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  • June 2008

    • Silicon Valley, Big Apple, DC Remain Top US 'Cybercities'

      MarketWatch  |  Jun 24, 08 3:38 PM CDT

      Silicon Valley, Big Apple, DC Remain Top US 'Cybercities'

      (Newser) - Silicon Valley, New York, and Washington, DC, still have the most tech workers among US metro areas, a new report shows. New York has the most techies, but when San Francisco and the greater Bay Area are combined with Silicon Valley, it tops the list, MarketWatch notes. The Valley is also tops in concentration of workers and average salary—$144,800. More »

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      New York  • technology  • Silicon Valley  • employment  • Durham  • Bay Area  • Washington, DC  • Boulder

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • October 2007

    • Duke Lacrosse Players Slap Ex-DA, City With Suit

      Associated Press  |  Oct 5, 07 1:37 PM CDT

      Duke Lacrosse Players Slap Ex-DA, City With Suit

      (Newser) - Three former Duke lacrosse players cleared of rape charges after the prosecution's case imploded are suing disgraced former DA Mike Nifong and employees of Durham, NC, in federal court. The three seek unspecified damages, remuneration for legal fees and reforms to Durham's investigative procedures, the AP reports. A spokeswoman said Durham would defend its employees but not Nifong, now disbarred. More »

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      Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case  • Duke lacrosse

  • September 2007
  • August 2007
  • June 2007

    • Duke Settles With Lacrosse Players

      Associated Press  |  Jun 18, 07 3:50 PM CDT

      Duke Settles With Lacrosse Players

      (Newser) - Duke University has reached a settlement with the three lacrosse players falsely accused of rape last year. Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and Dave Evans, who were suspended last year, will receive an undisclosed amount from the university, which admitted with surprising directness that the deal is intended to close the door on future lawsuits. More »

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      lawsuit  • rape  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case  • Duke lacrosse  • Reade Seligmann  • Collin Finnerty  • Dave Evans

    • Nifong Disbarred

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Jun 17, 07 6:41 AM CDT

      Nifong Disbarred

      (Newser) - North Carolina's Disciplinary Hearing Commission found that Durham County prosecutor Mike Nifong intentionally and repeatedly lied in prosecuting three Duke University lacrosse players for rape.  Nifong gave up his law license minutes later.  Nifong now likley faces civil law suits by the men he wrongly prosecuted.  More »

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      rape  • North Carolina  • law  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case

    • Duke Prosecutor to Resign

      Washington Post  |  Jun 16, 07 9:57 AM CDT

      Duke Prosecutor to Resign

      (Newser) - Mike Nifong broke down in tears on the stand at his ethics trial yesterday as he announced his intention to resign as Durham DA. Admitting that he got "carried away" in the case against the three "innocent" Duke University lacrosse players he prosecuted for rape, Nifong apologized to the defendants and their families for causing unnecessary "pain." More »

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      rape  • trial  • ethics  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case

    • Defense Lawyer: Duke Prosecutor Hid Crucial DNA

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Jun 15, 07 11:54 AM CDT

      Defense Lawyer: Duke Prosecutor Hid Crucial DNA

      (Newser) - Mike Nifong withheld key DNA evidence from defense attorneys, a lawyer for one of the accused Duke lacrosse players testified yesterday in the disgraced DA's misconduct hearing. Bradley Bannon told the State Bar panel he was "bewildered" to find lab results favorable to his clients after Nifong had repeatedly told him no DNA evidence existed, the News & Observer reports. More »

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      trial  • ethics  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case

    • Duke DA Faces Ethics Charges

      ABC News  |  Jun 12, 07 9:04 PM CDT

      Duke DA Faces Ethics Charges

      (Newser) - North Carolina DA Mike Nifong, who spearheaded the rape and kidnapping case against three Duke lacrosse players, now faces his own set of charges for withholding evidence, making inappropriate public comments about the case, and lying to a judge and state bar investigators. His trial in front of a disciplinary commission starts this morning and could last four days. More »

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      kidnapping  • rape  • DNA  • North Carolina  • ethics  • law  • Duke University  • Durham  • Mike Nifong  • Duke rape case  • prosecutor

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