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Obituaries
July 30, 2010The June 28 obituary of Martin D. Ginsburg, a Georgetown University professor of tax law and the husband of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, misspelled the name of the Long Island community where he grew up. It is Rockville Centre, N.Y. Also, a photo credit with the obituary misspelled the last name of Annie Groer, who took the photograph.
Hospital experts debate wisdom of using stun guns to control violent patients
July 30, 2010Police officers in many jurisdictions use stun guns to incapacitate suspects, but the weapons have started to show up in hospital settings as well, a migration that has raised some concerns.
Singapore releases UK author in defamation case
July 30, 2010 SINGAPORE -- Singapore released on bail Tuesday a British author arrested two days earlier as part of a criminal defamation investigation related to his book on the city-state's death penalty policy.
Court grants bail to jailed ex-media mogul Black
July 30, 2010CHICAGO -- Conrad Black, the brash former newspaper magnate who lived extravagantly before his 2007 federal conviction for defrauding shareholders, may soon be released from a Florida prison after a federal appeals court granted him bail Monday.
Guantanamo detainees sent to Algeria, Cape Verde
July 30, 2010WASHINGTON -- Two Guantanamo detainees have left captivity, the Defense Department says. One is bound for the Atlantic island Cape Verde, but the other is headed for Algeria, where he fears he'll be tortured or killed.
Business Highlights
July 30, 2010-- Homebuilders losing confidence in the recovery
5 Great Lakes states sue feds over Asian carp
July 30, 2010 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Despite being rebuffed twice by the U.S. Supreme Court, five states filed suit Monday with a lower court demanding tougher federal and municipal action to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes and decimating their fishing industry.
Palin erroneously calls Kodiak largest US island
July 30, 2010CONCORD, N.H. -- Sarah Palin incorrectly calls Alaska's Kodiak Island the largest island in America in a Facebook post endorsing a Senate candidate in New Hampshire.
Kagan would weigh health law recusal case-by-case
July 30, 2010WASHINGTON -- Responding to a final GOP challenge, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said Monday that she would weigh recusing herself from matters related to the new health care law on a case-by-case basis.
Singapore arrests British writer for defamation
July 30, 2010SINGAPORE -- Singaporean police said Monday they arrested a British author as part of a criminal defamation investigation related to his book on the city-state's death penalty policy.
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