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Yes, You Can Join the Cast of the New Arrested Development
Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:53 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -  On Wednesday, the team behind the new season of Arrested Development announced an addition to their cast: You! As part of a semi-elaborate, social media-driven contest, the show's producers for the hotly anticipated Netflix series. You probably won't make it into one of those , but hey, you might get to share some gummy bears with Michael Cera on set.
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New Orleans prosecutor arrested after joint falls from his pocket in court
Wed,3 Oct 2012 03:05 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A New Orleans city attorney was arrested for possession of marijuana and suspended from his job after a joint tumbled from his pocket in front of police in court. Jason Cantrell, 43, assistant city attorney, was issued a summons for simple possession of marijuana on Monday afternoon after a marijuana cigarette fell to the floor in Orleans Parish magistrate court, New Orleans Police spokesman Frank Robertson said. "Jason Cantrell is suspended without pay pending further investigation," Ryan Berni, a spokesman for New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, said on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
Consider Campus Crime When Evaluating Colleges
Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:21 AM PDT
U.S.News & World Report LP - To a high school senior, certain factors may be more important than others when choosing a university. Extended meal plans, Greek life, male-to-female ratio...college crime? Unfortunately, college crime rates are usually overlooked in the selection process, but they're still an important factor when choosing a home for the next four years. Full Story | Top |
Landis found guilty of defaming UCI presidents
Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:14 AM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis must pay current and former UCI presidents Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,700) each after being found guilty of defamation by a Swiss court on Wednesday. The Eastern Vaud District Court ruled that American Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour title for failing a dope test, was forbidden to "state that the UCI, Pat McQuaid or Hein Verbruggen have concealed cases of doping, received money for doing so (or) have accepted money from Lance Armstrong to conceal a doping case". ...
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Cycling-Landis found guilty of defaming UCI presidents
Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:12 AM PDT
Reuters - PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis must pay current and former UCI presidents Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,700) each after being found guilty of defamation by a Swiss court on Wednesday. The Eastern Vaud District Court ruled that American Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour title for failing a dope test, was forbidden to "state that the UCI, Pat McQuaid or Hein Verbruggen have concealed cases of doping, received money for doing so (or) have accepted money from Lance Armstrong to conceal a doping case". ... Full Story | Top |
7 crew arrested in Hong Kong sinking after 38 die
Tue,2 Oct 2012 06:00 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Police arrested seven crew members from two boats that collided in Hong Kong waters, killing 38 holiday revelers, but offered no explanation about how the vessels ran into each other on a clear night in one of the safest and most regulated waterways in Asia.
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U.S. judge approves $700 million in Abbott Depakote fines, costs
Tue,2 Oct 2012 11:06 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Abbott Laboratories Inc to pay $700 million in fines and other costs for illegal marketing of its drug Depakote, in connection with a previously announced settlement, the U.S. Justice Department said. The pharmaceutical maker said in May it would plead guilty to a misdemeanor violation of misbranding. Under terms announced then, Abbott agreed to pay $800 million in a civil settlement, a $700 million criminal penalty and $100 million to U.S. states to resolve consumer protection matters. (Reporting by David Ingram; Editing by Gerald E. ... Full Story | Top |
DOJ taps LISC to help drive down crime and drive up confidence in troubled neighborhoods
Tue,2 Oct 2012 08:25 AM PDT
PR Newswire - NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Justice is tapping the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to help attack crime hotspots in 15 cities nationwide as part of a sweeping effort to improve the quality of life in troubled communities.LISC was awarded $1 million to guide the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program (BCJI), bringing law enforcement, civic and economic leaders to the table with the neighbors themselves with the goal of making streets safe so business can grow. ... Full Story | Top |
7 crew arrested in deadly Hong Kong boat collision
Tue,2 Oct 2012 07:55 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Police on Tuesday arrested seven crew members from two boats that collided in Hong Kong waters, killing 38 holiday revelers, but offered no theory about how the vessels ran into each other on a clear night in one of the safest and most regulated waterways in Asia.
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Six crew arrested after Hong Kong ferry collision kills 37
Tue,2 Oct 2012 06:28 AM PDT
Reuters -  HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested six crew on Tuesday after a ferry and a company boat carrying more than 120 staff and family celebrating the mid-autumn festival collided, killing 37 people as the boat sank. The boat, belonging to Hongkong Electric Co, controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, was taking passengers to watch fireworks in the city's Victoria Harbor on Monday when the two vessels collided near the picturesque outlying island of Lamma. Five children were among the dead. ...
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6 crew arrested in deadly Hong Kong boat collision
Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:40 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six crew members from two boats in a collision that killed 38 holiday revelers, but offered no theory about how the vessels ran into each other on a clear night in one of the safest and most regulated waterways in Asia.
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Austrian conservative sentenced over bank sale scandal
Tue,2 Oct 2012 02:47 AM PDT
Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - A former regional head of Austria's conservative People's Party (OVP) was sentenced to 5-1/2 years in jail in a corruption case that could hit support for his movement, part of the country's ruling coalition, in elections next year. Josef Martinz, who led the party in the province of Carinthia, and three others were convicted in a breach of trust case that centered on a scheme to milk money from the sale of state bank Hypo Alpe Adria in 2007. ... Full Story | Top |
Italy politician arrested in widening funding scandal
Tue,2 Oct 2012 02:40 AM PDT
Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - A senior Italian regional politician was arrested on Tuesday in a widening corruption scandal that could damage former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's already weakened center-right party ahead of a national election in April. Financial police arrested Franco Fiorito, former leader of Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) party in the regional parliament of Lazio, on suspicion of embezzlement, a justice system official said. His lawyers confirmed the arrest. ... Full Story | Top |
Nigeria's Boko Haram says no peace talks, spokesman arrested
Mon,1 Oct 2012 10:33 PM PDT
Reuters -  KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - The purported leader of Boko Haram, the Islamist sect in Nigeria, has denied government statements the group is involved in peace talks and has said its spokesman Abu Qaqa has been captured by security forces. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said the authorities were in dialogue with Boko Haram via back channels and that this was helping neutralise the threat the sect posed. But Abubakar Shekau, the group's leader, said in a video posted on YouTube on Sunday that no such talks were going on. ...
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NY doctor: My many personalities led to drug crime
Mon,1 Oct 2012 05:36 PM PDT
Associated Press - A New York City doctor once lauded for her AIDS treatment work is blaming her multiple personality disorder for a prescription painkillers scheme that defrauded Medicaid out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Full Story | Top |
Kentucky man arrested in NY bailout fraud probe
Mon,1 Oct 2012 02:11 PM PDT
Associated Press - A Kentucky businessman was arrested Monday in a $100 million scheme that contributed to the collapse of a bank and tried to drain money from the federal bank bailout program before some funds were used to pay his mortgages and to buy designer clothing, jewelry and luxury cars, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
4 arrested in VFW shooting in Florida
Mon,1 Oct 2012 01:15 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Four men were charged in a shooting at a Veterans of Foreign War post in Florida that killed two people and critically wounded another, authorities said Monday.
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