AP:
Cities may bulldoze people’s homes to make way for shopping malls or other private development, a divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday, giving local governments broad power to seize private property to generate tax revenue.
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From Engadget:
It was a close call, but an amendment that would have tacked the Broadcast Flag onto an appropriations bill failed to make it out of a Congressional subcommittee yesterday. Apparently H.R.2862 was referred to the Committee on Appropriations without the amendment in question attached, which means that, for the time being at least, we’re [...]
The All Star Game and Superbowl are comin’ up for Detroit. Now’s the time to clean up the city. Register now for the Detroit All-Star Super Makeover. The event is scheduled for tomorrow between 9:30 am - 12:30. They’re asking volunteers to give 3 hours of their time for the following [...]