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Suit seeks treatment improvements at W.Va. jails
AP A lawsuit filed over the death of an inmate is asking the Kanawha County Circuit Court to order the state improve medical treatment policies for regional jails. The Charleston Gazette reports that the sisters of Daniel Earl Callahan filed the
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:34A
Killer wife must wait for sentence
The Northern Ireland Court Service said trial judge Mr Justice Hart will now hear final submissions at a hearing at Belfast Crown Court this Friday before passing sentence the following Wednesday. Stewart's former lover Colin Howell, 52,
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:33A
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The update will be available to PlayStation ® 3, Xbox 360 and PC-DVD users from March 15th, and updates a number of elements to the full game. Winter transfers and movements up to the end of the January transfer window have been updated for 135 Club
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:33A
French court suspends Chirac graft trial
A French court has suspended the trial of former president Jacques Chirac on charges of embezzling public funds as mayor of Paris in the 1990s, following a constitutional challenge. Jacques Chirac, the first former French president to go on trial,
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:33A
Jewish leaders call for Gross' release from Cuban prison
A verdict has not been released but is expected within the next few days. “We are disappointed that the prosecution presented Mr. Gross as attempting to destabilize the Cuban government when the project he was working on in Cuba was aimed at helping
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:32A
HAMP Loan Modification: The Financial Rescue
Under this program, some modifications will be made, in the terms and condition of the existing mortgage loan in a way that the home-owner can afford the loan, and continue to repay it. The home-owners are offered following benefits under the
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:30A
Yunus' petition rejected
The Nobel laureate will appeal against the verdict with the Supreme Court, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud, a counsel for Yunus, told journalists later. “It is abnormal, unimaginable and surprising that the High Court passed the judgement without issuing
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:27A
Placido Polanco company files Chapter 11
The owner of a Coral Gables office condo that was hit with a foreclosure last year, Tamach Gables Square LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy March 7. Principals of the company included businessmen Carlos Gonzalez and Oscar Vega, and Major League
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:27A
Tight-fisted consumers still buying cars
Chrysler Group says sales in February rose 13 percent as the company continued its recovery from bankruptcy.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) WASHINGTON - Consumers borrowed more in January to purchase new cars but were once again frugal with their credit cards,
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:26A
Opponents of bike lane along Prospect Park in Brooklyn sue NYC to get it removed
The lawsuit was filed Monday in state Supreme Court in Brooklyn and calls for the lane along Prospect Park West to be taken out. The suit says the city Department of Transportation misled residents about the lane's benefits and worked with groups in
Updated: 03/08/2011 09:25A