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Maine man sentenced to 60 years for murder, arson
Justice Roland Cole sentenced Chad Gurney on Wednesday to 50 years in prison for the murder of 18-year-old Zoe Sarnacki, plus another 10 years for arson. Cole last month rejected Gurney's insanity defense and found him guilty of killing Sarnacki in his
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:28A
Chief justice queries loan dispute
He was commenting on an application by a company that stood to lose R2m after the Free State High Court had found the loan agreement it entered into with a farmer was invalid as the company was not a registered credit provider as required by the
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:28A
Moseneke report 'not a Cabinet record'
THE Mail & Guardian newspaper argues that the Presidency's grounds for refusing it access to a 26-page report prepared for former president Thabo Mbeki on Zimbabwe's election in 2002 were without merit. The Presidency is appealing to the Constitutional
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:28A
Euro Basket Betting: NBA referee sues AP and writer over Twitter comment
Euro basket betting sources found out that in a federal lawsuit that has been filed in Minneapolis on Monday, William Spooner, veteran referee of the NBA, has claimed that Jon Krawczynski, AP sports writer, has defamed him in the message made on
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:28A
Six die in Gauteng crashes
One person was critically injured and two suffered minor injuries in the crash. Although the cause of the accident was not known, it was suspected that wet weather may have contributed. Netcare 911 spokesman Jeff Wicks said three men died in a separate
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:27A
Vernon E. Bosh
He married G. Jean Justice on July 10, 1961, in Catlettsburg, Ky. Surviving are his wife of 49 years; a son, Kurtis and wife, Val, and their daughters, Alexandra and Kyla, of Chesapeake, Va.; a daughter, Rita Tietjen and husband, Helmut,
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:27A
MEPs want to refer ACTA to the ECJ
MEPs opposed to a new global anti-counterfeiting agreement will try next week to refer the pact to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), arguing that it goes beyond existing EU law. Jan Philipp Albrecht, a German Green MEP,
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:26A
Four-Car Accident
A four-car accident in the city sent one person to the hospital just before noon Wednesday. At 11:46 am, the Jamestown Police Department received a call about a motor vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of Buffalo and Main streets.
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:25A
Bratton Steps Down
"Personally for me, it's been wonderful to meet a terrific amount of important figures from history," Bratton said, which include former colleagues of the United States Supreme Court Justice, and current international scholars and advocates of justice.
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:25A
DA files lawsuit challenging Walker's union law
(AP) — Republican lawmakers violated Wisconsin's open meetings law when they amended a contentious plan that bars most public employees from collective bargaining, a Madison prosecutor alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday. Dane County District Attorney
Updated: 03/17/2011 12:25A
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