‘Sharia law lashing’ accused gets bail
MAN who allegedly broke into Muslim convert’s home and whipped him has “complete disregard” for law, police say.
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‘Sharia law lashing’ accused gets bail
MAN who allegedly broke into Muslim convert’s home and whipped him has “complete disregard” for law, police say.
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Tax curbs thirst for alcopops
Alcopops tax has ‘probably’ reduced heavy drinking by young people but Australia’s overall alcohol consumption still remains marginally higher than five years ago.
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Fraud examiner for Harris County DA’s Office accused of DWI
HOUSTON—The chief fraud examiner for the Harris County District Attorney’s office has found himself on the wrong side of the law. Bryan Vaclavik was arrested Sunday on charges of DWI and leaving the scene of an accident. He works in the Financial Crimes Division of the DA’s office. According to police, Vaclavik hit two parked cars in the 400 block of West Dallas. When witnesses chased him, he …
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Driver hits deputy patrol car
A Clinton man was arrested for DWI and violating the Ambrose-Searles Move Over Act. Officials say Robert Rowland, 25, collided with a marked patrol car.
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Groups file lawsuit to stop Texas gov’s prayer day
The Freedom from Religion Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit to stop the Texas governor’s day of prayer and fasting.
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Groups file lawsuit to stop Texas gov’s prayer day
The Freedom from Religion Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit to stop the Texas governor’s day of prayer and fasting.
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Is Bulgaria Employing Black PR Against Murder Victims?
Over the course of a single week, two dead bodies were discovered in the very downtown of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. The country’s Interior Ministry, which has been very active in sharing details abouts its fancy-codenamed special operations, has disclosed scarce information about both cases. After the body of 28-year-old Yana Krasteva was found on July 10 in the lively Borisova Gradina park …
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MADD upset with pending California bill
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is speaking out against a pending bill that would restrict the ability of officers to enforce certain laws during sobriety checkpoints.
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MADD upset with pending California bill
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is speaking out against a pending bill that would restrict the ability of officers to enforce certain laws during sobriety checkpoints.
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Alleged booze-chasing golfer ends up in the rough
A golfer who allegedly stripped down and got pushy after being cut off from booze at a Caledon-area course late on Saturday afternoon is now facing an assault charge.
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‘Sharia law lashing’ accused gets bail
A MUSLIM who allegedly broke into the house of an Islam convert and whipped him 40 times has “complete disregard for the laws of this state”, police say.
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Budget simplicity
The debt limit was initiated to limit borrowing and thereby control spending. My 10-ear-old grandson and I agree that raising the debt limit is wrong morally and economically and is analogous to raising the alcohol intake for an alcoholic who is trying to control his drinking.
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Alleged drunk driver charged with manslaughter in fatal Ontario crash
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – An 18-year-old Ontario man has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter for allegedly losing control of his car while driving drunk and colliding with another vehicle, killing a passenger.
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Five local men fined for fake driving license, DUI
KOTA KINABALU : Five local men were fined by the Traffic’s Court here for using fake license and driving under the influence. Magistrate Noor Hafizah Mohd Salim fined a 22-year old man RM1 ,000 in default 30 days’ jail for using a fake driving license and a GDL license.
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Idaho GOP approves no-confidence motion for McGee
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Republicans have approved a motion giving Sen. John McGee a vote of no confidence following a drunken driving incident but postponed indefinitely a resolution calling for th
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Tmz.com: Jennifer Lopez performs … To drunken crowd?
Jennifer Lopez is set to perform at a Ukrainian wedding in 3 hours … but here’s the problem — she doesn’t hit the stage until 11:30, and you know how the Ukrainians like their vodka. Jennifer is reportedly pocketing a million bucks for her performance.
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Collision closes northbound Bronx River Parkway
SCARSDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a wrong-way drunken driver collided with a Westchester County police cruiser, injuring both drivers and closing the northbound Bronx River Parkway.
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Woman arrested in suspected DUI rollover crash on Highway 101 in Healdsburg
A Vallejo woman suspected of drunken driving crashed into another car on Highway 101 Sunday, rolled her Jeep and was arrested by CHP officers.
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Some businesses see spike in demand after DUI law
Some businesses see spike in demand after DUI law
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Jennifer Lopez Performs … To Drunken Crowd?
Filed under: Jennifer Lopez , Marc Anthony , Celebrity Divorce Jennifer Lopez is set to perform at a Ukrainian wedding in 3 hours … but here’s the problem — she doesn’t hit the stage until 11:30, and you know how the Ukrainians like their vodka. Jennifer is reportedly pocketing a million bucks for her performance.  Our wedding spies tell us there are roughly 300 people attending the bash. A …
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Westporter charged with DUI
Brendan Begnal, 31, of 111 Compo Road South, charged Saturday with drunk driving. Police said an off-duty officer observed Begnal traveling erratically on Greens Farms Road about 2:30 p.m. Following the car, it ended up hitting a stonewall at 25 Compo Road South, police said.
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Driver arrested after crash into Chelmsford home
CHELMSFORD, Mass. — A driver was arrested Wednesday morning after his truck slammed into a home in Chelmsford, causing major damage.
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Wrongful death lawsuit tossed; teen Shelby Allen died of drinking too much alcohol
A Shasta County Superior Court judge has thrown out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a Redding teenager who died of alcohol poisoning at a friend’s home in December 2008.
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Book Review – Here on Earth – By Tim Flannery
While detailing the great harm done by humans, Tim Flannery also writes hopefully about the earth’s future.
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Rise of the Gaia killers
The Australian paleontologist and biologist Tim Flannery has earned his broad-brimmed field hat. Flannery is the discoverer of dozens of mammal and dinosaur species, extant and extinct, across Australia and Melanesia. In books like The Future Eaters (about the devastation wrought by the settlement of Australia) and The Weather Makers (about climate change), he has won accolades as a vivid …
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Police: Student Called 911 Before He Died
Police have released audio of a 911 call that shows a college student from Ghana seeking help before his death but struggling to tell a dispatcher where he was located.
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Marc Blucas on “Necessary Roughness,” “Buffy” fans
NEW YORK (TheWrap) – On the new USA Network drama “Necessary Roughness,” Marc Blucas costars as Matthew Donnally, a former college basketball player working as the athletic trainer for a fictional professional football team.
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It’s time, Michigan: Retire numbers of Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson
Statues and other tributes like those at Penn State and Notre Dame are part of the game-day experience. Maybe you don’t look at them or notice them all the time, but they are important reminders to the people who have built and shaped college football programs.
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Review: ‘Myth’ depicts teen angst as poetry
Not a single moment rings false in “The Myth of the American Sleepover,” the quietly observant, gently insightful feature debut from writer-director David Robert Mitchell.
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Prevent: We all must step up to do more to keep people from driving drunk
Drunken driving continues to be a chronic and deadly problem in Guam, and it will take a multi-faceted approach to reduce the number of inebriated drivers.
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Prevent: We all must step up to do more to keep people from driving drunk
Drunken driving continues to be a chronic and deadly problem in Guam, and it will take a multi-faceted approach to reduce the number of inebriated drivers.
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Suspension bad for Marc Tyler, but good for USC, Lane Kiffin
USC tailback broke no laws with his ill-advised, inappropriate remarks to TMZ.com, but decision to suspend him from all team activities sends right message. These things used to be swept under the rug. USC tailback broke no laws with his inappropriate remarks to TMZ.com, but decision to suspend him sends right message.
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Boater in Marshfield accident pleads not guilty
MARSHFIELD, Mass. — A Marshfield man was in court Monday to face charges related to a boating accident that threw another man into the ocean where he was lost in the waves.
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Bachmann’s husband: Clinics are not anti-gay
The husband of Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says counselors at his family’s Christian clinics are not focused on converting homosexuals to heterosexuality through prayer.
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Bachmann’s husband: Clinics are not anti-gay
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The husband of Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is defending his family’s Christian counseling business over questions about a gay activist’s undercover video that apparently shows a counselor offering therapy to help a gay man become heterosexual.
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Even a child could work this one out, Mr Nile
Fred Nile is bluffing (”Nile threatens to kill off ethics classes”, July 19). If he supports Labor to torpedo O’Farrell’s contentious public sector wages legislation, then the ethics classes stay in place. Sounds like a win-win to me, but he may not see it this way.
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Suit aims to bar gov from prayer rally
share: digg facebook twitter A group that already has criticized Gov. Rick Perry for his involvement with a Christian prayer rally scheduled for Houston’s Reliant Stadium next month went a step further Wednesday and filed a federal lawsuit in Houston to stop him from promoting it.
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Prosecutor Releases Statement on Statute of Limitations in Brandon D’Annunzio’s Death
Ten-year deadline expired before investigators could identify suspect in East Lansing manslaughter case.
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Review: ‘Myth’ depicts teen angst as poetry
Not a single moment rings false in “The Myth of the American Sleepover,” the quietly observant, gently insightful feature debut from writer-director David Robert Mitchell.
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Review: ‘Myth’ Depicts Teen Angst as Poetry
Movie review: ‘The Myth of the American Sleepover’ poetically depicts the yearnings of youth
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Tevez mystery goes back and forth
DARREN Clarke keeps drinking, Wallabies initiate rescue plan, the best Test team of all time, a crazy street luge & the Tevez plot thickens.
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Tevez mystery goes back and forth
DARREN Clarke keeps drinking, Wallabies initiate rescue plan, the best Test team of all time, a crazy street luge & the Tevez plot thickens.
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Despite revoked license, man faces eighth drunken driving case
Despite having his driver’s license revoked for life, a Winthrop man was behind the wheel Tuesday when he was arrested in Revere and charged with drunken driving for the eighth time, authorities say.
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Parkway in Asheville area offers no safe haven for drunk drivers
ASHEVILLE — Drunken drivers figuring there is little chance of getting caught on the Blue Ridge Parkway should think again.
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Ohio Lawmaker Resigns After Drunken Driving Charge
An Ohio lawmaker who was arrested this spring in Indiana on a drunken driving charge says he’s resigning.
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Security firm racist, SA inquest told
Aboriginal people are being moved on in Ceduna, making it harder for social workers to help them, an inquest has heard.
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Security guards accused of racism
PRIVATE security officers are removing Aboriginal people from the scenic foreshore at Ceduna because of their race, an inquest has heard.
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Durham coaltion joins effort to try and stop alcopop drinks like BLAST
An effort to get a new malt liquor off store shelves in Durham is gaining traction.
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