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Dream Catcher drops Paris lawsuit
A $35 million lawsuit against Paris Hilton which alleged she failed to promote a range of hair extensions has been dropped. The 30-year-old socialite was accused of missing a launch party for HairTech International products in 2007, and was also seen
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:32A
Itawamba schools seeks lawsuit dismissal
AP The Itawamba County School Board has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed over its disciplining of a high school student for an Internet song about two coaches. School board attorneys, in reply to the lawsuit filed by the student,
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:32A
Time for the sharia courts to open up
But the Guardian has now spent two days filming inside one in Luton, focusing on two divorce cases in an attempt to shed some light on what really goes on. The result is not exactly a PR dream, as far as busting myths about Islamic law are concerned.
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:31A
Man dies in Lake District helicopter crash
has been deployed who will lead the aircrash investigation. Cumbria police said it is currently treating the incident as a 'tragic accident' and will hand the incident over to the air accident investigation branch for a 'thorough' investigation.
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:30A
Los Angeles Times: Inoculating vaccine makers
The family of Hannah Bruesewitz sued the pharmaceutical company Wyeth in state court, but the lawsuit was thwarted by federal courts. The courts found that the lawsuit was pre-empted by a 1986 law that required such disputes to be heard in a special
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:30A
1 dead, 1 seriously injured in scissor lift accident at Indiana steel plant
New Castle, IN — A scissor lift accident at a Henry County steel manufacturing plant killed one contractor and seriously injured another on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. The industrial accident occurred at around 10 am at Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. plant,
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:30A
Lakes businessman feared dead
Fire and rescue crews attended and the Civil Aviation Authority team from Swanwick has been deployed who will lead the aircrash investigation. Police are currently treating the incident as a tragic accident however it will be handed over to the air
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:30A
Three arrests after Redcar police car crash
TWO men and a teenage girl were arrested following a smash involving a police car in Redcar. A marked police patrol vehicle was involved in the minor collision, which also involved two other cars, outside the Vauxhall
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:28A
Jim Michaels DDS Orders Hundreds of Girl Scout Cookies For US Troops Overseas
Jim Michaels DDS purchased hundreds of Girl Scout cookies from local girls this spring sending them to US Troops overseas as his support ramped up having survived a Rockies plane crash with his daughter. Jim Michaels DDS purchased hundreds of Girl
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:28A
Tax lawsuit could cost Wise County $3.6 million
WISE — A tax dispute between a natural gas production company and Wise County is now in the hands of Abingdon-based Circuit Judge Charles Smith Jr. EQT (Equitable Resources) seeks a $3.6 million tax refund from Wise County.
Updated: 03/09/2011 05:26A