Bakery workers win 120 million punitive damages verdict
San Francisco jurors awarded 17 former Wonder Bread plant employees 120 million dollars in punitive damages for racial discrimination after a two month trial. The ruling follows a prior 11 million in actual damages shared among all 21 plaintiffs. The company plans an appeal.
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Interstate Bakeries Corp
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San Francisco ‘Superior Court
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Ralston Purina
Francisco Ortiz
Charles Wright
Wright
Christopher Keating
San Francisco State University
California
Militants Free 165 Shell Oil Workers in Delta
In Nigeria's Niger Delta, militant youths agreed to release 165 Shell Oil workers held since Monday after two flow stations in Bayelsa were seized. About 20 captives are expatriates, with Shell spokesman Bisi Ojeideran confirming the deal after resumed talks in Lagos.
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Nigeria
Shell Oil Co
Niger River
Bayelsa
Shell
Bisi Ojeideran
Ojeideran
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Western fires intensify as evacuations rise nationwide
The worst U.S. fire season in more than a decade spreads across the West with hundreds evacuated as 50 large fires burn over 700000 acres. Fire officials warn the crisis will last weeks while crews seek aid from abroad and hundreds of firefighters work long shifts amid high heat and risk.
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Forest Service
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National Interagency Fire Center
Boise
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States
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Scenic Valley
Bitterroot
Tom Clifford
Helena National Forest
California
Pachenga Indian Reservation
Temecula
Utah
Wasatch
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Last-minute bid to reinstate child video testimony fails
Pennsylvania auditors fail to sway House leaders over a constitutional amendment to allow child witnesses to testify by videotape or TV. Rep Gregory Vitali opposed the measure citing confrontation rights and risk of coercion. Casey urged alternatives such as state funding for counseling.
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Robert P Casey Jr
House of Representatives
Matthew J. Ryan
Ryan
Casey
Rep
Gregory S. Vitali
Delaware County
Vitali
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
SO Korea Gains More Trial Reach Over U S Troops
U S negotiators agree to expand South Korea jurisdiction in criminal cases involving American soldiers, ending long standing anti U S protests. Talks in Seoul mark the first since 1996 and aim to revise the 1965 SOFA. Reopen talks in Washington planned within two months to tackle environmental and labor rights issues.
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South Korea
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