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Judge Again Denies Request To Repair Brighton Homes
9/19/11 - Livingston County Circuit Court Judge Michael Hatty has once again denied a request by a Northville couple to repair a pair of homes they own in Brighton that are at the center of an ongoing lawsuit. Hatty had already rejected 10 previous
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:01A
Lloyd's syndicate sues Saudi Arabia over 9/11 insurance claims
A lawsuit has been issued against Saudi Arabia over allegations that it provided funding to al Qaeda, making the 9/11 attacks possible. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a Lloyds syndicate insurer, seeks $215 million to cover insurance claims it paid out
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:01A
GM honey must get EU thumps up
HONEY containing even small traces of pollen from GM plants must now receive prior EU authorisation before it can be sold as food, the European Court of Justice has ruled. The ruling, which says such pollen should be classed as a food ingredient,
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:01A
Judge ponders sentence on bomb-making grandad targeted by yobs
Once the verdict is passed, judges must wrestle with the most suitable sentence. Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters While police continue interviewing a Stockport businessman about the death of a suspected burglar, a judge in the north east is pondering
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:00A
Girl who mugged four has term cut
Mr Justice Cranston, sitting with Mrs Justice Cox, heard the girl was 15 when she committed the offences. The first three incidents happened at about 10pm on February 17 in Nelson Mandela Park, after the girl had been drinking and smoking cannabis.
Updated: 09/19/2011 05:00A
Atlanta increases surveillance of city
Plans to put Atlanta's public spaces under camera surveillance will move forward this week with the opening of a state-of-the-art video monitoring center. Whether it's good that Atlanta is joining other big cities in the video
Updated: 09/19/2011 04:58A
Columbia Med. Professor Tied To Hedge Fund Insider-Trading Case
Andrew Bomback is the tipster identified as “Doctor 1” in Massachusetts' civil lawsuit against Risk Reward Capital and its founder, James Silverman, The New York Times reports. The Gray Lady was able to determine Bomback's identity by comparing the
Updated: 09/19/2011 04:58A
DOJ extends Palparan watchlist order for 60 days
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has extended the watch list order (WLO) against retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan who is facing criminal charges for the abduction and disappearance of two
Updated: 09/19/2011 04:57A
Nigeria: Jonathan Flies Out for UN General Assembly
President Jonathan who will be accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Environment, Health, Justice, Petroleum and Power, is also scheduled to participate in a high-level meeting on desertification, land degradation and drought which will be
Updated: 09/19/2011 04:57A
SeaWorld fights in court today to get trainers back in water
Monday's federal hearing, at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center, comes 19 months after trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by the killer whale Tilikum. SeaWorld has a lot on the line. Whatever decisions are made in this case could determine if
Updated: 09/19/2011 04:57A
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