Dutch striker Robin van Persie’s ankle injury is worse than first feared and he will be out of Arsenal’s team for at least four months. Van Persie was carried off on a stretcher in a friendly between Netherlands and Italy earlier this month after landing badly following a tackle by Giorgio
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Sarah Palin finishes memoir months early
September 30th, 2009 |
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Sarah Palin has penned her memoir in just four months after the announcement of the book deal, her publisher has revealed.
The book, which was due next spring, will now hit the markets on Nov 17.
The Telegraph quoted Jonathan Burnham, publisher of Harper, as saying: “Governor Palin has been unbelievably conscientious and hands-on at every stage, [...]
Former Enron Broadband Chief Sentenced to 16 Months
September 28th, 2009 |
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Joseph Hirko, former co-CEO of Enron Broadband Services, gets 16 months in prison and is ordered to pay $7 million in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud.
– Joseph Hirko, former co-CEO of Enron
Broadband Services, was sentenced Sept. 28 to 16 months in prison, according to
the Department of Justice. quot;In addition to the prison term, U.S. District
Court Judge Vanessa Gilmore ordered Hirko … to forfeit approximately $7
million in restitution to …
Verizon Says It Will Limit Handset Exclusivity to 6 Months
July 20th, 2009 |
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Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam sends a letter to the House of Representatives offering to limit Verizon’s handset exclusivity contracts to six months, after which time the devices would be available to small wireless carriers as well. The big gorilla in the room is competitor AT T’s iPhone deal with Apple.
– Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S.
mobile carrier, sent a letter to major lawmakers on July 17 offering to limit
the length of its exclusivity deals on mobile phones.
Reuters reports that the gesture comes
after the Department
of Justice began looking into whether U.S. carriers violated an…
Dean Hudson, Postal Worker, Gets 5 Months For Stealing Kids’ Birthday Cash
July 18th, 2009 |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California postal worker has been sentenced to five months in federal prison for stealing money from children’s birthday cards.
Twenty-nine-year-old Dean Hudson, of East Linda, was ordered to serve five m…
Italian hostage in Philippines freed after six months
July 12th, 2009 |
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An Italian Red Cross official held hostage by Muslim rebels for nearly six months in the Philippines was freed on Sunday, saying he had almost lost hope of walking away from captivity. Eugenio Vagni, 61, was abandoned by his captors at a remote village in Maimbung town on Jolo island early on