August, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Age-bias case vs. Google can move forward, state Supreme Court rules

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In a ruling that could have broad ramifications for workers who sue employers for age bias, the California Supreme Court has cleared the way for a former Google executive who was fired to move forward […] […]

Jail for raping mate’s drugged wife

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For a former Bay of Plenty woman, the discovery a friend had sexually violated and raped her in tandem with her husband while she was stupefied was the ultimate betrayal. But to learn their actions […] […]

Mexico court rejects gay marriage challenge

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MEXICO’S Supreme Court has ruled Mexico City’s gay marriage law constitutional, defeating a challenge to the measure by the Federal Government. Mexico City’s left-wing government in December became the first municipality in Latin America to […] […]

Social worker’s sex with teen ‘illegal’

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A FEMALE Victorian carer who had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old client has avoided jail time. Victoria Giddens, who was aged 20 when she had the relationship with the girl, will be a registered […] […]

Barack Obama leaving Iraq to wolves with US troop pullout,

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SADDAM Hussein’s former deputy Tariq Aziz has accused Barack Obama of “leaving Iraq to the wolves” by pressing ahead with a withdrawal of US combat troops. In an interview with Britain’s Guardian newspaper, the former […] […]

Afghan errors spill into Pakistan

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It is by now widely recognized that there’s no military solution in Afghanistan. Thus the talks with the Taliban, albeit tentative, backed even by Stephen Harper. It is only slowly being recognized that there’s no […] […]

Ellie: When in doubt, run

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Q: My boyfriend of six months and I (we are both 25) were friends for four years. We each had a baby, and we’d each separated. He seemed to take care of himself, care for […] […]

Terror threat to London Olympics

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SECURITY has emerged as the greatest threat to London’s 2012 Olympics at a world press briefing held this week in the British capital. About 300 Olympic media experts from 30 countries were briefed on London’s […] […]

Nazi-naming parents shouldn’t get kids, says court

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TRENTON, New Jersey – A New Jersey couple who gave their children Nazi-inspired names should not regain custody of them, a state appeals court ruled yesterday, citing the parents’ own disabilities and the risk of […] […]

‘Dudus’ gets lawyers

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New York attorneys Steve Zissou and Elizabeth E. Macedonio have been retained as defence counsel for alleged crime boss Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke. The attorneys were named in documents filed in the United States District Court […] […]