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Legal system changes to create 'bloated' bureaucracy
Justice Minister Simon Power this morning announced an array of changes to legal aid rules in a bid to avoid an expected $402 million cost blow-out over the next five years. The Criminal Bar Association today released a statement saying it is
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:19P
Toni Braxton Explains Bankruptcy
"It wasn't about cutting back, it was about a business bankruptcy, more than anything, because I was doing my show in Vegas and I was forced to cancel my show because of my illness and all of my other concerts after that." The singer says she still has
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:19P
Rollover victim in fair condition
METHUEN — Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to cut the roof off a car and pull the driver out after the vehicle rolled onto its side during an accident on Interstate 93 South near Exit 48/Route 213 about 1:30 pm today. The victim, Andrea Capozzi, 29,
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:19P
Collision at Kennedy Airport highlights risks of gigantic new jetliners
Monday's collision shows the complexity of ground operations, a part of air travel often overlooked by passengers eager to get out of their seats and on their way home, experts said. Working ground control at a busy airport like JFK is one of the most
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:19P
Japanese food safe to eat, says PM
UN nuclear experts have also suggested food from the region around the damaged Fukushima plant is safe. [BBC] The Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, says produce from the region around the damaged Fukushima plant is safe to eat despite radiation leaks
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:18P
Taiwan nixes plans for more nuclear plants
TAIPEI - Taiwan Power Co, which operates the island's three atomic-power plants and is building a fourth, has halted plans for additional reactors and will study its options after Japan's nuclear accident from the March 11 earthquake.
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:18P
Woman found critically injured
Officers from Canobolas Local Area Command are investigating the crash and are yet to determine the time the vehicle left the roadway. They are appealing for anyone with information about the incident to contact them via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:17P
Hagens Berman LLP Continues To Investigate Community Health And Tenet For
By Business Wire 04/12/11 - 09:00 PM EDT Hagens Berman LLP, a nationwide, investor-rights law firm, is continuing its investigation of Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH) (“Community Health”) and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) for securities law
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:17P
'Dog' and 'slut' bully victim wins case against Sydney college
Justice Monika Schmidt found Jazmine Oyston suffered psychiatric injury as a direct result of the school's "failure to take the very steps it had devised to prevent such injury being inflicted by one student upon another".
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:17P
Toni Braxton Reveals Health Problem that Bankrupted Her
"It wasn't about cutting back, it was about a business bankruptcy, more than anything, because I was doing my show in Vegas and I was forced to cancel my show because of my illness and all of my other concerts after that." The singer says she still has
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:16P