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Aunt killed by drink-driving niece
During the seven day trial, the jury heard Harney, 25, had a blood alcohol level of approximately 0.14 at the time of the March 2008 crash. At the start of the trial, Harney had offered to plead guilty to aggravated driving without due care but that
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:36A
Rees-Jones plans Houston appeal
"This verdict is not supported by the facts or the law, and that is exactly what we plan to prove in our appeal," Haynes said. Haynes said in the announcement that Noel had voluntarily redeemed his $504 stake in Chief under a 2004 agreement that paid
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:36A
BILL WATCH 10/2011 [15th March 2011]
Veritas made submissions to the PLC and the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs that this clause is an unconstitutional infringement of 20 of the Constitution, which protects freedom of expression, contrary to openness and
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:36A
EU considers "stress testing" its nuclear power stations
The developments mark a dramatic turnaround for a continent that had been considering a partial nuclear revival until this week, when Japan's nuclear accident highlighted how quickly events can run out of control -- and not only after an earthquake.
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:36A
52 Jamalpur BGB men jailed
The special court-17, headed by Kushtia Sector Commander Col Md Nazrul Islam Sarker, started delivering the verdict at about 8:00am, reports our Jamalpur correspondent. Of the convicts, five were jailed for seven years, six for six years,
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:35A
Government panel issues mixed final verdict on bailouts
Today at 08:33 | AP The government's bailout of banks, auto makers and insurers helped prevent a more severe economic crisis, but might have sowed the seeds of the next one, a congressional watchdog group said Wednesday in its final report.
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:35A
Deputation allowance for babus
HYDERABAD: A division bench of AP High Court comprising Justice Ghulam Mohammed and Justice KG Shankar were informed by the state government on Tuesday that it has decided to pay deputation allowance to all its IAS, IPS and other officials who are
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:35A
Experts: Let pilots use aids for sleep
accident investigators said for the first time Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board, acting in the case of a fatal charter jet crash in Minnesota, called for broad improvements in rules governing how airline pilots combat fatigue.
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:35A
Arizonans buying anti-radiation pills
The pills are used as a safety precaution in the event of a nuclear accident because they help prevent radiation from accumulating in the thyroid gland, where it can cause cancer. Buying the pills is likely to be an overreaction.
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:35A
Fewer kids tried as adults
Three states have raised the age at which kids are automatically tried as adults, leaving only 11 states where juvenile-court jurisdiction ends earlier than the age of 18, according to a report out today from the Campaign for Youth Justice,
Updated: 03/16/2011 02:35A
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