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Doing lunch justice
A cabinet minister you could always count on to lunch properly was Ken Clarke, the Justice Secretary. Is it coincidence that the man now in charge of judges should be so sensible about what to do when the bewitching hour of One O'Clock comes around?
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:01A
Speed a factor in head-on Hessong Bridge Road crash
JIMTOWN — An investigation is continuing into a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in the 12900 block of Hessong Bridge Road that sent both drivers to hospitals, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Speed is considered a factor in
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:00A
Fatal-crash driver 'was using Bluetooth mobile'
The jury at Plymouth Crown Court heard evidence from police expert MPc Paul Hutchings that Shaun Chaffe was talking to a customer via a legal hands free Bluetooth device at the time of the accident in February last year. Yesterday at his trial,
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:00A
Campbell's sued over salt labels
Almost as much as in some of its regular soups, said four New Jersey women who won a federal court order rejecting a bid by the Camden, NJ, food maker to throw their lawsuit out. Exactly how much salt is in Campbell Soup Co.'s “less-sodium” soups?
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:59A
New filing details timeline of Berkshire deal trading
“I think someone could look at this set of facts and say there's a potential problem here,” said Richard Scheff, a former federal prosecutor who is now a criminal defense lawyer at Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads. “This raises a concern for me.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:59A
Toledo man is killed in rollover on Anthony Wayne Trail
A Toledo man was killed Tuesday morning in a rollover crash that closed the inbound lanes of the Anthony Wayne Trail in Maumee for two hours, authorities said. George W. Johnson, 41, of 148 West Park St. was pronounced dead at the scene, according to
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:58A
Michael Jackson's Mother Denies Signing Declaration Against Estate
Katherine Jackson is calling for Michael Jackson's estate to drop a lawsuit against one of his old charities. The pop star's mum has filed legal documents against estate executor John Branca and demanded he drop all charges against the Heal the World
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:58A
Carthage man killed in crash on US 71
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 12:01 pm on US 71, six miles south of Joplin. A patrol report said a northbound 2004 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Campbell ran into the median and went airborne between two bridges,
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:58A
Baseball briefs: Bonds jury deliberates for third day
They never entered Judge Susan Illston's courtroom on the 19th floor of the Phillip Burton Federal Building, spending about six hours behind closed doors without reaching a verdict. Texas slugger Josh Hamilton is expected to miss six to eight weeks
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:57A
Lolo man, 29, accused of killing puppy for digging holes pleads not guilty to
Christopher M. Richards, who entered his plea in Justice Court in Missoula on Tuesday, was charged after his neighbor's 10-year-old son says he saw him beat the puppy and drag it into the house on April 2. The boy's father says he saw Richards carrying
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:56A
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