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Dodgers owner reach temporary spousal support deal with ex; team's future
What will happen to the team has been put on hold until a bankruptcy court in Delaware sorts out the mess. "More clearly, until the case is out of bankruptcy, the Dodgers can't be sold," said Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon, who presided over an
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:23P
FBI probe yields fraud charges vs. tour operator
A college sports tour operator who took more a half million dollars from several teams before canceling their overseas trips and claiming bankruptcy is facing federal criminal fraud charges as the result of an FBI investigation.
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:19P
How China can help Europe get out of debt
Because of its size, because it involves governments and not just banks, and because it comes at a moment of great weakness, this crisis is more dangerous than the one posed by the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which filed for bankruptcy three years ago
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:18P
White House defends loan for now-bankrupt solar firm
Last month, Solyndra announced it was laying off its 1100 workers, and it filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 6. Two days after the bankruptcy filing, FBI agents raided the company's headquarters. The White House said that the e-mail exchange only showed
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:18P
Waxman joins the Solyndra debate
Henry Waxman "joined" (sort of) his GOP colleagues, to sharply scold the solar power company whose bankruptcy has put taxpayer loan guarantees of $535 million at potential risk and could - if Republicans can make their case - implicate the Obama White
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:17P
Bankruptcy court moves forward with Crystal Cathedral sale
The judge in the Crystal Cathedral bankruptcy case agreed Wednesday to move forward with an exit plan that calls for the sale of the church's iconic Garden Grove property. According to the plan, prepared by the creditors committee,
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:15P
Dodgers owner reach temporary spousal support deal
He was paying an additional $412159 a month for the mortgages of six homes and a condominium, but that money will now come from an account created after the sale of a home near the Playboy Mansion. The McCourts have been embroiled in a costly and nasty
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:14P
Central Falls cops, receiver get extension
CENTRAL FALLS, RI -- A special bankruptcy court judge issued an order today putting off until Oct. 31 a filing deadline to give city's police union and the state-appointed receiver running the city a chance to reach their own agreement on contract
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:13P
Tour operator facing federal charges
In March 2009, "Outside the Lines" aired a piece about Brannan and his failed travel business that left dozens of athletes, coaches, parents and booster out a total of $544000 after they had paid him for international trips he canceled, claiming the
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:12P
Fossil-fueled Republicans grandstand against Solyndra, solar energy
Today, House Republicans crowed over the bankruptcy of Solyndra, a company with an innovative thin-film solar technology granted a $535 million loan guarantee under the 2005 Energy Policy Act. Massive investments by the Chinese
Updated: 09/14/2011 08:11P