China defends currency policy Al Jazeera | China's prime minister has rejected foreign calls for allowing the yuan to appreciate and blamed the US for strained ties between Washington and Beijing. | Wen Jiabao used a news conference marking the end of China's annual parliament meeting on Sunday to defend his country's firm stance on its cu...
Used cars sold 'as is' Ohio | A common misconception when consumers are buying a used car is that it is protected by the Lemon Law. Ohio's Lemon Law, which protects vehicles from problems for the first year or 18,000 miles, only applies to new cars. | Some states' Lemon Laws do cover used cars, but Ohio's does not. That's ofte...
California drugs racket linked to death of actor Hong Kong Standard Prosecutors in California have said they are looking into a possible link between the death of Canadian actor Corey Haim and an illegal trade in prescription drugs. | //--> Monday, March 15, 2010 | Prosecutors in California have said they are looking...
Guilty plea in Letterman case Hong Kong Standard A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to extort US$2 million (HK$15.6 million) from US talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS. | //--> Thursday, March 11...
German jailed for Cindy extortion Hong Kong Standard A man has been sentenced to two years in jail by a court in southern Germany for trying to extort US$100,000 (HK$780,000) from former supermodel Cindy Crawford. | //--> Thursday, March 11, 2010 | A man has been sentenced to two years in jail by a cou...
Ban repeat abusers of pets, groups urge Hong Kong Standard Repeat animal abusers should be banned from owning, adopting or working with pets, animal welfare groups say. | //--> Patsy Moy | Monday, March 15, 2010 | Repeat animal abusers should be banned from owning, adopting or working with pets, animal welfa...
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Spector files appeal The Boston Globe | Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. ...
Lehman balance sheet massaging may not be unusual The Guardian * Others boost assets early in quarter, pare them later * Lehman may have been most aggressive By Dan Wilchins and Matthew Goldstein NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - On Wall Street, ...
Zardari khappay The News International Saturday, March 13, 2010 | Anjum Niaz | Governor Salmaan Taseer says the whole system will implode were Asif Zardari to go. "Nawaz Sharif too will suffer collateral damage. The eco...
Big building woes Star Tribune | Foreclosures of office buildings, stores and other commercial properties in Hennepin County continue to climb, a sign that the weak economy and credit squeeze are making it difficult for the owners to pay off debt. | Commercial-industrial foreclosu...
Memo: Investigators can't replicate runaway Prius The Press Democrat | The memo, obtained Saturday by The Associated Press, said the experts who examined and test drove the car could not replicate the sudden, unintended acceleration James Sikes said he encountered. A backup mechanism that shuts off the engine when the...
Lawyer defends driver's story of runaway Prius Ohio | SAN DIEGO: A lawyer representing a driver who reports his Toyota Prius sped out of control on a California freeway is sticking by his client's story, despite a congressional memo that raises questions about what happened. | Attorney John Gomez said...
Rights group puts Australia on internet watchlist The Daily Telegraph Australia | A TOP media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship. | Paris-based media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) today put Australia and South Korea on its list of countries "under surveillance" in its "Internet Enemies" report...
Obama's health care legacy hangs on power of Rep. Clyburn's persuasion The Miami Herald | WASHINGTON -- The looming vote for final passage of the historic health-care bill is the stiffest challenge House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn has faced in his three-plus years as the lawmaker responsible for counting heads and ensuring passage of major legislation. | The South Carolina Democrat has spent the past week in endless meetings and conver...
