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French court to rule on Scientology fraud appeal
A Paris court is to rule Thursday in an appeal against a fine of hundreds of thousands of euros imposed on the Church of Scientology after it was found guilty of fleecing vulnerable followers. A 2009 fraud conviction saw Scientology’s Celebrity Centre and its bookshop in Paris, the two branches…
Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom to appeal for bail in New Zealand
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom will appeal on Friday against a ruling that kept him behind bars in New Zealand while US officials seek his extradition for alleged copyright piracy, his lawyers said. The German millionaire was refused bail last week when a judge ruled that he posed a serious flight…
Clergy rebel against Church of England on same-sex marriage
The Church of England faced a rebellion from its clergy Thursday over a ban on gay civil partnership ceremonies on its premises. Nearly 100 clergy from the London diocese, which has 470 stipendiary priests, signed a letter to The Times newspaper urging that priests be allowed to follow their individual…
Amnesty urges release of South Korean Twitter user
SEOUL — Rights group Amnesty International Thursday urged the release of a South Korean activist accused of helping the “enemy” by re-tweeting messages from North Korea’s official Twitter account. Park Jeong-Geun, a Socialist Party activist, was arrested last month for re-tweeting messages such as “Long Live General Kim Jong-Il”. The…
Trump to endorse Gingrich: reports
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Donald Trump will make a “major announcement” Thursday about the US presidential race, according to his aides, as media reports said he will endorse Newt Gingrich. The real estate tycoon and reality TV star, who flirted with running for the presidency himself last year, will speak…
User privacy key as Facebook goes public
NEW YORK — Respect for privacy and the personal data of of its hundreds of millions of users is going to be an even greater concern for Facebook as the booming social network prepares to list on Wall Street. “We might see a public Facebook that’s now facing more scrutiny…
San Onofre nuclear reactor turned off after radiation leak
LOS ANGELES — A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear power plant near San Diego has been shut down after a radiation leak which was not big enough to cause public harm, the US atomic safety agency said Wednesday. Radioactive gas escaped from a pipe in a building located next…
Union workers stage protest march to Super Bowl site
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — While Super Bowl players prepared for Sunday’s NFL title showdown, protesting workers marched on the host stadium after a vote Wednesday by Indiana lawmakers to weaken union power in the state. With thousands of protesters in and around the Statehouse in the shadow of the NFL host…
No major Super Bowl threats, says Homeland Security
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — No major threats have been made against Sunday’s Super Bowl 46, US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday even as authorities noted record safety technology advances. “We’re probably the most technologically protected Super Bowl we have ever had,” said Frank Straub, director of public safety for…
Obama, Romney gird for White House clash
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney set their sights Wednesday on an epic clash for the White House after the Republican tightened his grip on his party race with a crushing Florida primary win. Romney’s victory over Newt Gingrich restored him as the hot favorite to head the…
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