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Belk settles Santa hat suit
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 Belk store in Raleigh. On Nov.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:07A
'Utah solution'
The church and other supporters of the Utah Compact are right that immigration reform must be humane and include a guest worker program. However, Utah cannot implement such a plan on its own, because under the US Constitution, immigration law and
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:06A
Guatemalans Sue United States for 1940s STD Inoculations
A group of some of those Guatemalans and their heirs have filed a lawsuit against US health officials, according to CNN World, March 15. This decision to move to Guatemala was part of a deliberate plan to continue the Tuskegee testing [referring to
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:06A
China upholds death penalty vs 3 Pinoy drug mules
In a press conference on Thursday, the Chinese Ambassador said the verdict is already final, and the Supreme Court of Justice of China will inform Philippine authorities when it would take place. "The final verdict and the penalty will be carried out
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:05A
China upholds death penalty vs 3 Pinoy drug mules
In a press conference on Thursday, the Chinese Ambassador said the verdict is already final, and the Supreme Court of Justice of China will inform Philippine authorities when it would take place. "The final verdict and the penalty will be carried out
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:05A
De Lima hints at 'explosive' breakthrough in Vizconde probe
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Thursday hinted of a breakthrough in the ongoing reinvestigation in the Vizconde massacre case being carried out by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:05A
Senate panel hears pros, cons of tuition bill
A provision barring in-state tuition to those unlawfully in the country also is included in Senate Bill 590 -- which also calls for an Arizona-style enforcement strategy to curb illegal immigration.
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:05A
People and products
DETROIT -- Chrysler is suing a clothing retailer for using the automaker's "Imported from Detroit" slogan that debuted in a popular Super Bowl ad featuring rapper Eminem. The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press report Wednesday that Chrysler Group LLC
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:05A
Judge asked to unseal documents in Edwards sex-tape lawsuit
John Edwards has given a deposition in the lawsuit of his ex-mistress, Rielle Hunter, against his former aide Andrew Young. (CNN) -- A group of media companies on Wednesday asked a North Carolina judge to unseal court documents in a lawsuit involving
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:04A
Borders closes, but its legacy lives on
We joined the other book vultures this weekend, circling stacks of 30-percent-off books and 40-percent-off Blu-Rays and 50-percent-off magazines. Even the shelves, which are starting to look picked clean, are tagged with big red stickers announcing
Updated: 03/17/2011 02:04A
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