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The U.S. economy contracted at a staggering 6.2 percent pace at the end of 2008, the worst showing in a quarter-century, as consumers and businesses ratcheted back spending, plunging the country deeper into recession. The Commerce Department report released Friday showed the economy sinking much faster than the 3.8 percent annualized drop for the October-December quarter [...]
The National Basketball Association will borrow 175 million dollars to serve as aid to teams that might struggle in the weak global economy, Sports Business Journal reported Thursday. The report said the presumption is teams would use the funds to cover operating losses and that while the league was not looking to borrow, Bank of America [...]
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei — It was a beer run on the high seas. Brunei’s customs officers arrested two men who tried to smuggle 1,382 cans of contraband beer by boat into the Muslim-majority country, a news report said Wednesday. The men entered Brunei’s waters from a neighboring nation Tuesday but tried to flee when they realized [...]
By Lori Montgomery and Ceci Connolly Washington Post Staff Writers President Obama is putting the finishing touches on an ambitious first budget that seeks to cut the federal deficit in half over the next four years, primarily by raising taxes on businesses and the wealthy and by slashing spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, administration [...]
You may have seen the commercial where Montel Williams hawks some goofy collectible coins with President Obama’s face IN FULL COLOR OMG. If you were planning on ordering some, though, watch this video from KATU 2 TV in Portland, Oregon first.* A father and daughter bought the coins and discovered that they’re just regular money [...]
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29 April 2009
by carl macgowan, Newsday MELVILLE, N.Y. _ Yelling “fore!” may be traditional golf etiquette, but it’s not required by law, a New York appeals court has ruled. Dr. Azad Anand, of Oyster Bay, N.Y., lost sight in one eye when his buddy shanked a shot during a 2002 round at a Dix Hills golf course. But Anand is [...]
30 March 2009
The man told police he was travelling 20 miles per hour when he wrecked it. By WTVN Newsroom Newark Police have cited a 28-year old man for OVI and driving under suspension after discovering he crashed a motorized barstool on a public street while under the influence of alcohol. On March 4, officer Michael Trotter responded to the [...]
30 March 2009
By Brian Briggs San Francisco, CA – Fifteen patients on life support and in surgery died at San Francisco General Hospital when power was cut for “Earth hour” on Saturday. The hospital was pleased with their participation in the worldwide celebration of the planet. “We asked all the patients and their families if they were all right [...]
29 March 2009
An explosive video being shopped to media outlets has plunged the White House and Vice President Joe Biden into a cocaine scandal, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. The video shows a woman, who is represented by the seller and his attorneys to be Biden’s daughter Ashley, snorting several lines of cocaine. The tape has been viewed by a [...]
27 March 2009
SPCA Official: ‘Worst Case I Have Ever Seen’ Two Feet Of Feces Found In House Of Million-Dollar Neighborhood CHESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS/AP) ? One New Jersey SPCA official says it’s probably the worst case he’s ever seen. An estimated 80 cats and one dog were found living in a home in a million-dollar neighborhood in Morris County. SPCA spokesman Matthew [...]
27 March 2009
TAMPA - If you ever need an example of why drinking and dialing isn’t a joke and can lead to serious repercussions, consider the case of Evon Cavett. Tampa police say she was the woman who misused the 911 system Wednesday, calling three times to tell dispatchers that her roommate was trying to take beer away [...]
26 March 2009
LONDON (AFP) – A British town is using garish pink lighting that shows up acne to deter teenagers from loitering, in the latest example of using simple technology to break up loutish gatherings. Residents of Mansfield in central England have installed fluorescent pink lights normally used by dermatologists to show up pimples and acne blemishes. That aside, [...]
26 March 2009
By MARTIN J. KIDSTON- Independent Record - 03/26/09 A man awoke in his home Sunday morning to a rude surprise — a 19-year-old man asleep on his couch with his pants around his ankles. The complainant, who lives on the 1100 block of Vallejo Road, found the stranger asleep on his couch, apparently recovering from a nearby [...]
26 March 2009
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER WASHINGTON (AP) — Everyone from President Barack Obama on down to fans has criticized how college football determines its top team. Now senators are getting off the sidelines to examine antitrust issues involving the Bowl Champion Series. The current system “leaves nearly half of all the teams in college football at a competitive [...]
24 March 2009
Middle school students catch drunk teacher on video Land O’ Lakes, Florida — Video has now surfaced of a Pasco County teacher accused last week of coming to class intoxicated and forcing students to dance in an inappropriate manner. VIDEO HERE District administrators say 42-year-old Kylene Nelson remains on administrative leave pending a decision on her future by [...]
