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Owens & Minor Announces Federal Trade Commission Approval of Proposed Acquisition of The Burrows Company: RICHMOND, Va. -- Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) announced today that the Federal Trade Commission has granted approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 HSR for the company's proposed acquisition of the net assets of The Burrows Company Burrows, a Chicago-based, privately-held distributor of medical and surgical supplies...; Tags: acquisition, FINANCE, FTC, Investment, Minor, NYSE Euronext, Richmond, Virginia; Research articles 2008-09-23
Comedian Chris Rock victim of practical joke in SAfrica: JOHANNESBURG AFP — Celebrity funnyman Chris Rock was the victim of a practical joke while on tour in South Africa, after being pranked with accusations he had sex with a British minor, a prosecutor said Saturday. "It was a hoax, it was for one of the US United States...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, minor, prosecutor, TVs; Research articles 2008-06-07
US defends detaining children in Iraq: GENEVA AFP — The United States on Wednesday defended its detention of around 500 minors in Iraq, saying it had developed an "extensively robust" programme to meet the special needs of child combatants. "The US does detain juveniles that are encountered on the battlefield," Sandra Hodgkinson, deputy assistant secretary...; Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Government, Iraq, minor, U.S.; Research articles 2008-05-21
US army detains 500 minors in Iraq: report: WASHINGTON AFP — Around 500 minors are currently detained by the US army in Iraq, as well as nearly a dozen juveniles in Afghanistan, a US civil liberties group revealed on Wednesday. "Since 2002, the United States has held approximately 2,500 individuals under the age of 18 at the...; Tags: Afghanistan, American Civil Liberties Union, Government, Iraq, MARKETING, minor; Research articles 2008-05-14
Video Games: Commission Welcomes Progress on Protection of Minors in 23 EU Member States and Calls for Code of Conduct Within Two Years: WASHINGTON -- Following a survey of existing measures to protect minors from harmful video games across the 27 EU Member States, the European Commission today called for a retailers' Code of Conduct to be drawn up within two years. Twenty EU Member States now apply PEGI (Pan European Games...; Tags: commission, European Commission, Games, MARKETING, minor, video; Research articles 2008-04-22

Connecticut Woman Sentenced for Role in Sex Trafficking Ring: To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2008, TDD: +1- 202-514-1888 WASHINGTON, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department announced today that Shanaya Hicks of Bloomfield, Conn., was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for her involvement in a prostitution ring that victimized minor girls and...; Tags: Connecticut, Forbes, minor, U.S. Department of Justice, women; Research articles 2008-04-01
OUR VIEW: First steps Legislature moves toward better tax policy Believe it or not, there are things going on in the Colorado General Assembly other than the controversies swirling around Rep. Douglas Bruce. One of the best bills making its way through the Legislature, HB1225, would...; Tags: FINANCE, minor, Taxes, tobacco, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-02-25
SENATE BACKS BILL THAT BANS PORN SALES TO KIDS: DENVER - Colorado is one of only seven states without laws specifically prohibiting the sale of pornographic material to minors. A bill that received initial approval Friday from the Senate would remove it from that list, though some officials doubt SB125 will ban anything that is not...; Tags: Colorado, MARKETING, minor, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-02-23
Store's liquor license suspended: OAKLAND -- An East Oakland market appeared to have ceased operations Tuesday, the same day that the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control suspended its liquor license, citing alcohol sales to minors. When ABC enforcement officers arrived at One Stop Market, 6001 MacArthur Blvd., on Tuesday morning,...; Tags: ABC Inc., minor, Oakland, SALES; Research articles 2008-02-20
HENSICK ENJOYING HIS LIFE ON STANDBY: DENVER - Before Tuesday's game against Anaheim, Colorado Avalanche rookie T.J. Hensick pointed out that he had played 25 games in the NHL and 25 in the minors this season. If only his season were that tidy. So far this season he has been recalled four times...; Tags: Games, minor, NHL; Research articles 2008-02-14
Owens & Minor to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on January 9, 2008: RICHMOND, Va. -- Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) will present to investors at the upcoming the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The Owens & Minor presentation will be webcast live and later archived at www.owens-minor.com...; Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Minor, Richmond, SOFTWARE, Virginia; Research articles 2008-01-02
Suffolk County Legislature passes social host law: Suffolk parents be warned: Knowingly allow minors to consume alcohol in your home, and you run afoul of the law. By a 12-2 vote with four abstentions, the Suffolk County Legislature approved a "social host" law designed to "deter the consumption of alcohol by minors," according to...; Tags: alcohol, beverage, Cooper, Manufacturing, minor; Research articles 2007-12-04
Parents say airlines should do more for children traveling alone: Susan Cole wanted to fly her 12-year-old son Danny from their Maryland home to Houston so he could catch a football game with his dad, who was there on a business trip. Danny had only flown once or twice, and never alone. So Susan, plenty nervous herself, last...; Tags: Cole, Continental Airlines Inc., Danny, minor, Transportation; Research articles 2007-11-21
Technology and Pornography: I. Introduction Over the past decade, legislators and industry players have undertaken valiant efforts to employ technology to remedy a problem that technology has created-the increased availability to minors of sexually-themed content on the Internet. Legislative efforts to restrict minors' access to such content have relied on two types of...; Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Government, INTERNET, Miller, minor, Regulations, Reno, software, statute, technology, U.S. Congress, Web; Research articles 2007-11-01
Florida Men Plead Guilty to Production and Receipt of Child Pornography: To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: The U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2008, TDD +1- 202-514-1888 TDD WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two men from Indiantown, Fla., entered guilty pleas today in the Southern District of Florida for the production and receipt of child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal...; Tags: attorney, conduct, Florida, minor, U.S. Department of Justice; Research articles 2007-10-30
US mother charged with buying son weapons: NEW YORK AFP — The mother of a US teen was charged Friday with buying weapons for the boy, who was arrested with arms at his home which a high school said may have been intended for a Columbine-style shooting. Michele Cossey, 46, was charged in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, minor, SECURITY; Research articles 2007-10-12
Britney Spears slapped with hit-and-run driving charge: LOS ANGELES, United States AFP — Britney Spears suffered a fresh legal setback on Friday after being charged with involvement in a hit-and-run incident following a minor parking lot scrape, Los Angeles prosecutors said. The troubled pop princess, who was this week ordered to undergo random drug and alcohol...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, minor; Research articles 2007-09-21
Around the horn: Hall for Thome? With Jim Thome of the Chicago White Sox needing just one home run to reach the coveted plateau of 500, that nagging Hall of Fame question is renewed. Previously, anyone who hit 500 -- there are 22 players -- was an automatic for Cooperstown. I believe the...; Tags: minor, MLB; Research articles 2007-09-14
13 men arrested in child-sex sting: LOS ANGELES -- Federal and local authorities arrested 13 men for allegedly trying to arrange sex with minors during an undercover operation in which agents posed as children in order to chat online with suspected predators. Eleven of the men went to prearranged meeting locations, authorities said,...; Tags: agent, FBI, Government, minor; Research articles 2007-08-11
Iran halts teenager's execution: TEHRAN AFP — Iran on Wednesday halted the execution of a teenager who murdered a drug dealer while still a minor, giving his family 10 days to reach a financial settlement with the victim's kin, his lawyer said. Sina Paymard, 19, who suffers from manic depression, was going to...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, FINANCE, Iran, Litigation, minor; Research articles 2007-07-18