Charlotte Observer Online
With echoes of the contentious state lottery debate, the N.C. House gave initial approval Thursday to legislation allowing new casinos and Las Vegas-style live-dealer games on Cherokee tribal lands in western North Carolina. The measure sparked a...
Charlotte Observer Online
The city of Charlotte has approved one permit for a protest march for the Democratic National Convention, but the majority of permits will be issued by a lottery, with applications accepted starting Monday, the city said. The March On Wall Street...
Charlotte Observer Online
A New York judge has plenty of questions for a city lawyer defending the arrests of 1,800 people during protests while the 2004 Republican National Convention was going on. Judge Richard Sullivan on Thursday questioned the lawyer repeatedly as to...
Charlotte Observer Online
Like its Northwest neighbors Death Cab for Cutie, the Portland sextet makes subtle, acoustic-flavored pop that doesn't quite reach a rocking fever pitch, but instead enlightens listeners with lyrical heft and pretty arrangements. This duo lead singer/...
Asian Wall Street Journal
A New York federal judge on Thursday granted class-action certification to a seven-year-old lawsuit brought against Google Inc. for its efforts to electronically scan millions of books in public and university libraries and make them available online.
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