmington investor has filed for personal bankruptcy protection, owing tens of millions of dollars in connection with the Mason Landing Yacht Club development in Wilmington, retail developments in Wilmington, an industrial
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:20P
Syracuse couple in jail after boyfriend found with gun
By The Post-Standard Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse couple is being held in the Onondaga County Justice Center after Syracuse police walked in on the boyfriend holding a gun Thursday afternoon. Jermaine White, 32, is charged with third degree criminal
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:20P
Molten glass burns factory worker
The man, in his 20s, was working at a factory on Booker Street in Spotswood when the accident occurred about 11.20am. A police spokeswoman said the accident occurred at a glass factory. Ambulance Victoria spokesman Paul Bentley said molten material
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:19P
Photo of the Day: Moody Weather
By Felicia Mello | Email the author | 7:16pm I snapped these grey and white popcorn puffs Thursday afternoon over a field near Franklin Blvd—the same field, coincidentally, where an e-Tran bus landed after a minor crash last month.
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:19P
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks frankly about circuit court judges
They see violent crime as a disease that can be cured by a program." Sheriff Clarke says Milwaukee County judges prize rehabilitation over retribution. "It's an attempt to repackage soft-on-crime initiatives from the 1960s," he said.
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:19P
School district facing hefty fines for class size
The school board chairman, Frank Barbieri, says he will urge his fellow board members to file a lawsuit against the state of Florida. The problem Barbieri says is the state legislature passed an amendment in 2002 to reduce class sizes, but in the years
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:18P
Fair Work Australia rules in favour of $19.40 pay rise for lowest earners
But tribunal president Justice Geoffrey Giudice said it would not defer the date at which the increase in the minimum wage would come into effect, despite a number of parties seeking a delay on the basis of exceptional circumstances.
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:18P