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Route 8 to Reopen By Wednesday
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection found contaminated soil at the scene for days after the crash and continues to excavate. The spill happened when a Bridgeport man was towing the truck last Monday morning and the tanker
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:30P
T3 Gadget Awards 2011: 3 days left to vote and win
There are now just three days to go until voting closes in the 2011 T3 Gadget Awards, with a selection of tech prizes to be given away to those casting their verdict across the 19 awards categories. More than 900000 reader votes have already been cast
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:30P
Old bankruptcy still haunts personal finances
By Karin Price Mueller/The Star-Ledger Q. I declared bankruptcy in October 2005 after a car accident that left me permanently disabled. It took two years to exhaust my savings and declare bankruptcy, and I had $27000 in credit card debt.
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:30P
Old bankruptcy still haunts personal finances
By Karin Price Mueller/The Star-Ledger Q. I declared bankruptcy in October 2005 after a car accident that left me permanently disabled. It took two years to exhaust my savings and declare bankruptcy, and I had $27000 in credit card debt.
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:30P
Unprofessional conduct fine upheld against lawyer
a case over the bankruptcy sale of equipment that went before Justice John Nivison in the Business and Consumer Court. "Skilled and vigorous advocacy forms the foundation for successful practice of appellate law; making accusations of incompetence,
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:30P
Pieces of Oregon's timber history are going on the auction block as the Blue
The company is in bankruptcy proceedings after a long history. British fur trader John McLoughlin built a sawmill on the site at the Willamette Falls in 1829, and a paper mill has been in operation there for more than a century.
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:29P
Asbestos Settlement of $43M Approved Over Dust from Montana Mine
District Judge Jeffrey Sherlock originally threw out the residents' lawsuit in 2007, but the Montana Supreme Court overturned his decision. Sherlock approved the Asbestos settlement between the state and residents last week. Libby has a population of
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:29P
NASA Will Award $1.6 Billion to Speed the Development of Commercial Space Taxis
Likely prompted in no small part by last month's Progress cargo ship crash in Russia, NASA has announced a $1.6 billion contract running through 2014 to develop complete end-to-end cargo and crew
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:29P
Witnesses testify at murder trial
Loranger took the stand first and told the court that the gunmen were dressed in black from head to toe and said "there were two of them, dressed like ninjas." She said one of the shooters walked slowly and deliberately toward a table near hers and
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:29P
Charlie Sheen, Warner Bros. near deal on suit
Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros are close to a settlement on the actor's $100 million lawsuit against the studio over his firing from "Two and a Half Men," a source with knowledge of the situation said late Monday. Sheen, who has been sounding contrite
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:29P