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Cuba Sentences U.S. Contractor
Alan Gross, 61, worked as a contractor for a USAID program that secretly provided technology like computers and communications equipment to encourage democratic reforms. He was arrested in late 2009 and accused of aiding Cuban "subversives" and working
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:28P
Japan Fallout Won't Rival Chernobyl's
"I would describe this measure as a Hail Mary pass," said Ken Bergeron, a physicist and former scientist at the Sandia National Laboratories, where he worked on nuclear-reactor accident simulation. "If the containment doesn't survive,
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:28P
13 dead in New York tour bus crash
The coach, owned by World Wide Tours based in Brooklyn, was returning to New York City from the Mohegan Sun casino in Norwich, Connecticut. The crash happened on the New England freeway in the Bronx at 5.30am local time.
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:27P
Pilots say Thorpe Park plane crash plans are tasteless
by Reporter, Sunday Mirror 13/03/2011 PILOTS have criticised a theme park's plan to build a ride with scenes from an airliner crash not far from Heathrow airport. Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, says the 125ft-tall rollercoaster will depict “urban
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:27P
14 killed in NYC tour bus crash
No other vehicle was involved in the crash. Bloomberg said many of the victims were Chinese, and translators were brought in to help their families. He said the New York state police was investigating the accident. "Our -- and the entire city's
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:27P
Bankruptcy – Choosing The Best Chapter…
Generally, Chapter 7 cannot be used to discharge (get rid of) recent taxes, child support, alimony, student loans, drunk-driving judgments, criminal fines or restitution, or debts that involved fraud or intentional wrongdoing.
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:26P
Three people, including two children, injured in Palm Springs collision
James Meier, The Desert Sun Three people, including two children, are being treated at the scene of a two -vehicle collision on Vista Chino near Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs. Authorities have shut down Vista Chino between Gene Autry and Whitewater
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:25P
Quake-hit Japan nuclear plant faces fresh threat-WRAPUP 4
In Europe, environmentalists seized upon the accident to press demands for an end to the use of nuclear power. Up to 60000 protesters formed a 45-km (27-mile) human chain in Germany to denounce Chancellor Angela Merkel's policy of extending the life of
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:25P
Kiwi actors ready to role-play
"The production company has not supplied Equity with documentation by which we can assess whether they have made any effort whatsoever to engage local performers for these 40 roles, and so satisfy immigration policy." Actors Equity said at the time of
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:25P
Advocates for needy can find basis for action in the Bible
I don't want the United States to base policy on Scripture, but advocates for the oppressed can confidently base appeals to justice on a Bible that consistently (especially in the Hebrew portions) treats responsibility to the poor and needy as a
Updated: 03/12/2011 08:24P
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