Suspect Arrested For Murder Of Jennifer Hudson’s Family
December 3, 2008
By Erin T. McMillon
Chicago,IL (RushPRnews)12/03/08-After weeks of speculation and allegations, Chicago police arrested William Balfour for the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew on Monday (December 1). According to the Associated Press, Balfour was arrested at Stateville Correctional Center where he was being held on a suspected parole violation.
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Stephen Harper Has Crossed The Line -Urgent: Support the Coalition for Canada
December 2, 2008
OTTAWA, CANADA(RushPRNews)12/02/08-Stephen Harper has crossed the line, and opposition parties are asking the Governor General to accept a new coalition government! Click here to sign the petition, send a message, make a phone call, and counter Harper’s PR blitz attacking the coalition:
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Acting if he had a majority government, Stephen Harper has tried to exploit the economic crisis to push through a series of aggressively partisan and ideological proposals while doing nothing to actually stimulate the economy.
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Climate Talks in Poland Heating Up
December 2, 2008
by Dan Bloom
POZNAN, POLAND(RUSHPRNEWS)12/02/08– As the climate activists and climate skeptics debate the pros and cons of global warming — and whether man-made global warming is even happening at all — representatives from over 150 nations are meeting this week in Poland to try to map out a strategy to save the planet. Over 9000 people are participating in the 12 days conference, and while some critics are worried that it will be all “talk, talk, talk”, with little real action to try to stop global warming before things go past a tipping point, participants at the international conference are “thinking positive”, they told RushPRnews.
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Burress Accidently Shoots Himself - Surrenders to Police on Monday
December 1, 2008
By Associated Press
NEW YORK(RushPRnews)12/01/08 – Plaxico Burress was led out of a police precinct in handcuffs Monday after surrendering on a weapons possession charge, and authorities said that teammate Antonio Pierce is being investigated over his role in an accidental shooting at a Manhattan nightclub.
Environmentalist Suing National Governments for Crime Against Humanity
November 28, 2008
Environmentalist suing national governments for $1 billion on behalf of humanity in the International Criminal Court in The Hague
by Mitchell Anderson
VANCOUVER(RUSHPRNEWS)11/27/08 –Ballsy. That is perhaps best word to describe a class action lawsuit filed this week in the International Criminal Court in The Hague in Holland against national governments refusing to act on reducing carbon emissions. The suit was filed by climate activist and RushPRnews reporter Dan Bloom, 60, who is asking for “US$1 billion dollars in damages on behalf of future generations of human beings on Earth - if there are any”.
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Bush Grants 14 Pardons & Commutes 2 Prison Sentences
November 25, 2008
Convictions range from drug offenses, tax evasion, wildlife violations and bank embezzlement
By DEB RIECHMANN for AP
WASHINGTON (RushPRNews)11/25 /08— President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds including drug offenses, tax evasion, wildlife violations and bank embezzlement.
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Leader Technologies Sues Facebook for Copyright Infringement
November 23, 2008
Leader sues Facebook for patent infringement
Columbus, Ohio(RushPRNews)11/23/08–Leader Technologies Incorporated of Columbus, Ohio, announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. of Palo Alto, California.
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Michael Jackson Sued by the Bahrain King
November 21, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, CA (RushPRnews/Hollywood Today) 11/21/08 — Michael Jackson is appearing in courts more often than on a stage in decades. The latest will be in London, where the former King of Pop is being sued by a real king’s family who allege the singer took them for $7 million dollars and did not deliver an album or autobiography.
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It’s official as Madonna and Guy file for quickie divorce in UK
November 21, 2008
LONDON (RushPRnews/Hollywood Today)11/21/08 - Madonna and Guy Ritchie will formally divorce tomorrow in a London High Court after an eight-year marriage - long for a celebrity couple.
Issues like how child custody and the couple’s mostly-Madonna half billion dollar fortune will be split will be revealed then, as sources say an agreement has been reached. Madonna, who is in the middle of a world concert tour, will reportedly return to live in the U.S. while Ritchie stays in the UK.
The case was listed today under the names Ciccone M.L. (her last name) and Ritchie G.S. and will be heard before a judge in the High Court’s Family Division. They are neither required nor likely to attend in person.
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