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HUD Withdraws Reverse Mortgage Rule
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has agreed to withdraw a controversial rule that could have led to foreclosure for certain surviving spouses of homeowners with reverse mortgages. The agency made the announcement about one month
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:02P
Obama Administration Introduces Plan to Reduce Preventable Medical Errors
The Obama administration announced a new patient-safety program Tuesday on the heels of medical journal Health Affairs publishing a study showing that one in three people admitted to hospitals suffers a medical error or accident.
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:01P
New legal aid direction concerns New Zealand Law Society
The New Zealand Law Society is concerned that the new legal aid policies announced by Justice Minister Simon Power today could have a serious longer-term impact on access to legal advice and the quality of the representation provided.
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:01P
Speaker's revenge on Florida's courts?
Cannon, a Winter Park Republican and attorney, says he wants to speed along justice, offer accountability to citizens and "add transparency to what is an obscure system." Retired Supreme Court Justice Gerald Kogan, appointed by Republican former Gov.
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:01P
Worker dies in industrial accident
A serious industrial accident was reported yesterday morning at a construction site in Cotai, resulting in the death of one site employee. According to the Judiciary Police (PJ), the 47 year old man from Zhejiang province was in the unloading area
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:01P
Extended deliberations bad news for Bonds?
Their hopes for a quick acquittal ended long ago, and now they must be wondering about their chances for a not-guilty verdict. The eight-woman, four-man panel spent seven more hours Tuesday deliberating over the four counts facing Bonds — three for
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:00P
Legal aid rules tightened up
Justice Minister Simon Powers wants to save $400 million over five years. But it could mean those on lower incomes miss out. “If the funding is reduced then I guess that's a good thing, but if it's at the cost of justice – that's simply unjustifiable,”
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:00P
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Sabrina Cowart suffered a broken leg and Eugene Cowart had head injuries as a result of the accident. The two were treated on the gorge floor and packaged for removal, then moved to an area where a Georgia Department of Natural Resources helicopter
Updated: 04/12/2011 09:00P
Legal aid means tests widened
Justice Minister Simon Power announced the changes on Wednesday morning. Income thresholds of $22000 for a single adult and $50934 for an adult with two dependents will be applied to less serious criminal cases. The means testing already applies to
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:59P
Fukushima, Chernobyl 'not comparable': Watchdog
This April 1986 aerial photo shows the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, as made two to three days after the explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine. France's nuclear safety agency says the impact of Fukushima's
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:59P
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