Club Fire Plea Deal Sparks Outrage
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An attempt to close the case on the tragic 2003 nightclub   fire in Rhode Island has instead reignited controversy.
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COLES Myer was weighing up its options last night as the ding-dong auction for pubs group Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality got dirty.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A firefighter was charged with plotting to entrap his chief in a phony rape scheme so his friend could replace him, officials said.  Edward Colleton, 38, was charged with conspiring to commit official misconduct and criminal solicitation.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 -- The Los Angeles fire chief was forced to resign yesterday amid a political firestorm sparked when the City Council offered a huge legal settlement to a black firefighter whose colleagues served him dog food.
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Racial animosity and revenge are among the possible motives in the arson fires in a subdivision in southern Maryland on Dec. 6, a spokesman for federal investigators said Sunday.
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The judge overseeing the criminal case in a deadly nightclub fire issued a stinging rebuke of Attorney General Patrick Lynch's office Thursday, saying it leaked word of plea agreements for the club's owners before victims' relatives learned of the deals.
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A plea agreement for the owners of a Rhode Island nightclub that burned in 2003 has drawn criticism from many relatives of the 100 people who were killed.
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The owners of the Station nightclub in Rhode Island are going to   pay, but according to some, the punishment's not dear enough.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Feb. 24--Far East County residents appear to want better fire protection services, but whether they are willing to pay for it is questionable, fire officials said.
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The mayor is threatening a country club with up to &#36;90,000 in fines for refusing to extend spousal benefits to the partners of gay members.
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The fires that caused an estimated &#36;10 million damage at an upscale housing development in a Washington suburb were set by unidentified "acquaintances" in addition to the four men already charged in the case, according to court documents filed Monday.
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Enraged that no one will see more than four years in prison for the 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people, victims' relatives vented their fury Friday at a judge as he accepted plea deals from the club's owners in the name of avoiding a graphic, heart-wrenching trial.
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - A fireworks maker and several other defendants sued by relatives of 100 people killed in a 2003 U.S. nightclub fire have agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle claims, a lawyer in the case said on Wednesday.
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By Gene Warner  A fire at a Grand Island home early Friday caused an estimated $400,000 damage and led to the arrest of the 44-year-old homeowner, who was accused of interfering with firefighters and police officers.  Volunteer firefighters responded to a 2:46 a.m.
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A plea agreement had been reached in May between prosecutors and the former Purdue Pharma executives, but affected families are urging prison time.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Stephen Jackson pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal recklessness for firing a gun outside a strip club and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service.
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - Owners of a Rhode   Island nightclub where a fire killed 100 people three years ago   will plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter charges,   state documents showed on Wednesday.