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Religion and Santa hat suit settled
Belk will pay $55000 to settle a lawsuit with a former employee who claimed she was fired because she refused to wear a Santa hat. The employee, Myra Jones-Abid, worked at the Crabtree Valley Mall Belk store in Raleigh. On Nov.
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:03A
Government sues to seize St. Louis museum's mummy mask
Administrators of the museum filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block US Customs and Justice Department from seizing 3200-year-old death mask that the Egyptian government claims was stolen after its discovery in unfinished step pyramid in 1952.
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:03A
Government sues to seize St. Louis museum's mummy mask
Administrators of the museum filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block US Customs and Justice Department from seizing 3200-year-old death mask that the Egyptian government claims was stolen after its discovery in unfinished step pyramid in 1952.
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:03A
My Turn: Health reform debate must start with human rights principles
For thousands of Vermonters, health care reform is not an abstract policy debate ("Debate single-payer must start with the facts" Jan. 23). Instead, across the state, Vermonters are organizing and mobilizing because they are faced with a choice between
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:03A
American accused in Pakistan is freed
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN • A CIA contractor charged with murdering two Pakistani men was freed Wednesday after the victims' families pardoned him and accepted financial compensation. The resolution was viewed by many analysts as the best option to salve
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:03A
Student group opposes Oklahoma legislation to block undocumented immigrants
It is modeled in part after Arizona's immigration law. They received a tough civics lesson as the Senate passed Senate Bill 683, which would require a student to be lawfully present in the US to be eligible to receive scholarships, financial aid or
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:02A
More than 2500 foreign residents swarm immigration bureau, seeking re-entry
A large number of foreign residents in Japan rushed to the Justice Ministry's Tokyo Immigration Bureau from early Thursday to seek re-entry permits before leaving the earthquake-hit country temporarily. More than 2500 foreign residents formed a long
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:01A
Fundraising firm sues Corrine Brown over claim of unpaid bills
The lawsuit was first reported Wednesday by The Daily Caller, a Washington-based conservative website. A spokesman for Brown's campaign directed requests for comment to her lawyer, who could not be reached. The lawsuit comes at a time when Brown's
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:01A
More Concerns about Open Meetings Procedures
The Dane County District Attorney has filed a lawsuit against Republican legislators, accusing them of violating Wisconsin's open meetings law. The case arose from a hastily-convened committee meeting late last week that advanced
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:00A
Dad of nine cleared of sex assault on garda at Puck Fair
The jury also returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty on a further charge of assaulting the garda causing her harm on the same date. However, Moriarty was found guilty on a 10-2 majority verdict of obstructing a garda after more than two-and-a-half
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:00A
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