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Firms agree to pay $44 million for SF Bay spill
Moreno said the settlement is the largest of its kind, resolving a lawsuit filed under the 1990 Oil Pollution Act passed after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. With San Francisco Bay serving as a backdrop on a clear, sunny day, the settlement was
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:45A
Copter crash kills 2 Marines
Several accidents have happened in recent months involving Marine Corps training in Southern California, including a fatal accident in July. In August, two Marines were ejected from their F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet as it plunged toward the Pacific Ocean
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:45A
Conservatives staging rally in Birmingham to support Alabama's law on illegal
Tea Party conservatives are planning a rally in support of Alabama's new law against illegal immigration. Members of the Rainy Day Patriots are staging a demonstration in favor of the Republican-backed law in Hoover on Tuesday evening.
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:45A
Fired New Milford, Conn. Officer Files $10M Lawsuit
A New Milford police lieutenant who was fired two months before he was eligible to retire has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $10 million in punitive damages. Former Lt. James Duda's attorney says he was fired without due process in March after being
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:45A
11:40 Obama deportations raise immigration policy questions
18, a step some analysts say gave up on an uncooperative Congress and aimed to appease advocates of more liberal immigration laws. Some 11.2 million illegal immigrants live and work in the United States today, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:44A
Father dies in crash three days before his son's first birthday
Mr Sinclair went to the crash site, which is now covered in pictures, flowers and messages paying tribute to Liam, as soon as he heard about the accident. He said: "I got a call from one of his work colleagues about the crash and got straight out there
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:44A
OFT consults on draft legal guidance for estate agents
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a consultation on the draft guidance which focuses on two pieces of law: the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:43A
Egypt banks threaten to stop funding steel companies
(MENAFN - Youm7) Egyptian banks are on alert to execute a court verdict to withdraw the licenses from five top steel companies, according to the Metallurgical Industries Chamber. The chamber said in a statement that banks have threatened to stop
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:42A
Musdapher admits rot in judiciary, vows reforms – The Guardian
IN what appears a down-to-earth maiden public confession since his appointment as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher yesterday admitted to some shortcomings in the judiciary, promising to make it better by engendering
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:42A
Legal fund formed for farm in lawsuit
BERLIN -- A farm family facing a lawsuit from an environmental advocacy group now has financial backing from major agricultural players on the Shore who are raising money to pay their legal bills. The Wicomico County Young Farmers and Ranchers,
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:41A
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