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$1.5 Million to Family of Biker Slain by Drunk Policeman
The City of Indianapolis has agreed to a $1.5 settlement with the family of a young motorcyclist who was killed by a drunk driving cop.
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Melissa Etheridge Gives Up Half Her Royalties in Divorce Settlement
Turns out gay divorce is pretty much just as acrimonious as straight divorce. In 2010, Melissa Etheridge, a singer/songwriter, split from her longtime actress wife Tammy Lynn Michaels. The two...
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NYC Transit Workers Allowed to Wear Religious Head Coverings
Fear is a powerful motivator, and as such the government sometimes responds poorly to the irrational fear of its citizens. In 1942, due to a fear of all things Japanese...
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Snitches Get Riches
Remember the landmark $25 billion federal foreclosure settlement from February? The one which has provisions to help prevent foreclosure on homeowners, provisions most states are ignoring? Which doesn't yet seem to...
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Handcuffs No Longer an Acceptable Punishment for Misbehavior in Mississippi Schools
One day in fourth grade, a kid in my class was misbehaving so atrociously that the teacher, in an act of desperation, enclosed him in a cardboard box on the...