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Australian opposition leader defends stand on migration law reform
CHRIS UHLMANN: As a matter of principle, should the executive be allowed to make immigration law? TONY ABBOTT: Well, the executive government will put its proposals to the Parliament and the Parliament will deal with them. But there has never been any
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:36A
Jury Awards Medtronic $101m in Patent Suit Against Nuvasive
Doug King, senior vice-president and president of Medtronic Spinal, said: “We are pleased by the jury's verdict. The decision confirms our leadership in spinal implant technology, and we remain committed to vigorously defending our intellectual
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:35A
Report cites need for changes
The prosecutors' group also criticized the way the study was produced, saying it contained predetermined conclusions and had a pro-criminal defense agenda. The report said 11 convicted people have been partially or totally exonerated based on DNA in
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:34A
When train braked, Traveler braced
"When the impact came, there was a big boom, a big crash … that rocked the train. I knew we had hit something serious. "It was straight out of a Hollywood disaster film, and thankfully we didn't get off the tracks." Herz was on Monday's Bay Area-bound
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:34A
Money laundering: Ibori to remain in prison till 2012
Ibori, facing 14 charges of fraud and money laundering, will remain in prison until the trial, now set to begin on February 13, the court decided. Members of the public in the gallery also got a hint of some of the legal arguments Mr Ibori intends to
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:33A
Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme: Feds
AP | 21-Sep 10:51 AM New York: An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the US in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:33A
Ibori to Remain in Custody Till Feb 2012
defended and should therefore remain in custody till February 13, 2012 when the trial will resume,” a UK judge ruled Tuesday. Ibori's lawyers are preparing a defence which would say he has been acquitted in a Nigerian court for the same case.
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:33A
After accident, cyclist in stable condition
The university student who was injured Monday night in a bicycle accident with a DOTS pickup truck was in stable condition as of yesterday night, and the accident appears to be the biker's fault, officials said. First responders initially thought the
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:32A
Minneapolis man pleads guilty to charges in DWI crash that killed two
A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a drunken-driving crash earlier this year that killed two people in Brooklyn Center. Yeng Vue, 29, was convicted of two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the March 5 crash
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:31A
Minneapolis man pleads guilty to charges in DWI crash that killed two
A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a drunken-driving crash earlier this year that killed two people in Brooklyn Center. Yeng Vue, 29, was convicted of two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the March 5 crash
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:31A