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Divorce rate in Scotland lowest for 30 years
"This [decrease] is not unexpected - the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, which came into effect on 4 May 2006, reduced separation periods for divorce, so there was an increase of over 2000 divorces in 2006, followed by decreases in 2007, 2008,
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:16P
Book review: Jodi Picoult's 'Sing You Home'
active as Picoult (who gives a lot of money to various causes and institutions) it's not always easy to make, say, the anti-abortion activist, the anti-gay-marriage minister or the school board bureaucrat banning books into sympathetic characters.
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:13P
U of T launches law degree for professionals
The University of Toronto Faculty of Law plans to offer a Global Professional Master of Laws degree this fall, combining business and law. It is the result of law graduates requesting such a field of further study. It has been two years in the making,
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:12P
Watch: Super-Secret 'Super 8' Trailer
In 'The Lincoln Lawyer,' criminal defense attorney Michael "Mick" Haller (Matthew McConaughey) gets his big break, landing a case defending a Beverly Hills playboy (Phillippe) accused of attempted murder. The case goes from Haller's dream job to
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:10P
Arizona Senate gives initial OK to immigration bills
The Mesa Republican was the sponsor of a controversial illegal immigration bill on local law enforcement that was approved last year, though key provisions have been put on hold by a judge. Republican legislators ran for election or re-election last
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:07P
Ga. Senate votes to pass amended immigration bill
Murphy's bill also exempts employers with fewer than five employees from verifying the immigration status of new employees. An amendment to raise that to 25 failed. CapitolG - the "law breaking under cutters" will be safe and the "cheap sorry sacks
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:07P
John Terry edges closer to regaining the England captaincy
If that is indeed Fabio Capello's verdict, then it appears possible that the appointment will be permanent. "I'm not sure of my decision yet," Capello said . "I need time." He would announce his choice, he said, the day before the Wales match.
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:07P
Judge Denies Cephalon Request for FTC Pay-for-Delay Docs
Cephalon wanted the documents to prepare its defense of an FTC lawsuit concerning deals with Watson and other generic manufacturers to preserve market exclusivity of its narcolepsy drug Provigil (modafinil). The agreements preclude any generic
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:05P
2 killed, 3 injured in wreck on NC interstate
Ferrell said a witness said the pickup, which had five men aboard, veered under the truck. Medic, Mecklenburg County's paramedic service, said the other three persons injured were transported to Carolinas Medical Center with serious injuries.
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:05P
Developer Hyneman $62.9M in debt -- Threatens bankruptcy as creditors try to
Rusty Hyneman, the flamboyant real estate developer known for his personal jets, show horses and financial entanglements with Memphis politicians, is threatening to file bankruptcy. Hyneman says in answer to a creditor's lawsuit that
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:05P
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