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Judge OKs bankrupt farmer's 2011 plan
Robert and Julie Printz of Hudson, who farmed 8000 acres of mostly cash-rent land, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December. Their initial plan to plant their 2011 crop on 4750 acres, in part by using $1.7 million in cash collateral from one of
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:10P
Court throws out Bennett appeal
by Hendicks Chizhanje HARARE -- Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku on Thursday dismissed an application by the state for permission to appeal against the acquittal of a senior member of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party, Roy Bennett,
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:10P
Virginia grand jury indicts 14 in Somali pirate yacht hijacking
"The alleged pirates will now face justice in an American courtroom." According to the indictment, the men took over the yacht Feb. 18 armed with guns and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. The US military tried to negotiate with the group to free
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:10P
Zim govt in danger: Tsvangirai
In a tough-worded statement Tsvangirai called for a “clean divorce” in the event relations irretrievably broke down between his MDC-T party and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU (PF), the two main partners in a tripartite coalition government that also
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:10P
Chrysler Fires NMS After F-Bomb Tweet
Just as everyone suspected, the tweet was posted by a now former New Media Strategies (NMS) employee by accident. The tweet was most likely meant to go on this former employee's personal Twitter account (let's just hope this person wasn't tweeting and
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:10P
Charlie Sheen Files $100-Mil Lawsuit
Actor Charlie Sheen has made good on his promise to file $100-million lawsuit against his former bosses. Sizzle. Bye. The lawsuit takes aim at Warner Bros. and "Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lorre, demanding payment for the canceled episodes of the
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:10P
Toledo Crash Victim's Family Wants Driver Held Accountable
Elizabeth's husband and Tristan's father, Joseph Starits, was killed in a crash along Highway 30 when the pick-up truck driven by Laine R. Dennison of North Liberty crossed the center line and hit the minivan driven by Joseph Starits.
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:10P
Blockbuster wins backing for new sale plan
Numerous creditors had asked the bankruptcy court judge to convert the bankruptcy to a Chapter 7 liquidation, essentially a going out of business sale, rather the proceed with the company's original sale plan. The judge, Burton Lifland, helped prompt
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:10P
Diving Horror
(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) Monique Gladding, one of Sheffield's top international divers, is determined to keep her Olympic dream alive despite suffering an horrific accident in Russia. She hit the concrete platform with her head during an inward
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:09P
Lancaster authority offers Harrisburg $45M for incinerator
The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority today offered Harrisburg $45 million in cash to buy its troubled incinerator that has the city on the verge of bankruptcy, authority spokeswoman Kathryn J. Sandoe said. The Harrisburg Authority owns
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:09P
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