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The (buried) story of the Flores family
Forde and her accomplices allegedly expected to find a huge stash of either cash or drugs at the Flores home. They found neither. It's hard to imagine how the dramatic details of the demise of the Flores family, as revealed in the courtroom,
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:26P
Brong-Ahafo Region celebrates international Women's Day
Kenyasi Number two (B/A), March 17, GNA – Mrs. Halimatu Nuhu, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, has said until women are accepted by men as equals, efforts at empowering them would not yield
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:26P
Lightbourne says email to Brady was a forgery
JUSTICE Minister Dorothy Lightbourne told the Manatt/Dudus Commission of Enquiry this morning that the e-mail purporting to be from her to Solicitor General Douglas Leys and attorney
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:25P
Russian govt wants more responsibility for bank owners
Not only the banks' managers but also the owners and shareholders of the banks should hold responsibility for the decisions which led to assets write-off and bankruptcy, Russia's Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Savatyugin told reporters Thursday.
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:24P
Utah immigration legislation remains up in the air
Immigration was one of the top issues in the 2011 Utah Legislative session, which concluded last week. Contrary to early predictions, Utah did not adopt a carbon-copy of Arizona's controversial immigration law.
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:24P
The bankruptcy court grants Picard's motion to allow Hadassah to keep $32
On March 10, 2011, as requested in the Motion filed by Picard, the Honorable Burton R. Lifland, Bankruptcy Judge for the Madoff Estate, approved the Hadassah Settlement, whereby Hadassah will pay, within 60 business days, $45000000 of its alleged
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:24P
Fourth Circuit opinion highlights risk of harassment by nonemployees
The trial court found that although there was a dispute of fact regarding when the employer had become aware of the harassment, that dispute was immaterial because the employer lacked the requisite details regarding the harassment to take curative
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:24P
Concord Council expected to vote "yes" for interim dog park at Baldwin Park
building a dog park at Baldwin Park in Concord, because even though it was illegal to do so for many years, residents in the area have been letting their dogs off-leash, and the City of Concord is scared of a lawsuit by a possible dog bite victim.
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:23P
Three Pakistan cricketers to stand trial
LONDON - Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were ordered to stand trial in a British court Thursday over spot-fixing allegations that cast a shadow over the integrity of the sport. The trio, along with their agent Mazhar
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:23P
GM feed regs land Poland in EU court*
The Commission says it has taken Poland to the European Court of Justice for “failing to fulfill its obligations under EU law by prohibiting the production, the placing on the market and the use of genetically modified feed.” The EU executive claims
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:23P