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American Apparel founder sued for sexually abusing an employee
The lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday in New York, alleges Charney ordered Morales to send him “sexually explicit photographs” of herself. Charney also told Morales, who was 17 years old and still in high school, that he wanted to sleep with her as soon
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:34P
Prattsburgh officials applaud wind ruling
The town also is in a strong position to appeal based on the board's right to rescind a December decision that led to the current lawsuit, Hourihan said. Ecogen and the town have been at odds several times during the past few years, with tensions
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:34P
Prattsburgh officials applaud wind ruling
The town also is in a strong position to appeal based on the board's right to rescind a December decision that led to the current lawsuit, Hourihan said. Ecogen and the town have been at odds several times during the past few years, with tensions
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:34P
Racism is okay: Obama says so
Under pressure from the US Department of Justice–Eric Holder's organization–Dayton, Ohio decreased the passing grade on their police exam, because the DOJ says not enough Americans of African descent passed. Even the NAACP gets the problem created here
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:33P
Carnival Tuesday and Steelpan!
Alright folks, I will try to keep this post short because I really have a lot I want to say in my final entry, but I have to do Carnival Tuesday justice as well. If there is one word to describe Carnival Tuesday, it is INTENSE!
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:32P
Climate refugees: diaspora response to a human health crisis
Bangladeshi women try to adpapt their livelihood strategies to a landscape changing rapidly due to climate change. Photo: Mohammad Zaman Over the next 30 years, some 30-40 million Bangladeshis will take what they can from their homes and move to higher
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:32P
D'Angelo pleads guilty to prostitution
According to Billboard, prosecutors claimed that he satisfied their unspecified conditions, although both Archer and his legal team have so far declined to comment on the verdict. The guilty verdict marks the latest in a long line of legal troubles for
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:31P
Tarantino sues Alan Ball over bird screams
Tarantino claims in his lawsuit, filed Thursday in LA County Superior Court, that the "obnoxious pterodactyl-like screams" coming from Ball's "exotic bird menagerie" have "seriously disrupted ability to work as a writer in his home.
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:31P
Agencies Struggling To Meet Obama's Order On FOIA
Steven Croley, special assistant to the president for justice and regulatory policy, said the White House has made significant progress toward putting the directive in place. "Many agencies across the government have taken substantial steps to improve
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:31P
Jharkhand High Court to fine Rs 1 lakh each day for delay in removing encroachment
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Bhagawati Prasad and Justice DN Patel said that if the officers failed to remove the encroachments they would be considered incompetent and the court's opinion would be recorded in their service books.
Updated: 03/13/2011 02:30P