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Indian admits to tax fraud in US
WASHINGTON: An HSBC client of Indian origin pleaded guilty on Monday to offshore tax evasion, in a widening US government probe of banks that may help tax dodgers. The case includes as co-conspirators five unnamed bankers whom sources close to the
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:42P
Why conservatives are gunning for Judge Sotomayor
When Justice Samuel Alito was being confirmed he stated that when he was confronted with a case involving immigration, he thought of his own ancestors who had been immigrants to this country. Similarly, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:41P
Unknown person dies in fiery auto accident
An unidentified person died in a fiery one-car crash on the Highway 49 Bypass just after 10 pm Monday night. Helena-West Helena police and firefighters were first on the scene after a passing motorist called the accident into police.
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:41P
Bloggers Hit Huffington Post With Labor Lawsuit
A class-action lawsuit alleges that as many as 9000 unpaid bloggers for the Huffington Post were unjustly denied compensation. A class-action lawsuit filed April 12 in federal court in New York City alleges that as many as 9000 unpaid bloggers for the
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:41P
What Japan's elevated nuclear threat level means
Japan's nuclear crisis is now on par with Chernobyl, according to Japanese authorities who are now calling the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant a "major accident." They have now raised the situation from a category "5" level accident,
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:41P
Box truck driver injured in Little Egg Harbor crash
Kroshnev, who suffered severe back injuries and complained of chest pains, was flown by helicopter to the trauma unit at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City following the 9:17 am accident, he said. The accident was discovered by a
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:41P
No increased radiation in India: Panel
The AERB's assurance came in the wake of Japan Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency yesterday issuing a revised provisional IAEA International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, assessing the Fukushima accident at level 7 from the earlier level 5
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:41P
Kerry Katona – The Next Chapter – Sue kicks off over house repossession!
Because of her bankruptcy, Kerry has her last remaining asset repossessed- her home in Warrington. Mum Sue has lived there rent-free for ten years and loves it. She's heartbroken at having to leave, despite Kerry's management renting Sue a new home
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:40P
Coldwater Hopes to Settle with Tea Party Group
COLDWATER -- The City of Coldwater says it hopes to work out a solution to the freedom of speech lawsuit filed against the City by the Common Sense Patriots of Branch County without going to court. Last week, the group had a suit filed in federal court
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:40P
Level 7, by Label Only
By Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, 04/13/2011 Japan raised the rating of the Fukushima nuclear accident from level 5 to level 7—the same level given to the 1986 Chernobyl explosion. Based on scale, as of now, Chernobyl was clearly far worse—perhaps
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:40P