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Ex-nurse convicted of aiding suicides
Melchert-Dinkel declined a jury trial and left his fate to a judge, who issued his verdict Tuesday. Rice County District Judge Thomas Neuville once again rejected Melchert-Dinkel's argument that his actions amounted to free speech.
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:52P
New proposal would bring health center, condos to St. Vincent's site
But the plan must first receive approval from creditors at an April 7 hearing in the St. Vincent's bankruptcy case. In addition, Rudin must secure complex zoning changes for the redevelopment even though the residential plan won the approval of the
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:52P
NJ appeals court upholds Melanie McGuire's murder conviction, prison sentence
(@issue, March 6):- 12:37 pm Melanie McGuire listens to testimony during her trial in 2007. / File Photo WOODBRIDGE — A state appeals court today upheld the conviction and life sentence of Melanie McGuire, the fertility nurse found guilty of drugging,
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:52P
IPN residents fighting free-market rents
Filippi recently filed a class-action lawsuit against IPN landlord Laurence Gluck for receiving J-51 tax benefits without adhering to the required rent-regulation laws, which Filippi claims should be effective through 2012. IPN paid back the money it
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:52P
US grateful to families of 2 Pak men killed by Davis
Islamabad The US on Wednesday expressed its gratitude to the families of two Pakistani men gunned down by CIA contractor Raymond Davis for pardoning him and said the Department of Justice was investigating the shooting incident.
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:51P
A Landmark Lawsuit Over Park51
Whatever the motivations, a lawsuit against the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission over the proposed Park51 islamic center is indeed historic. The conservative American Center for Law and Justice and former firefighter Timothy
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:51P
3rd Suit Filed Against Archdiocese Heads
PHILADELPHIA - A third man has filed a civil lawsuit that says officials from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia covered up sexual assault allegations against a priest who molested him in the late 1960s. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in the city's Court of
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:51P
YRC in Danger of Bankruptcy After Missing Payment, New Filing Says
YRC Worldwide (YRCW) hit another snag in the road on Wednesday as the company gave notice in its annual 10-K that it had run into a “milestone failure” in its restructuring that could force it into bankruptcy. The trucking company is in
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:51P
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL: Novice is First past the post
First Lieutenant pulled victory from out of the fire with a narrow verdict over Rock On Ruby in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham. Oscars Well jumped the last in front but he landed awkwardly and Robbie Power did well to
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:50P
Minkow in Plea Talks With US Prosecutors in Miami, Defense Lawyer Says
“Always assume we are shorting any public company we report on,” he said in the e-mail. “I had a 3 hour, 1400.00 2008 profit from a Lennar trade -- BEFORE any report was issued so technically I could not say I had never shorted Lennar.
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:50P
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