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Six Italian seismologists and one government official will be tried for the manslaughter of those who died in an earthquake that struck the city of L’Aquila on 6 April 2009. — [NEWS]

“Six Italian seismologists and one government official will be tried for the manslaughter of those who died in an earthquake that struck the city of L’Aquila on 6 April 2009.”

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No real-money prediction markets in the US till 2010 or 2011 —at best.

Start-Ups Hedging Their Bets On Online-Gambling Legislation. Wall Street Journal: Gerard Cunningham, president of BetFair US, the world’s largest legal online gaming company, isn’t confident that the bills will get their proper hearing in Congress soon. “The challenges those bills … Continue reading

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