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4 men charged in NY in Princess Diana Lottery scam

09.09.2010 · Posted in general

     By The Associated Press Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 12:41 p.m. NEW YORK — New York City prosecutors have charged four men with cheating people by telling them they’d won the bogus $5 Million Princess Diana Lottery. A complaint unsealed Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn accuses the men of telling other victims in e-mails they’d inherited ...

German police raid largest neo-Nazi group

09.07.2010 · Posted in general

     By The Associated Press Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 2:51 a.m. BERLIN — Germany’s Interior Ministry says police are raiding buildings used by what it calls the country’s largest neo-Nazi group in an effort to find evidence to support banning it. The ministry said in a statement Tuesday that police started the sweep of buildings and houses ...

Farms being prosecuted for importing Thai workers

09.05.2010 · Posted in general

     By MARK NIESSE, Associated Press Writer Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 11:45 a.m. HONOLULU — Two prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges – they pleaded guilty – but two former state governors, community groups, fellow farmers and other supporters are ...

3 dead in plane crash off San Francisco Bay

09.03.2010 · Posted in general

     By JOHN S. MARSHALL, Associated Press Writer Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 4:38 p.m. / AP Map locates the site of a small twin-engine plane crash in San Fransisco Bay – AP Police officials look at a small plane in the water in Redwood City, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Officials say a 40-year-old woman was found dead next ...

Liriano outpitches Lee, Twins beat Rangers 6-4

08.27.2010 · Posted in general

     By The Associated Press Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 8:18 p.m. / AP Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Francisco Liriano (47) delivers to the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) – AP Minnesota Twins third baseman Danny Valencia, left, attempts to tag Texas Rangers’ Vladimir Guerrero, ...

Oakland man, 27, shot near downtown bus shelter

08.24.2010 · Posted in general

     By The Associated Press Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. OAKLAND, Calif. — A 27-year-old Oakland man who was shot at least twice after a fight managed to drag himself to a downtown store before collapsing near a cash register. The shooting occurred at about 9:20 p.m. Monday near the AC Transit bus shelter at 13th ...

Dubai camel dairy hopes to milk health food market

08.22.2010 · Posted in general

     By BRIAN MURPHY, Associated Press Writer Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 10:11 a.m. / AP In this Tuesday, July 13, 2010 picture, Dr. Ulrich Wernery checks the health of a camel at the Camelicious farm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Camel milk has at least three times more vitamin C than a cow’s and is considered an alternative ...

Meche to start rehab assignment Saturday

08.20.2010 · Posted in general

     By The Associated Press Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 4:38 p.m. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals pitcher Gil Meche will begin a minor league rehab assignment Saturday with Triple-A Omaha. Meche, in the fourth season of a $55 million contract, is on the 60-day disabled list with a right shoulder injury. He opted not to have season-ending ...

Rambus starts $90 million share buyback plan

08.20.2010 · Posted in general

     By The Associated Press Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 4:20 p.m. LOS ALTOS, Calif. — Chipmaker Rambus Inc. said Thursday that it has initiated a share repurchase program for about $90 million worth of its common stock. In an agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co., Rambus will prepay JPMorgan $90 million and be delivered shares that are ...