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U.S. / NEWS Thu May 22, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A bicycle messenger who had recently started his own delivery business was killed Wednesday when he was hit by a pickup next to Alamo Square, San Francisco police said. Kirk Janes, 35, was killed at 10:55 a.m. at Fulton and Steiner streets at the north.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 8:38am neoform

Washington Post -- Judging from his tax returns, Dinh Kim Huynh wasn't getting rich in the manicure business. In 2000, Huynh and his wife claimed taxable income of just $7,578 from their two nail salons in Southern Maryland -- so little that they qualified for a tax credit.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 11:57pm neoform

www.thestate.com -- A company that knowingly hires illegal immigrants could lose its business license under a county law given final approval Wednesday evening... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 6:11pm neoform

www.wsbtv.com -- A few short weeks ago, Garden Guy was just a mom-and-pop landscaping business that promoted itself as "making Houston beautiful since 1991" and promised to treat its customers with respect and honesty... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jan 11, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

SF Gate -- The owner of a San Leandro auto supply business was arrested at his store today on suspicion of trying to purchase stolen catalytic converters from undercover police officers, authorities said. Police said Christopher Panarra's willingness to buy the c.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 9:42pm neoform

CNN -- A federal judge ruled Friday that the alleged "Washington Madam" cannot sell phone records and other business records, but her attorney said copies of those records have already been handed over to a media outlet. Deborah Jeane Palfrey's civil defense.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Dec 30, 2006 @ 11:46am neoform

Associated Press -- Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky and Carlo Gambino are long gone. Murder Inc. is out of business. Las Vegas has been so cleaned up it resembles Disneyland. And Havana? Forget about it since Castro took over. But Albert "Chinky" Facchiano, at 96, is still sta.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue Oct 31, 2006 @ 7:11pm neoform

International Herald Tribune -- The broken American patent system has a knack for sanctioning the ridiculous. In the latest example, businesses are receiving patents for devising ways to pay less tax. What's next, a patented murder defense?.. Read More