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U.S., Afghan diplomats work toward long-term agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan — Diplomats from the United States and Afghanistan met formally Saturday for just the second time since the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement a year ago as they sought to hammer out a pact defining Washington'...
Tags: Organized Crime, NATO, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Elections
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Mortician's lies exposed as she gets 18 months in burial scams
Jean Crump made up fabulous fictional deaths. She wasn’t a best-selling author or a fabled storyteller, but a mastermind of an elaborate life insurance scam, federal prosecutors say. For the fictional "Jim Davis," Crump created a bogus death...Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Punishment, Trials, Fraud
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Mortician sentenced in burial plots
When the casket that was supposed to hold the earthly remains of Jim Davis was finally lowered into the ground, the only thing missing was the late Mr. Davis. The coffin had been weighed down to simulate the approximate heft of a corpse. And Jim Davis...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Lawyers, Punishment, Trials
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Indian court ruling hailed as victory for generic drugs
The Indian Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Swiss drug company cannot patent a medicine used to treat a rare form of leukemia, in a decision with global implications for generic drugs. The court ruled that Glivec, the drug developed by Novartis, was...
Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Leukemia, Drugs and Medicines, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, India
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Redirecting money after a loan is paid off
Dear Liz: I'll be done paying off my car in a couple of months. What's a good strategy for redirecting that money once it's paid off? Should I use the whole amount each month to start saving for my next car, or would I be better off splitting it up and...
Tags: Insurance, Retirement, Loans, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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McManus: Obama's less-is-more agenda
President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, the first of his second term, won't be long remembered. It didn't offer much in the way of new ideas. It was short on memorable lines — except, perhaps, his demand for congressional action on gun...
Tags: Afghanistan, Elections, Unions, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. Congress
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Labor talks for L.A., Long Beach ports run late; strike continues
Skeletal picket teams of just one or two union members per cargo terminal are maintaining a strike vigil amid sporadic rain showers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday morning. Seven of eight container terminals at the Port of Los...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Career and Workplace
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Twinkies hope? Hostess puts off liquidation, agrees to mediation
There may be hope for Twinkies after all: Hostess Brands Inc. and its striking union agreed to a mediation that will forestall the company’s planned liquidation for the time being. At a bankruptcy court hearing Monday in New York, 82-year-old...
Tags: Hostess Brands, Inc., Bankruptcy, Loans, Trials, Companies and Corporations
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Insurers must pay for hazardous waste site cleanup, court rules
L.A. NOWThe state of California will be able to collect tens of millions of dollars from insurance companies for cleanup of the Stringfellow Acid Pits hazardous waste site, the California Supreme Court ruled.... -
Web freedom groups trumpet EU defeat of anti-piracy agreement
World NowIn a victory trumpeted by Internet freedom groups, the European Parliament soundly rejected an international agreement to combat piracy Wednesday after protests against the pact swept Europe. The vote reportedly came down to just 39 votes in favor, 478... -
Jerry Leiber dies at 78; lyricist in songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller
Jerry Leiber, who with his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, created a songbook that infused the rock 'n' roll scene of the 1950s and early '60s with energy and mischievous humor, has died. He was 78.
Leiber, the words half of the duo, died Monday at...Tags: History (tv network), Rock and Roll (genre), Artists, Edith Piaf, Carole King
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David G. Sills dies at 73; presiding appellate judge in Santa Ana
Judge David G. Sills, presiding justice of California's 4th District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana who made significant rulings regarding surrogate parents, died Tuesday after a long illness, the court announced. He was 73.
Sills was appointed presiding...Tags: Bradley, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Orange County Superior Court, Defense, Government
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