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Celizic: Serena’s fine, loss enough punishment

Celizic: The U.S. Open fined Serena Williams $10,000 for her outburst and tacked on $500 for breaking her racket. It’s not much of a fine for one as well-financed as Williams, but that’s the maximum allowed. It should be enough. Some may disagree.

Such a racket! Stars, teens pound away at US Open

Miffed at a miss, Mardy Fish held the racket right in front of his face and spit through the strings. Still stewing, he took a swing at his equipment bag and wound up for another whack.

Blood Racket Drained Poor Indian Workers

When Durga Prasad heard of the mysterious job with the hefty paycheck, he jumped at it, no questions asked.

Indian Doctor Suspect Arrested in Nepal

The alleged mastermind of a shadowy organ transplant operation in India that illegally removed hundreds of kidneys — sometimes from unwilling donors — has been arrested at a jungle resort in southern Nepal, an official said Friday.

Organ Transplant Scam Shocks India

The last things Mohammed Salim remembered were the knees pinning him to the ground, the guns pointed at his head, and, finally, the injection that sent him into oblivion.

Indian Police Probe Transplant Ring

Police said they were raiding hospitals and guest houses Monday as part of their investigation into an illegal transplant racket that allegedly removed kidneys from up to 500 poor laborers and sold their organs to wealthy clients.

The Vine
Mafia 'sank nuclear waste ship'
Source: BBC News

A shipwreck that could contain nuclear waste is being investigated by authorities in Italy amid claims that it was deliberately sunk by the mafia.

Stiff sentence for Viagra con
Source: romaniantimes.at

Fraudster Jan Nowak is facing a stiff jail sentence - after being caught selling Viagra mixed with cement dust.

Health Insurance For Profit; Is it a "Racket"?

The term racket is defined as an "illegal or dishonest scheme for obtaining money." Consider today's health insurance industry.

Churchill relative guilty of £6m ecstasy dealing
Source: metro.co.uk

The great-grandson of Winston Churchill has pleaded guilty to being involved in a huge ecstasy racket in Australia. Nicholas Jake Barton admitted that he knowingly took part in the supply of the drug.

Royaltied to Death
Source: techwag.com

Will the new internet radio royalty scheme kill off internet radio?

Graf buys Agassi rackets for $360,000
Source: mjock.com

In the auction before Agassi's 11th Grand Slam for Children at the MGM Grand, the tennis star was almost ready to donate the racket with which he won his first professional match, and the racket he used in his final U.S. Open just weeks ago.

Ciocci Thinks
Source: ciocci.splinder.com

Ma lo stato dov'è?? Lotta alla mafia impossibile da realizzare senza uno stato forte.

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