Tag: court cases
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Wafting Poison Makes Fertile Ground for Suit In Minnesota County
Oluf Johnson’s 1,500-acre farm in Stearns County is an organic island in a sea of chemically treated corn and soybeans… Improperly applied pesticides repeatedly drift over from neighboring farms, often with dire consequences for Johnson.
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Alabama Lab ‘Lost’ Key Evidence In Praying Mom’s Case
When Kay Burdette’s 17-year-old son became sick with flu-like symptoms, the faithful mother chose the same prescription she has used for years: prayer. This time, though, her son Jesse did not recover and Burdette was charged with manslaughter.
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polygamist curses his prosecutors with ‘sickness & death’
now that’s a ‘holy hex’… from nytimes: The leader of a polygamist sect said that unless his trial on sexual assault charges was halted, those involved would face “sickness and death.” The sect leader, Warren S. Jeffs, has been representing himself in his trial on charges that he sexually assaulted two under-age girls. He spoke…
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7/28 Pop Occulture: Favor, Perry, Trial & Bieber
Homeland Security grants rigged to favor religious groups // Evidence will be shocking in offshoot Mormon polygamist’s trial // Update: Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs fires lawyers at start of trial // Judge chops circumcision ban from San Fran ballot // Justin Bieber & dad show off matching ‘yeshua’ tattoos
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french woman sues opus dei, claims brainwashing
from afp: A French woman claiming to have been brainwashed by the secretive Catholic society Opus Dei is suing it for allegedly keeping her illegally as a domestic servant, she told AFP Tuesday. Catherine T., who asked not to be identified by her family name, said she joined a hoteliers’ school in northeastern France in…
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self-help guru convicted in arizona sweat lodge deaths
from cnn: Self-help guru James Ray has been convicted of negligent homicide in the deaths of three participants in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony, but he was found not guilty of manslaughter charges. The case will continue June 28, when the jury will convene to make a decision regarding aggravating circumstances in the case. Prosecutors…
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lawsuit: whole foods ‘organic’ china veggies from polluted prisons
you won’t hear about this in the ‘whole foods parking lot’… from bloomberg: A Florida judge allowed a lawsuit to proceed that claims Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFMI) violated the state’s deceptive trade-practices law by selling frozen vegetables from China grown in a polluted region by prisoners and certified as organic. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge…
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5/26 Pop Occulture: Oprah, Secret Circle & Faith-Healing
How Oprah became a messiah (or is that Antichrist?) // Oprah says god behind success of show // Lady Gaga’s “Judas”: Spreading the occult gospel // The Obama’s meet the Royals on ‘Ascension Day’ // Tony Blair’s priest fixed papal knighthoods for cash – and partied with transvestite ‘nuns’
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5/26 Binge & Purge: Declarations, Doomsday & Marmite
A modern declaration of independence: A real revolution starting in our own backyards // Keepers of the seeds: How seed-saving native farmers preserve agricultural heritage // Factory farms produce 100x more waste than all people in US combined – and it’s killing our drinking water // Hedge fund managers pour assets into farmland as doomsday…
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4/21 Binge & Purge: Tests, Deaths, Laced, Dates
FDA refuses to test fish for radioactivity // Organic growers v. Monsanto: Lawsuit filed to protect against contamination // McDonald’s warns of higher food inflation // Genetic labeling easily doable, despite claims
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pope served with court papers in molestation case
from examiner: It is official, the Pope and two top Vatican officials have been served with court papers associated with the Milwaukee-area school for the deaf molestation case in which 200 deaf children were alleged to have been molested by Reverend Lawrence C. Murphy between 1950 and 1974. The plaintiff’s lawyer, Jeff Anderson, confirmed yesterday…
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3/31 binge & purge: radioactive milk & reversing roles
epa reports radiation found in american milk* video: study says reduce bpa exposure by cutting consumption of packaged foods* americans stage nationwide protests over genetically modified foods* video: protesters in salem, oregon denounce influence of monsanto* reversing roles, farmers sue monsanto over gmo seeds*
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2/3 Binge & Purge: Federal Farm & Volatility Valley
Global food prices hit new record high // World entering era of food price volatility // US foolishly looks to Monsanto to feed the world // Taco Bell sells fake meat. So what? Everybody’s doing it.
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1/27 Binge & Purge: Fake Food Future
Yo quiero weird ingredients: Lawsuit vs Taco Bell’s fake beef // Fox covers fake blueberries story uncovered by Natural News // ‘Bug mac’ & lovely ‘grub’: Food of the future // Whole Foods & the organic elite surrenders to Monsanto
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georgia county sues farmer for growing too much food
from wsbtv: DeKalb County is suing a local farmer for growing too many vegetables, but he said he will fight the charges in the ongoing battle neighbors call “Cabbagegate.” Fig trees, broccoli and cabbages are among the many greens that line the soil on Steve Miller’s more than two acres in Clarkston, who said he…