Fed judge denies motion to stop NYC from enforcing cap on number of art vendors in parks

Fed judge upholds NYC art vendor crackdown rules

NEW YORK – A federal judge in New York City has upheld new regulations seeking to cap the number of art vendors allowed in Manhattan’s busiest parks.
Judge Richard Sullivan on Friday denied motions in two cases brought by street artists seeking to prohibit the city’s parks department from … Read more >>.

Panel: Top Texas criminal judge accused of turning away death row inmate’s appeal can keep job

Top Texas criminal judge warned but keeps job

SAN ANTONIO – The top criminal judge in Texas was spared her job Friday but still punished by a state panel, which reprimanded Sharon Keller for her fumbled handling of a death row inmate’s final appeal the night of his 2007 execution.
Keller, the presiding judge of the Texas … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Panel: Top Texas criminal judge accused of turning away death row inmate’s appeal can keep job.

Cyprus bans vuvuzelas

NICOSIA – Cyprus has banned the use of vuvuzelas in all sports stadiums, terming it as a “dangerous object”.

The plastic trumpets, made famous in South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, will be confiscated if fans take them to stadiums, Xinhua reported citing police officials.
A police statement said vuvuzelas were considered “dangerous”. It …. Read the original article  : Cyprus bans vuvuzelas.

Schwarzenegger mobilizes California National Guard as part of federal effort to secure border

Schwarzenegger mobilizes National Guard to border
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is mobilizing members of the California National Guard as part of a federal effort to deter drug trafficking and illegal immigration along the border with Mexico.
His order on Friday supports President Barack Obama’s plan to have 1,200 National Guard troops support federal … Original source on Gaea Times at : Schwarzenegger mobilizes California National Guard as part of federal effort to secure border.

Clarification: Dole-Banana Workers story

Clarification: Dole-Banana Workers story
LOS ANGELES – In a July 8 story about a lawsuit against Dole Foods, The Associated Press reported that Jason Glaser testified about providing a photo of an investigator used on a flyer distributed at anti-Dole rallies in Nicaragua. The story said the photo was distributed with a message suggesting the investigator, …. Source article  : Clarification: Dole-Banana Workers story.

Guyana leader sues newspaper over column that portrayed him as racist

Guyana’s president sues over racism charge

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s president has filed a libel lawsuit against a leading newspaper for a column that accused him of racism and of hiring people to disrupt an academic conference, serious charges in the racially divided South American country.
President Bharrat Jagdeo seeks a $50,000 from Kaieteur News and the …. Read the original article  : Guyana leader sues newspaper over column that portrayed him as racist.

Deaths of illegal immigrants in Arizona desert soaring in July amid unrelenting heat

Immigrant deaths in Arizona desert soaring in July

TUCSON, Ariz. – A county medical examiner says deaths among illegal immigrants crossing the southern Arizona desert from Mexico are soaring so much this month the office is using a refrigerated truck to store some of the bodies.
Pima County medical examiner Dr. Bruce Parks said Friday that the … Read more : Deaths of illegal immigrants in Arizona desert soaring in July amid unrelenting heat.

Argentine human rights leaders show support for embattled Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon

Argentina treats embattled Spanish judge as hero

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Fourteen years ago, a group of Argentine women wearing white kerchiefs with the names of their missing children flew to Madrid and entered the chambers of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon. He says they changed his life.
The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo were seeking justice … Read more »».

Clooney says photos linking him to Italian fashion line are fake, wows courtroom in Italy

George Clooney radiates cool on witness stand

MILAN – It’s no wonder the Italian businessmen claimed George Clooney was behind their fashion line – the actor knows how to wow an audience whether he’s on the red carpet or the witness stand.
Maintaining his trademark aura of cool, Clooney delivered a few wisecracks Friday as he testified … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Clooney says photos linking him to Italian fashion line are fake, wows courtroom in Italy.

Equal monetary relief for accident victims, rules court

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday set aside the order of the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal granting excessive monetary relief to a foreign woman, ruling the victim’s social status or colour of skin is immaterial while deciding the compensation for injury in a road accident.

“The court cannot award small amounts on account …. Source  : Equal monetary relief for accident victims, rules court.