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Aug 13, 2007

Caused wooly mammoth extinction, global cooling and end of early human Clovis culture New scientific findings suggest that a large comet may have exploded over North America 12,900 years ago, explaining riddles that scientists have wrestled with for decades, including…

Aug 6, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The vice president of a Virginia marine products company has agreed to plead guilty, serve a sentence and pay a criminal fine for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine…

Aug 1, 2007

Boston, MA... AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES NORTHEAST REGION, INC., (AGGREGATE), the largest asphalt and concrete supply company in New England, has agreed to plead guilty and pay $50 million to resolve its criminal and civil liabilities in connection with a fraudulent scheme…

Jul 31, 2007

Miami, FL-R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Michael E. Yasofsky, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, announced today…

Jul 26, 2007

WASHINGTON Joseph P. Nacchio, 57, the former chief executive officer of Qwest Communications International Inc., was sentenced to 6 years in prison for insider trading, the Justice Department announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham for the District of…