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Cyclist Killed in Crash Was 'a Kind Soul'
Amine Britel visited Youssef Choukri, his best friend, in a dream a few nights ago. “He said, 'Don't worry about me. I'm doing fine,' ” recalled Choukri, who was called Brother Youssef by Britel,
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:05A
Guilty verdict in pedophile cult case
They described him presiding over meetings at his semi-detached house in Kidwelly where members of the cult, dressed in hooded robes, could abuse children. Children were told they were risking hell fire if they did not obey their "lord," witnesses said
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:05A
Senate body recommends impeachment of Ombudsman
Last Tuesday, the House committee on justice endorsed the charge of betrayal of public trust as basis for ousting Ms. Gutierrez. The charge will be outlined in the articles of impeachment that will be presented to the plenary session of the House of
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:04A
Revival of oil industry in Cook Inlet?
The redrilling will require about 2000 feet to 4000 feet of new hole to be drilled around the damaged well sections, he said. Hall hopes this will be enough to bring production up to about 2000 barrels per day. Estimates are that about 12 million
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:04A
Venting function for safety relief valves
Witt-Gasetechnik has developed a venting function for safety relief valves, enhancing accident prevention and advantageous when handling flammable and toxic gases. The SV805 A enables functional tests of installed Witt safety relief valves at any time.
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:04A
5 Infamous Celebrity Internet Death Hoaxes
As if scammers, viruses and the more sketchy areas of Craigslist weren't enough to worry about, imagine logging on to discover you had just passed away in a tragic paragliding accident. Don't laugh. That's exactly the rumor a faux press release
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:03A
Appeals court grants new trail for sex offender
On Wednesday, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed Sasser's conviction because the trial court allowed jurors to hear evidence on how Sasser previously did not register as required. That prevented Sasser from receiving a fair trial because the state's
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:03A
Teenage rapist pens a book on morality.
NY Daily News: Quanel Miller, 22, claimed that the last two years in jailed changed him, spurring him to pen a book called “Morality for Children.” Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Joel Goldberg wasn't impressed, however. Deeming the defendant \ a
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:03A
SC reduces former Kerala official's sentence
An apex court bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice BS Chauhan maintained the conviction of Nair, a former chairman of the Kerala State Electricity Board who was earlier found guilty by a special court. But the apex court bench said given the fact
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:03A
Immigrant in-state tuition bill moves forward
"We want to have a pretty high bar, but we also want to allow people this opportunity to pursue their education, despite the conditions they're in," said Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George's. The Senate agreed to require affected students to attend
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:02A