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Albuquerque Studios gets out of debt
The studio entered bankruptcy last year, when it owed more than $100 million to banks and defaulted on a $23 million loan. Studio executives say the last 12 months have been some of the most productive since it opened in 2007. During that time Breaking
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:20A
State prosecutor asks French court to find Chirac not guilty
Paris - The state prosecutor in the corruption case of former French president Jacques Chirac on Tuesday recommended a not-guilty verdict for the elderly ex-leader and his nine co-accused. Chirac is on trial for embezzlement of public funds,
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:20A
Mother and daughter claim injuries in Route 143 accident
As they slowed down behind a line of traffic, Jones says Cooperider crashed into the back of her vehicle. The Joneses accuse Cooperider of negligence for failing to avoid the crash. They are asking for more than $100000 in damages to compensate for
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:19A
50 Cent sued over violent attack despite not being there
According to the lawsuit, the details of which have been obtained by US gossip website TMZ, an associate of 50 Cent's Dwayne McKenzie began making "graphic and vulgar sexual requests" at a party at the rapper's Connecticut mansion.
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:18A
WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC-SC Gov Haley wants
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis said he thinks problems at the agency were far worse than originally described by the agency. Legislators are reviewing what needs to be done to change state law after reports this summer that the DOT had run short on cash
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:18A
Court reinstates $675000 award against student for illegal music downloads
Joel Tenenbaum, of Providence, RI, was sued by the Recording Industry Association of America, representing four record labels, for illegally sharing music on peer-to-peer networks. In 2009, a jury ordered Tenenbaum to pay $675000, or $22500 for each of
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:18A
US Community Banks Call For Moratorium On Large Bank Expansions
Cole said community banks should be allowed to acquire online banking business ING Direct USA, arguing that smaller banks would do more to boost small business lending. While the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law was created to help level the playing field
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:18A
7 arrested in UN protest over Palestine statehood
AP NEW YORK — About seven people have been arrested near the United Nations for protesting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' campaign for full UN membership. The protesters were arrested Tuesday for blocking traffic on First Avenue.
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:18A
Divorce cash crisis as banks tighten the purse strings over 'divorce loans'
One divorce law firm has reported a threefold increase in cases of women, who statistically are the lower earners in most marriages, turning to friends and family to fund a split in the last two years as a result. Untangling shared assets such as
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:18A
APNewsBreak: Idaho inmates settle prison lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho -- A potential class-action lawsuit against the nation's largest private prison company over allegations of violence at the Idaho Correctional Center has been settled in federal court. The agreement between the
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:18A
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