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  • January 2008

    • Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Refund

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 21, 08 10:13 AM CST

      Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Refund

      (Newser) - If you bought a diamond—any diamond—between 1994 and 2006, De Beers owes you money. The jewelry behemoth recently settled a class-action lawsuit that accused it of driving up diamond prices with monopolistic practices. To compensate, it will pay consumers up to 59% of their bling’s original price. But there are catches aplenty, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      lawsuit  • settlement  • class action  • jewelry  • diamond  • De Beers  • monopolistic practices

    • Mideast Talks Tackle 'Core Issues'

      Associated Press  |  Jan 14, 08 10:45 AM CST

      Mideast Talks Tackle 'Core Issues'

      (Newser) - Talks opened today between high-level Israeli and Palestinian negotiators as leaders on both sides faced intensifying criticism from within their own camps. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert was threatened with the withdrawal of two political parties from his governing coalition if sensitive subjects such as a divided Jerusalem are broached, and Hamas called on Mahmoud Abbas to "stop giving away Palestinian blood and rights for free." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza Strip  • Arab Israeli conflict  • settlement

    • Bush Sees Palestinian State Deal 'Within Year'

      Reuters  |  Jan 10, 08 6:03 AM CST

      Bush Sees Palestinian State Deal 'Within Year'

      (Newser) - President Bush announced today after a historic meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he envisions an independent Palestinian state within a year—just hours after he also vowed to back a decision by Israel to create settlements in disputed parts of Jerusalem, over international objections. The president's juggling demonstrates the difficulty of satisfying both sides in the Mideast conflict. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza Strip  • settlement  • Palestinians  • peace process  • Stephen Hadley

  • December 2007

    • Israel Won't Freeze Settlement Activity

      Reuters  |  Dec 27, 07 2:04 PM CST

      Israel Won't Freeze Settlement Activity

      (Newser) - Israel-Palestine negotiations hit a stumbling block today as Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejected Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas' call for an end to all settlement activity, Reuters reports. The impasse has been exacerbated by Israel's announcement of new plans to construct hundreds of houses near East Jerusalem, the proposed site of Palestine's future capital. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza Strip  • settlement  • Annapolis summit  • negotiations

    • Olmert, Abbas to Meet to Salvage Talks

      Haaretz (Israel)  |  Dec 26, 07 9:30 AM CST

      Olmert, Abbas to Meet to Salvage Talks

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas will meet tomorrow in hopes of resolving the settlement crisis that is threatening to derail the Annapolis peace process. Haaretz reports that the Israeli PM and the Palestinian leader will discuss a contested tender by the Israeli housing ministry for 307 homes to be constructed in Har Homa, a southeast Jerusalem neighborhood beyond the Green Line, the pre-Six Day War border. More »

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      Israel  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • settlement  • Palestinian Authority  • Annapolis summit  • Har Homa  • Six Day War  • Green Line

    • Israel Plans to Expand Settlements

      New York Times  |  Dec 23, 07 9:28 PM CST

      Israel Plans to Expand Settlements

      (Newser) - The road to Arab-Israeli peace could take yet another detour, the New York Times says, after Israel announced plans today to seek funding for the expansion of two Jewish settlements in areas Palestinians hope to claim for a future state. The two sides are expected to meet tomorrow, but Palestine’s chief negotiator warned the talks would have “no meaning” if Israel moves forward with its plans. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • West Bank  • Arab Israeli conflict  • settlement  • Ehud Barak  • East Jerusalem  • Har Homa  • road map

    • Chicago to Pay $20M in Cop Torture Cases

      New York Times  |  Dec 8, 07 3:12 PM CST

      Chicago to Pay $20M in Cop Torture Cases

      (Newser) - The city of Chicago has agreed to pay almost $20 million to settle lawsuits by four black men who alleged they were tortured into false confessions by police, the New York Times reports. The settlement with the former death row inmates, pardoned in 2003, "speaks volumes about the seriousness of the systematic torture, abuse, and cover-up that went on in the city of Chicago for decades,” said one lawyer. More »

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      lawsuit  • Chicago  • torture  • police  • race relations  • settlement  • police brutality

    • $37M Deal for Priest Sex Victims

      Quad City Times  |  Dec 4, 07 2:12 AM CST

      $37M Deal for Priest Sex Victims

      (Newser) - A Catholic diocese in Iowa has agreed to pay $37 million to settle claims by 156 people who charge they were sexually abused by priests. The deal clears the way for the diocese to emerge from bankruptcy declared last year after a jury awarded $1.5 million to a single victim. Diocesan headquarters and three homes will be sold to raise the money. More »

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      Catholic Church  • bankruptcy  • settlement  • child molestation

  • November 2007

    • Yahoo Settles With Chinese Journalists

      CNET  |  Nov 13, 07 5:25 PM CST

      Yahoo Settles With Chinese Journalists

      (Newser) - One week after being labeled moral “pygmies” in a House hearing, Yahoo settled a lawsuit  brought by two Chinese journalists jailed when the Internet giant turned over their personal data to Beijing. The two men, now serving 10-year sentences on charges of leaking state secrets, sued Yahoo for providing the Chinese government with their emails and addresses. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. More »

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      China  • lawsuit  • Yahoo  • House of Representatives  • jail  • settlement  • journalist  • humanitarian

    • Merck to Settle Suits for $4.85B

      New York Times  |  Nov 9, 07 5:19 AM CST

      Merck to Settle Suits for $4.85B

      (Newser) - Merck has agreed to shell out $4.85 billion to settle 27,000 Vioxx lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who argued that the pain medication damaged health and caused deaths. The agreement, one of the largest in history, must still be approved by 85% of the plaintiffs, but it's likely to go through, reports the New York Times. More »

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      settlement  • civil lawsuits  • Merck  • painkiller  • drug safety  • Vioxx

  • October 2007
  • September 2007

    • Nuns' Home Will Fund Priest Sex Abuse Payment

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 7, 07 10:32 AM CDT

      Nuns' Home Will Fund Priest Sex Abuse Payment

      (Newser) - The LA Archdiocese has notified three nuns that their Santa Barbara convent will be sold to help pay the $660 million settlement with victims of sexual abuse by priests. They received only a letter requesting they vacate by year's end, the Los Angeles Times reports. “We're not even worth a phone call,” said the 69-year-old superior. More »

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      Los Angeles  • sexual abuse  • settlement  • priest  • nuns  • Santa Barbara  • eviction

    • Lawsuits Settled for $13M in RI Club Fire

      Associated Press  |  Sep 6, 07 7:27 AM CDT

      Lawsuits Settled for $13M in RI Club Fire

      (Newser) - Relatives of those killed in the 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement with several of the defendants sued over the blaze. A hundred people died and 200 others were injured. The companies involved in the settlement include the manufacturer of the foam that spread the fire, the company that leased the building, and an alarm company. More »

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      settlement  • fires  • Rhode Island  • nightclub

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