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France24 (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
A US judge agreed on Monday to extend the deadline for Google and US authors and publishers to submit a revised settlement that would clear the way for millions of books to be sold online. Judge Denny Chin, who is presiding over the legal agreement between Google and authors and publishers, approved a request for the modified settlement to be submitted on Friday instead of on Monday as originally...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
No Hispanic had ever been elected trustee or mayor in the village 25 miles northeast of New York City, although the population of 28,000 is about half Hispanic. The ruling is likely to mean that the village will have trustee elections next year for the first time since 2006.
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InsuranceTech (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A U.S. judge says an Internet marketer known as the <Q>Spam King</Q> must pay the Facebook Web site $711 million in damages.
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American Election 2008 (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A white US justice of the peace who refused to sign a marriage licence for a mixed-race couple has resigned, officials say.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A white US justice of the peace who refused to sign a marriage licence for a mixed-race couple has resigned, officials say.
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Capitol Annex (Free subscription) | yesterday
Although it was lost in the news cycle late last week because of the tragedy at Fort Hood, an interesting story has emerged in the continuing saga of Court of Criminal Appeals presiding judge Sharon Keller. The daughter of Michael Richards–the death row inmate for whom Keller refused to keep the court open to accept an appeal–has asked a federal judge in Austin to re-open...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
An American citizen convicted on terrorism charges in the United Arab Emirates said on Thursday he confessed under torture and suspected that U.S. authorities played a role in his detention and prosecution in the Gulf country.
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Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A US judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing websites from selling songs by the Beatles and other artists for 25 cents each.
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A US judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing websites from selling songs by the Beatles and other artists for 25 cents each.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former outside accountant for Bernard Madoff's firm pleaded guilty to fraud charges on Tuesday, but he told a U.S. judge he did not know about the swindler's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, which shook investor confidence and market regulators who missed it.
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Hamster's Wheel (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
LGBT people born today: 1896 – JR Ackerley – US Author / Playwright – Died 4 th June 1967 1912 – Frances Faye – US Singer / Actress – Died 8 th November 1991 1921 – Sam Wagstaff – US Art Collector – Died 14 th January 1987 1933 – Barbara Grier – US Author / Publisher 1934 – Tommy Abbot – US Actor / Dancer / Choreographer...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A US judge has charged an alleged serial killer with five counts of murder and refused him bail as investigators examined the gruesome remains of up to 11 victims found at his home.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former outside accountant for Bernard Madoff's firm pleaded guilty to fraud charges on Tuesday, but told a U.S. judge he did not know about the swindler's massive Ponzi scheme.
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The former outside accountant for Bernard Madoff's firm pleaded guilty to fraud charges on yesterday, but he told a US judge he did not know about the swindler's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The former accountant for Bernard Madoff's firm today pleaded guilty to fraud charges, but he told a US judge he did not know about the swindler's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, which shook investor confidence and market regulators...
