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Supporters: New Ill. online sales tax law will help small business compete
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois residents have been avoiding the taxman for years by shopping online, a strategy that will become harder under a new law that requires online merchants to collect sales tax on purchases made through
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:35P
Wake-Up Call: Pickup Slams Into Bend Home
Police responded around to the reported crash at Whitecotton's home at 3102 NE Dennis Ct., said Sgt. Devin Lewis. Officers arrived to find a 2002 Dodge pickup had left Lynda Lane, went over a 5-foot rock embankment and crashed into the front corner of
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:34P
Safeway Sues Over San Francisco Tobacco Ban
The lawsuit calls the tobacco ban "arbitrary and capricious, and "a denial of Safeway's due process rights under the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution." A spokesman for City Attorney Dennis Herrera, however, said the suit has no merit.
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:34P
Erin Brockovich Returns to Hinkley to Test Toxic Chromium Water
Roberta Walker, the woman who had originally came to Brockovich with documentation of the chromium's cancer-inducing effects, came to her once again with concerns that the company may be lying about the amount of the compound that currently infests
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:33P
Australian Businessman Set To Be Sentenced In Fatal Sunset Strip Crash
Ryan Mathew Bowman pleaded guilty March 2 to a felony count of leaving the scene of the crash that killed 21-year-old Lauren Ann Freeman as she tried to cross Sunset Boulevard at Hammond Street the night of Nov. 10. Bowman, 34, is scheduled to be
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:33P
Wrong-way driver killed, victim in serious condition
The other motorist, James A. DeLuca, 50, of Providence, was critically injured in the crash, state police Capt. Darren Delaney said. DeLuca was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where he is in serious condition Thursday afternoon. Just after 4 am,
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:32P
A vision for the future
Verdict: Mixed results for 'squeezed middle' schemes to date - and the business case needs finessing. It's a reality no UK housing association can avoid: serious cuts to development grant. Scotland's landlords are no exception.
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:32P
Deaconess severs ties with INHS
Deaconess Medical Center has severed its 17-year partnership stake in Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Thursday. The governing board of INHS will now be dominated by Providence Health Care,
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:32P
Ariz. Senate advances ban on texting while driving
The penalty would increase to $200 if the violator is involved in an accident. Exemptions include allowing motorists to make a telephone call. And texting would be allowed if the motorist's vehicle is stopped in traffic but not at a red light or stop
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:31P
Ford Fiesta Makes A Million
The Ford Fiesta is produced in Europe in Ford's state-of-the-art assembly plants in Cologne, Germany and Valencia, Spain. It is the most successful European-made small car sold in Europe ever, with cumulative sales totalling 14 million since the car
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:31P
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