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Doctor at center of hepatitis C scare taken into custody
Dr. Dipak Desai is taken into custody by court marshals Jason Dean, left, and Ric Moon at the Regional Justice Center Thursday, March 17, 2011. Desai surrendered to authorities for treatment at the state's Lake's Crossing Center for the Mentally
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:35P
East Mesa shopping center changes hands
The Bashas'-anchored Ridgeview Plaza in east Mesa has been sold after its former owner lost the center through bankruptcy. Calgary-based MDC Property Services Ltd. bought the plaza for $14.6 million after Scottsdale-based Bryan/Moore Development LLC
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:34P
Florida Lockups Lite: Closing Prisons and Boot Camps, Privatizing Inmate
Rick Scott has clashed with legislators over the authority to make certain moves without legislative approval, the chairman of the Senate committee that writes the criminal justice budget said Tuesday that Buss is within his authority to close and
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:34P
AUDIO / PDF: Feds fault NOPD for unconstitutional conduct
AP Reporting The Justice Department has found evidence that New Orleans police officers have often used deadly force without justification, have a pattern of making unconstitutional arrests and have engaged in racial profiling.
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:34P
Federal judge will not dismiss lawsuit accusing RI police of causing death of
AP PROVIDENCE, RI — A federal judge in Rhode Island says he will allow a lawsuit that accuses West Warwick police officers of causing the death of a schizophrenic man when they arrested him. A medical examiner found that 47-year-old Mark Jackson died
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:34P
Escaping justice
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE victim Jacqueline Burrell believes her attacker has evaded justice after nearly killing her in a horrific attack. The glamorous Costa Blanca beautician said former boyfriend Simon Aurand went on the run soon after being found guilty
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:34P
Escaping justice
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE victim Jacqueline Burrell believes her attacker has evaded justice after nearly killing her in a horrific attack. The glamorous Costa Blanca beautician said former boyfriend Simon Aurand went on the run soon after being found guilty
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:34P
Lincoln Financial Group Appoints Compliance Chiefs
Lincoln Financial Group has appointed Mitchell Avnet as head of enterprise compliance and ethics, and Peter Feeley as head of business law and compliance. The appointments are effective as of March 14. Avnet comes to Lincoln from PNC Financial Services
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:32P
The beginning of the end for gender-based actuarial factors in pension schemes?
The case concerned the practice within the insurance industry of using different actuarial factors for men and women when calculating premiums and benefits. The Gender Directive (2004/113/EC) provides a framework for combating discrimination on the
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:31P
Nevada Senate panel considers DUI, transgender crimes
Another bill, SB180, would expand Nevada's hate crimes laws to include crimes against transgender people. The bills are among several to be considered by the committee during a work session Thursday in Carson City.
Updated: 03/17/2011 01:30P
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