Local churches may be exempt from eminent domain takingsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:28PMBARSTOW • While attempting to assure residents that the Barstow Redevelopment Agency has no plans to take their homes, City Manager Richard Rowe said churches will also be added to the list of properties the agency can’t take with eminent domain....
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 29, 2010Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:28PMAt the SIGGRAPH 2010 event this week in Los Angeles, Microsoft researchers showed off a next-generation tool for browsing street-level imagery.
FBI to aid Afghan war leak probeThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:28PMUS Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war.
Outspoken British PM ruffles feathersThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:27PMIn just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the "junior partner" of the U.S., irritated Israelis by calling Gaza a prison camp and enraged Pakistanis by suggesting their country exports terrorism.
Biz Break: Kindle vs. iPad? Is it a competition? Plus: Droid vs. iPhoneThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:26PMToday: Amazon is improving its Kindle e-reader and offering a $139 entry-level version. Softbank has confirmed a $150 million investment in Zynga, and the two companies will take Zynga's games to Japan.
Lake City financial adviser meets with members of CongressThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:26PMGreen was one of 57 financial advisors chosen from among the firm’s nearly 12,000 who traveled to Washington, D.C. , to lobby on behalf of individual investors.
Cohen & Company Announces Strategic TransactionsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:24PMPHILADELPHIA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE AMEX: COHN), a leading investment firm specializing in credit-related fixed income investments, today announced a series of strategic transactions designed to enhance the firm’s long-term liquidity and operating flexibility as it continues to invest in its growth businesses. This strategy includes the sale of Alesco collateral ...
Gaming N ewsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:23PMWhat's next for Frank's Internet gambling bill?
Ten school districts approved to split $4 million in grantsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:23PMTen school districts in Burlington County learned Wednesday that they were approved to receive a total $4.01 million in state grants for various capital improvement and maintenance projects.