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To The Editor: Sept. 18-24 is Child Passenger Safety Week
Securing your children properly in age- and size-appropriate car seats is the most effective thing you can do to protect them in the event of a crash. In fact, in motor vehicle crashes, proper use of car seats and seat belts reduce the risk of fatal
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:23A
White Castle: Knucklehead of the week
If you're a whopper, Martin Kessman says, you won't fit in the booths of his local White Castle in Nanuet, NY And so the 290-pound stockbroker is suing the fast-food chain for an undisclosed amount. Why? Because, he says, the cramped seating violates
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:23A
True spirits of co-operation seeking keys to the asylums
another extraordinary exclusive, the Joe Hildebrand Blog has unearthed a transcript of Prime Minister JULIA GILLARD and Immigration Minister CHRIS BOWEN's secret meeting with Opposition Leader TONY ABBOTT asking him to pass new asylum seeker laws .
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:22A
Ohio State to unveil new majors, programs and facilities this fall
In 2009, a group of military veteran students approached the university in hope of finding a home for veterans who wanted to live and learn together. A university-owned property at 237 E. 17th Ave. has been renovated and furnished to serve this purpose
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:22A
FIFA's Worawi Makudi: Lawsuit coming
AP BANGKOK -- FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi says he will take legal action over allegations that he spent development funds for the sport on land he owns. Worawi, president of the Football Association of Thailand, said at a press
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:22A
PSN Update TOS Protects Sony from Lawsuits
As 1UP's Chris Pereira explains, the new TOS don't completely prevent you from filing a class action lawsuit. All you need is mail a letter to Sony, wait for them to lose it, send another one, and wait for their legal office to get back to you.
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:21A
Man Charged with Threatening to Kill IL Attorney General
By AP CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago man has been charged with threatening to kill Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan in a lawsuit over the state's sex offender registry. Maurice Pennington Sr. is being held on $25000 bail. The 58-year-old is charged
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:15A
Inmates could get phones in cells
It said a number of jails were being considered for a trial which would allow calls to be made in cells rather than on communal phones on landings. Officials are concerned about growing numbers of mobile phones being smuggled into prisons.
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:15A
Trial begins for killers of Kristine Luken
Though the judges had already accepted her version of the events, she insisted on testifying in front of the court and in front of Luken's brother, Dean Luken, who flew in from Texas to attend the hearing. “This is part of [Dean Luken's] healing and
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:14A
Prisoners could have phones inside cells, Mo says
It said a number of jails were being considered for a trial which would allow calls to be made in cells rather than on communal phones on landings. Officials are concerned about growing numbers of mobile phones being smuggled into prisons.
Updated: 09/18/2011 10:13A
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