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Judge: Company must give experimental drug to teen

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a research company to supply an experimental drug to a 16-year-old Minnesota boy who is terminally ill with a rare form of muscular dystrophy. The decision offers no immediate relief to Jacob Gunvalson. Due to ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, eTaiwan News,  20 Aug 2008
Related Topics: William J. Martini,  Food and Drug Administration

New Jersey casinos swing to a loss in second quarter; operating profits also decline

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's 11 gambling halls lost $39.4 million in the second quarter, compared to a profit of $34.8 million in the 2007 second quarter. The balance sheets were not much better when measuring gross operating profit, which is ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, Canadian Business Online,  19 Aug 2008

Less tailgaiting time for Giants, Jets fans

The Meadowlands Sports Complex has issued new rules regarding alcohol and fan behavior. Tailgate parties can only start five hours before New York Giants and Jets games instead of seven. Also, season ticketholders who are ejected from the stadium or ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, San Francisco Chronicle,  12 Aug 2008
Related Topics: New York Giants

Prudential 2Q profit drops 31 percent but nearly matches Street view

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Insurance and investment company Prude ntial Financial Inc. says that profit from financial services fell 31 percent in the second quarter. It was the fourth consecutive quarter that the Newark-based company's earnings declined. The ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, Canadian Business Online,  30 Jul 2008

Ex-Newark mayor apologizes before getting prison

NEWARK, N.J.—The former mayor of Newark broke a yearlong public silence hours before being sentenced for corruption with an attitude rarely, if ever, seen during his 20 years as the leader of the state's largest city: contrition. "I would like to ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, Boston Globe,  30 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Sharpe James,  William J. Martini,  Christopher J. Christie,  U.S. Department of Justice

SHARPE JAMES JAILED

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison yesterday - far less than the 20 years prosecutors sought - for his role in the cut-rate sales of city land to his former mistress. US District Judge William Martini also ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, New York Post,  30 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Sharpe James

Ex-Newark Mayor Apologizes, Gets Prison Time

NEWARK, N.J. The former mayor of Newark broke a yearlong public silence since his indictment hours before being sentenced for corruption with an attitude rarely, if ever, seen during his 20 years as the leader of the state's largest city: ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, The New York Sun,  30 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Sharpe James,  William J. Martini,  U.S. Department of Justice

Ex-Newark mayor gets 27 months for corruption

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison on Tuesday for his role in the cut-rate sales of city land to his former mistress. U.S. District Judge William Martini gave James a sentence of 27 months and ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, Taiwan News,  29 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Sharpe James

Stolen motorcycle found after 34 years in NJ

NEWARK, N.J.—Prosecutors say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was stolen nearly 34 years ago in Rhode Island has surfaced in central New Jersey. The 1971 Sportster was purchased on eBay for $2,400 by Michael Meistrell of Cranford. The Union County ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, Boston Globe,  23 Jul 2008
Related Topics: eBay Inc.,  Digg,  Facebook Inc.

Judge upholds convictions of ex-Newark mayor

NEWARK, N.J.—A federal judge on Wednesday upheld the corruption convictions of former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and his one-time mistress, but indicated that James probably will get less than the 15- to 20-year prison sentence prosecutors are ...

From JEFFREY GOLD, Boston Globe,  23 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Sharpe James,  William J. Martini

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