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NY contractor indicted in crane collapse
Posted by Examiner New York Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Mother, 4 young sons among 8 dead in NY house fire
A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven people in one of the city's worst construction accidents...
Posted by Examiner New York Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
AMC Entertainment closes sale of Cinemex
A fast-moving house fire killed eight people, including four young brothers, despite the homeowner's frantic attempts to save them, authorities and a witness said. Only a few blackened fragments of walls remained standing after the white-hot fire...
Posted by Examiner Missouri Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Phone exec says Fumo sought $50 million in demands
AMC Entertainment Inc., the nation's second-largest theater operator, has completed its sale of Mexican subsidiary Grupo Cinemex to conglomerate Entretenimiento GM de Mexico S.A. de C.V. The sale price was $315 million in cash, but the price was...
Posted by Examiner Pennsylvania Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Tebow laughs off Oklahoma DB’s negative critique
The former president of Verizon Pennsylvania testified Monday that a powerful state lawmaker sought $50 million worth of demands during negotiations with the state over phone-industry deregulation. The demands included $15 million for a small South...
Posted by Examiner Florida Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
18-month term for ex-athlete in Racine shooting
Oklahoma cornerback Dominique Franks walked into Dolphin Stadium alongside teammates Monday, took a seat in the stands and politely declined every interview request. Franks probably wished he would have been as quiet the day before.
Posted by Examiner Wisconsin Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Fla. lawmakers work on $2.3B budget deficit
A former athlete at Racine Park High School faces an 18-month prison term for the accidental shooting of a friend as they tried to rob a drug dealer of marijuana. Nineteen-year-old Damonshay Pitt, who apologized at his sentencing Monday, pleaded...
Posted by Examiner Florida Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Bush to establish 3 marine monuments in Pacific
Lawmakers will have to make deeper spending cuts than anticipated because December tax collections fell $100 million below forecast, Senate President Jeff Atwater said as the Legislature convened Monday in special session to confront a growing budget...
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Parts of three remote and uninhabited Pacific island chains are being set aside by President George W. Bush as national monuments to protect them from oil and gas extraction and commercial fishing in what will be the largest marine conservation effort...
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AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor
A person with knowledge of the discussions says former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California. The person was not authorized to talk publicly and spoke Monday on condition of anonymity. He says the 52-year-old Republican hopes to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger...
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NY contractor indicted in crane collapse
A contractor was charged with manslaughter Monday for allegedly using worn, fraying safety straps that broke apart and caused a crane to crash down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing seven people in one of the city's worst construction accidents in decades. The crane collapse was one of a spate of...
Breaking News From North Carolina
Auction delayed for Laurean’s former NC home
An auction has been delayed for the North Carolina house where investigators found the charred remains of a pregnant Marine from Ohio. The Daily News of Jacksonville, N.C., reports Monday's scheduled auction was postponed for Jan. 26. There was no immediate word on the reason for the change.
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Tebow laughs off Oklahoma DB’s negative critique
Oklahoma cornerback Dominique Franks walked into Dolphin Stadium alongside teammates Monday, took a seat in the stands and politely declined every interview request. Franks probably wished he would have been as quiet the day before.
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