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Our melons are salmonella-safe: Del Monte-FDA agreement expected before
Or was the link a result of zealous health types in Oregon and at the US Food and Drug Administration? William Neuman of the NY Times writes a lawsuit filed by Del Monte Fresh Produce against FDA is being cheered by many in the produce industry,
Updated: 09/21/2011 09:03P
DUI suspect accused of throwing wine bottles at pedestrians
Authorities say Taylor Janiak also crashed into a stop sign and ran through a yard. Janiak was taken to the hospital after the crash. He is charged with DUI and failure to stop for blue lights. It wasn't clear if he had an attorney.
Updated: 09/21/2011 09:01P
BREAKING: City Decides Not to Hand in Red-Light Camera Petition
In Bellingham, voters will get to vote on a similar anti-traffic camera measure, but it won't have legal standing after a panel of Court of Appeals judges ruled earlier this month that the measure isn't valid. (See attached PDF for the complete ruling.
Updated: 09/21/2011 09:00P
Texas executes man in race-motivated dragging death
Lawrence Russell Brewer, 44, was convicted of capital murder along with two other men in the kidnapping and slaying of James Byrd Jr. in 1998. Brewer was given a lethal injection of drugs and pronounced dead at 6:21 pm local time in Huntsville, Texas,
Updated: 09/21/2011 09:00P
House GOP already walking away from debt-ceiling deal
The only exception would be "excepted" employees, such as soldiers overseas and air-traffic controllers, who'd continue to work with their pay deferred. Boehner thought he'd have some Democratic support for the measure, despite a provision cutting $1.5
Updated: 09/21/2011 09:00P
KATV Channel 7 - The Spirit of Arkansas: 2 police officers charged in death of
Cicinelli, who was 25 at the time, was shot during an on-duty gunfight during a traffic stop less than three weeks after graduating from the Police Academy, according to a 1997 article in the Los Angeles Times. If convicted of all charges,
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:59P
Cedar Rapids Police: Beware of Online Red Light Camera Scammers
Police say a notification pops up in your e-mail saying you need to pay your overdue red light camera ticket right away or face big fines. The trick is luring people into giving up credit card and social security numbers. “I'm sure people would fall
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:59P
Mel Gibson
Sharif filed a lawsuit in June, but he's filing new documents today, in which he claims Mel tried to mow him down in July, after the two ran into each other at a Costa Rican bakery. Sharif says Mel got violent, calling him "vile and offensive names"
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:58P
Int'l M&A rulings set to exceed 200 this year
"Additional requirements are an international practice in the implementation of anti-monopoly laws," said Huang Yong, director of the economic law department of the University of International Business and Economics. "The Chinese anti-trust law
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:58P
Saab bankruptcy protection approved
Saab was waiting on promised investments from Chinese companies Pang Da and Youngman at the time (and still is), which didn't help the situation. The purpose of the bankruptcy protection will give Saab more time to “secure short-term stability while
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:57P
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