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26
2012

Bank clerk dreaming of model career stole £46k to spend on beauty ops

A bank clerk dreaming to be a model stole £46,000 from her employers — before blowing it on boob jobs, dental work, liposuction, hair extensions and make-up.

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26
2012

Brazil Google boss arrest ordered

A regional judge has ordered the arrest of Google´s president in Brazil, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, after the company failed to take down YouTube videos.

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25
2012

Latham finance partner named to World Bank´s executive board

Mohammed Al-Sheikh, the former cochair of the Islamic finance practice at Latham & Watkins and managing partner of the firm’s Riyadh office, is stepping down to become an executive director of the World Bank, a global institution that has served as the home to more than one powerful international lawyer over the years.

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25
2012

Judge lets Walmart discrimination case proceed

A U.S. judge rejected Wal-Mart Stores Inc´s request to dismiss a gender discrimination case filed in California, but said he would rule later about whether the women plaintiffs had enough evidence to be certified as a class.

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25
2012

First lawsuits filed against theater in Colorado shooting

Three Colorado moviegoers who were wounded when a gunman opened fire at a July screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" on Friday sued the owner of the theater, Cinemark USA, accusing it of failing to provide adequate security, their lawyers said.

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25
2012

Lady Gaga’s privacy concerns are ‘ludicrous,’ former personal assistant alleges

A woman from Long Island says that the pop star´s demands for privacy in their court battle are "ludicrous." Jennifer O´Neil, the singer´s former personal assistant claimed that Lady Gaga owes her hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay.

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25
2012

Google Search and Gmail censored in Iran

Iran has restricted access to Google´s email service, Gmail, and search engine.

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25
2012

13 year-old boy suspected of killing one brother and sexually assaulting another

A team of top defense attorneys took the case of Cristian Fernandes pro bono. Public Defender Matt Shirk withdrew as the attorney for the 13 year-old who is on trial for the murder of his two year old brother and the sexual assault of another brother.

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24
2012

Swiss Railway says Apple copied clock design for iOS 6 app

One month after Apple Inc. took Samsung Electronics Co. to court for infringing its designs, Apple is now accused of appropriating the look of the Swiss Federal Railway´s iconic clock for use in the iPad´s default clock app in the newly launched iOS 6 operating system.

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24
2012

FTC allows music merger between Universal and EMI

The Federal Trade Commission today cleared the $1.9 billion merger between Universal Music Group and EMI Recorded Music without conditions, determining that the combination of the first- and fourth-largest music companies in the world would not substantially lessen competition.

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24
2012

Ohio inmate Ronald Post says he´s too obese for execution

A condemned US inmate who weighs at least 218kg wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying his weight could lead to a "torturous and lingering death."

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24
2012

ConocoPhillips awarded $66.8 million in Venezuela case

An international arbitration panel has awarded ConocoPhillips $66.8 million in a dispute against Venezuela´s state-controlled oil company over oil production at its former facilities in the oil-rich South American country, the company said Friday.

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24
2012

Apple asks judge for more from Samsung

Apple Inc. asked the judge in its U.S. patent case with Samsung Electronics Co. to raise the $1 billion damage award assigned by a jury last month by $707 million, while Samsung asked the judge to reduce it greatly and order a new trial.

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24
2012

France seeks labor overhaul

The government of Socialist President François Hollande, faced with rising unemployment and a spate of high-profile factory closures, is seeking ways to introduce more flexibility into the French labor market.

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24
2012

Steal £2.4m off bank? I deserved it

A bank worker in charge of online security siphoned off £2.4million — then told cops she DESERVED it because of her long hours.

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21
2012

Wal-Mart drops Amazon Kindle products

Wal-Mart said Thursday that it will stop carrying Amazon Kindle products in its stores after inventory is depleted and pending orders are filled.

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21
2012

Kentucky court orders hearing on exposure to Facebook

After 11-year-old Destiny Renee Brewer died in a truck crash in eastern Kentucky, the child´s mother created a Facebook page in her memory.

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21
2012

Microsoft petition tests newest provisions of U.S. patent law

If the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was looking for a high-profile test case for the latest provisions of the America Invents Act, it couldn’t have asked for a much bigger fish than the Microsoft Corporation.

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21
2012

Illston imposes $500 million fine in LCD price-fixing case

A San Francisco federal judge ordered Taiwanese electronics manufacturer AU Optronics Corp. on Thursday to pay $500 million for its role in a long-running global conspiracy to fix prices for liquid crystal display screens.

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21
2012

Crime lab scandal rocks Massachusetts

Massachusetts is reeling from a massive scandal in its state crime lab. Details are still emerging about what officials call a "rogue chemist" who may have mishandled evidence in as many as 40,000 cases over 10 years.

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