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Mayo crash out to Roscommon in u21 championship
Mayo bowed out of the Connacht u21 championship at the preliminary round stage in McHale Park in Castlebar after Roscommon dug in and ground out a hard fought win in the closing stages. Aidan O'Shea who captained Mayo,
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:36P
Left Alliance Head: No More Nuclear Power for Finland
Arhinmki has called for no new nuclear power licenses to the granted. Arhinmki received news of the explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan during a meeting of Left Alliance delegates. “The Japanese nuclear plant accident has shown
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:36P
Man in trouble when he tries to resolve issues
"I was trying to resolve issues with access to my daughter,'' he told Ontario Court Justice Kristine Bignell, who just happened to be the judge that placed him on the two-year probation order in August 2010. "Whenever you try to resolve issues you get
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:36P
Driver Arrested for DWI in Ocean Parkway Crash
An Islip man was arrested for drunken driving following a car crash on Ocean Parkway on Friday night, New York State police said. Daniel Anderson was driving eastbound when his vehicle hit a guide rail at 10:33 pm
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:35P
Autism, Teachers Unions and the Abuse of a Little Boy
A couple in Ohio are campaigning for justice after their 4-year-old son with autism was, among other things, hung by his feet upside down in efforts to curb behaviors stemming from autism. Ashlie O'Connor and her husband Duarte's son Adam was diagnosed
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:34P
Tragic bus accident kills 13, injures others in New York City
A bus accident in New York City has killed at least 13 people and injured many others. At least 6 of the injured passengers are listed in critical condition. The Associated Press' Ed Donovan has the story from New York.
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:33P
Judge Rules Against Shawnee Mission Parents In Education Suit
A lawsuit filed by parents in Kansas' Shawnee Mission school district claimed state school funding is inadequate, citing $20 million in cuts over the last two years. They sought a temporary injunction to bypass a provision in state law and ask voters
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:33P
Georgia Water Wars
The lawsuit filed by Alabama seeks to force the US Army Corps of Engineers to release more water for the Coosa River from Lake Allatoona in north Georgia. It's one part of a larger water dispute between Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:32P
Deborah Coddington: Wear badge of freedom well, gangs and students
Last week Justice Clifford delivered a shock for the police and the Wanganui (as it's spelled in the judgment) District Council when he ruled the bylaw that bans the display of gang insignia is invalid because it breaches the Bill of Rights Act,
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:31P
States slow in abolishing manual scavenging: NHRC
Inaugurating a national workshop here on the issue of manual scavenging, NHRC Chairperson Justice (retd) KG Balakrishnan said it is a matter of concern that the states are very slow in implementing the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction
Updated: 03/12/2011 12:31P