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Warnings of global economic correction
Some analysts are predicting another crash as Sue Lannin reports. SUE LANNIN: The spread of the tension in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia has investors worried because it increases the price of oil - a key cost of doing business.
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:01A
Motorcycle legend to blame for fatal crash, court told
An inquest has heard motorbike racing legend Greg Pretty was to blame for a fatal head-on crash with another rider in South Australia. It was told Pretty was considered a legend within the motorcycling community and had won national and international
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:01A
Professor Claims JFK University Illegally Fired Her For Burlesque Show
by Bay City News An Oakland psychologist has accused Pleasant Hill-based John F. Kennedy University in a federal lawsuit of unfairly firing her from an assistant professor job because she participated in a burlesque show.
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:00A
Letter: Village Elections Set for March 15
Last year Mayor Paul Ehrbar appointed Barbara Alagna to fill the trustee seat vacated when trustee Swenson-Dowd was appointed Associate Justice. By applying the knowledge she gained while a village employee in the capacity of secretary to the board of
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:00A
Trouble not over for Strickland official fired over e-mail snooping
"No one has an expectation of privacy when an employer has the right to monitor the e-mails of any employee." Former Public Safety lawyer Pamela Bolton, who knew of the e-mail interception scheme, resigned. She faced no criminal charges and has not
Updated: 03/11/2011 01:00A
Bauchi air mishap divides Reps
While one side insisted the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) should carry out the inquiry, the other wanted the House Committee on Aviation to probe the failure of the aviation ministry to undertake the perimeter fencing of the Bauchi airstrip from
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:59A
Seattle police union demands mediation with state
The Department of Justice "may force changes," McGinn said in his state of the city address, referring to a federal investigation of Seattle police. "Some of those changes will force the union to come to the table and work around solutions that will
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:59A
Kenya: Citizens Split Over ICC Summonses
Kenya for Peace Truth and Justice, an NGO, applauded the court saying the move was in the right direction, towards justice for post-election violence victims and breaking the cycle of impunity. Members of the organisation, Muthoni Wanyeki,
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:59A
Charlie Sheen sues Warner Bros for US$100m
"Defendant Chuck Lorre, one of the richest men in television who is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, believes himself so wealthy and powerful that he can unilaterally decide to take money away from the dedicated cast and crew," the lawsuit states
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:59A
Kenya: Planters' Union Sh650 Million Case Put Off
Justice Muga Apondi of Milimani Commercial Courts put off the case in which KCB has sued KPCU seeking to recover Sh650 million debt. During the hearing KPCU lawyer Gichuki King'ara urged the court to dismiss the bank's claims, saying what it is seeking
Updated: 03/11/2011 12:58A
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