Rival links Craigslist to 12 deaths, 330 crimes in past year msnbc.com Craigslist can be dangerous, so much that a recently released study — commissioned by rival Oodle, which runs Facebook app Marketplace — calls it "a cesspool of crime." The report links the famous classified service to 330 crimes ... |
Monday, February 28, 2011
Rival links Craigslist to 12 deaths, 330 crimes in past year - msnbc.com
Sheriff: Three adopted children suffered horrific abuse - CNN International
 CNN International | Sheriff: Three adopted children suffered horrific abuse CNN International (CNN) -- Three adopted children who allegedly suffered burns and were forced to eat pet food lived in "inhumane conditions" and might never fully recover, an Oklahoma sheriff said Thursday. "They have been raised worse than dogs," Canadian County ... |
Sheriff: Three adopted children suffered horrific abuse - CNN International
CNN International | Sheriff: Three adopted children suffered horrific abuse CNN International (CNN) -- Three adopted children who allegedly suffered burns and were forced to eat pet food lived in "inhumane conditions" and might never fully recover, an Oklahoma sheriff said Thursday. "They have been raised worse than dogs," Canadian County ... |
Why You're Not Married - Huffington Post (blog)
Why You're Not Married Huffington Post (blog) You want to get married. It's taken a while to admit it. Saying it out loud -- even in your mind -- feels kind of desperate, kind of unfeminist, kind of definitely not you, or at least not any you that you recognize. Because you're hardly like those ... |
Waste throws wrench into Los Angeles community colleges' massive project - Los Angeles Times
 Los Angeles Times | Waste throws wrench into Los Angeles community colleges' massive project Los Angeles Times Poor planning, frivolous spending and shoddy work dog the sprawling system's bond-financed construction program. Larry Eisenberg, head of the construction program, right, at a meeting. In an April 2009 e-mail, he told his construction chief that ... |
Video: ten terrifying landings, takeoffs and flights - Gadling
Video: ten terrifying landings, takeoffs and flights Gadling It is pretty safe to say that 99.99% of all flights are completely uneventful, but every now and then you'll find yourself on a flight from hell. We've collected ten videos of poor takeoffs, ... |
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Plague Death Came Within Hours, Spurred by Scientist's Medical Condition - Bloomberg
Plague Death Came Within Hours, Spurred by Scientist's Medical Condition Bloomberg University of Chicago infectious disease specialist Ken Alexander still remembers the shock he felt almost 18 months ago when his pager shook with the message that a colleague had died from the plague. ... |
The $5 Million Tax Break - Wall Street Journal
The $5 Million Tax Break Wall Street Journal Congress has set sweet new terms for the gift tax, and families are tearing up their estate plans to take advantage. Here's what you need to know. By ANNE TERGESEN and LAURA SAUNDERS Ray Maggi is photographed in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 25. ... |
How will America handle the fall of its Middle East empire? - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
 Telegraph.co.uk (blog) | How will America handle the fall of its Middle East empire? Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Empires can collapse in the course of a generation. At the end of the 16th century, the Spanish looked dominant. Twenty-five years later, they were on their knees, over-extended, bankrupt, ... |
You Should Open a Store! - New York Times (blog)
 New York Times (blog) | You Should Open a Store! New York Times (blog) Peter Wynn Thompson for The New York Times Joanne Tarzian stands outside a location she is considering for a kitchenware store. That is what everyone is telling Joanne Tarzian. And for good reason. In 1997, she joined her sister who was ... |
Pasta-Shaped Light from Spinning Black Holes Could Challenge Einstein - Wired News (blog)
Pasta-Shaped Light from Spinning Black Holes Could Challenge Einstein Wired News (blog) Rotating black holes could leave a twisty signature on light escaping their gravitational maws. If this screwy light can be detected from Earth, it would give astronomers a new way to detect exotic black holes and a new test of ... |
Septuagenarian Becomes Oldest Actor Ever in Porn Hall of Fame - AOL News
 AOL News | Septuagenarian Becomes Oldest Actor Ever in Porn Hall of Fame AOL News The phrase "do something you love and you'll never work a day in your life" seems completely apropos for porn actor Dave Cummings. Although Cummings (born David Connors) turns 71 in a few weeks, an age when many of his contemporaries have retired, ... |
Bow Down To the Yoga Teacher - Newsweek
 Newsweek | Bow Down To the Yoga Teacher Newsweek Greg Gumucio, standing, leads a yoga class at his studio, Yoga to the People, in New York. Marco, the tattooed instructor at the front of the room, is all charisma. He stalks; he pounces; he perches on my back as he corrects my Janu Sirsasana pose ... |
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Why I Changed My Mind About Unions - American Thinker
Why I Changed My Mind About Unions American Thinker The organized tactics of intimidation by the public employee unions in Wisconsin last week came as no surprise to me. I'm from New York, one of the most union-friendly states in the country, and I've seen the negative effects of ... |
The Coming Tablet Boom and Crash - TMCnet
The Coming Tablet Boom and Crash TMCnet As I've said repeatedly, any electronics company with a heartbeat and access to an LCD manufacturing capability is making Android tablets. It's this boom in production that will result in future ugliness for tablet manufacturers by the ... |
How My Smart Phone Got Me Out Of A Speeding Ticket In Traffic Court - Skatter Tech
 Skatter Tech | How My Smart Phone Got Me Out Of A Speeding Ticket In Traffic Court Skatter Tech Last year a traffic cop pulled me over while driving home and handed me a speeding ticket. Although nervous and somewhat startled since it was my first time getting caught, I ended up walking out of traffic court a few months later ... |
Canadian judge under review for controversial remarks in sex case - CNN
Canadian judge under review for controversial remarks in sex case CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A Canadian judge whose controversial ruling and remarks in a sexual assault case sparked outrage is being investigated by the Canadian court system, a website statement said Friday. Last week, Manitoba Justice Robert ... |
Christina Aguilera and the Hideous Cult of Oversouling - Huffington Post (blog)
Christina Aguilera and the Hideous Cult of Oversouling Huffington Post (blog) To me, the horrific part of Christina Aguilera's rendition of the National Anthem -- and "rendition" is an apt term for it, because she kidnapped the song and shipped it out to be tortured -- was not her mangling of the words, but her mangling of the ... |
Friday, February 25, 2011
US announces sanctions against Libya, suspends embassy operations - CNN
 CNN | US announces sanctions against Libya, suspends embassy operations CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- The US government announced Friday that it will impose sanctions against the regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi -- part of a series of measures designed to isolate the Libyan regime and loosen the dictator's grip ... |
Rep. David Wu's staff confonted him over concerns about his mental health - OregonLive.com
 OregonLive.com | Rep. David Wu's staff confonted him over concerns about his mental health OregonLive.com By The Oregonian View full sizeBenjamin Brink/The OregonianDavid Wu, during a debate against Republican challenger Rob Cornilles in September 2010. WASHINGTON -- Three days before the Nov. 2 election, Oregon Rep. David Wu's most loyal and senior ... |
Billionaire Brothers' Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute - New York Times
Billionaire Brothers' Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute New York Times WASHINGTON — Among the thousands of demonstrators who jammed the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds this weekend was a well-financed advocate from Washington who was there to voice praise for cutting state spending by slashing union ... |
Why I Changed My Mind About Unions - American Thinker
Why I Changed My Mind About Unions American Thinker The organized tactics of intimidation by the public employee unions in Wisconsin last week came as no surprise to me. I'm from New York, one of the most union-friendly states in the country, and I've seen the negative effects of ... |
Halle Berry's Movie Was the Last Straw in Custody Battle, Says Source - People Magazine
Halle Berry's Movie Was the Last Straw in Custody Battle, Says Source People Magazine Halle Berry's latest movie was supposed to be the big-budget romantic comedy New Year's Eve – but for the actress and her ex, Gabriel Aubry, the feel-good film may have been the final straw in their already-strained custody arrangement over their 2 ... |
If Not Now, When? - New York Times
 New York Times | If Not Now, When? New York Times What's unfolding in the Arab world today is the mother of all wake-up calls. And what the voice on the other end of the line is telling us is clear as a bell: “America, you have built your house at the foot of a volcano. ... |
Is Kim Kardashian a naked Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde? - Fox News (blog)
 Fox News (blog) | Is Kim Kardashian a naked Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde? Fox News (blog) Kim Kardashian can't make her mind up on whether she does or does not like to see herself in magazines naked. “I feel so f***ing taken advantage of. They promised me I'd be fully covered!” Kardashian cried to her mother on the January 30th episode of ... |
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Billionaire Brothers' Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute - New York Times
Billionaire Brothers' Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Dispute New York Times WASHINGTON — Among the thousands of demonstrators who jammed the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds this weekend was a well-financed advocate from Washington who was there to voice praise for cutting state spending by slashing union ... |
New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users - New York Times
 New York Times | New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users New York Times You may think the only people capable of snooping on your Internet activity are government intelligence agents or possibly a talented teenage hacker holed up in his parents' basement. But some simple software lets just about anyone ... |
Where Have The Good Men Gone? - Wall Street Journal
Where Have The Good Men Gone? Wall Street Journal Kay S. Hymowitz argues that too many men in their 20s are living in a new kind of extended adolescence. By KAY S. HYMOWITZ Not so long ago, the average American man in his 20s had achieved most of the milestones of adulthood: a high-school diploma, ... |
The IRS Targets Income Tricks - Wall Street Journal
The IRS Targets Income Tricks Wall Street Journal There's a saying: Pigs get fed and hogs get slaughtered. The Internal Revenue Service surely hopes that includes tax hogs. That is the message of a recent US district court case won by the IRS against David Watson, a CPA in West Des ... |
ObamaCare Is Already Damaging Health Care - Wall Street Journal
ObamaCare Is Already Damaging Health Care Wall Street Journal Many of its changes don't kick in until 2014. But the law is forcing dramatic consolidation and reducing choice in the industry. By LLOYD M. KRIEGER The Republicans who now control the House of Representatives hope to repeal or defund ObamaCare, ... |
Travel abroad (without going broke) - CNN International
Travel abroad (without going broke) CNN International As fuel costs rise, so does airfare. But flexibility and planning ahead can save money, experts say. (CNN) -- Soaring airfares have some travelers worried they'll stay grounded this summer. CaSandra Minichiello, 37 ... |
Why America's teachers are enraged - CNN
 CNN | Why America's teachers are enraged CNN Thousands of teachers, nurses, firefighters and other public sector workers have camped out at the Wisconsin Capitol, protesting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's efforts to reduce their take-home pay -- by increasing their contribution to their pension ... |
Bond Market Flashes Inflation Warning - Wall Street Journal
Bond Market Flashes Inflation Warning Wall Street Journal The US bond market has begun sending a message that inflation risks are rising and the Federal Reserve may be too slow to act, potentially marking a significant turning point in the economic recovery. In the past week, Treasury-bond ... |
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Reid takes on Nevada brothels - CNN
Reid takes on Nevada brothels CNN Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, has called for an end to legalized prostitution in his state (CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is taking aim at the world's oldest profession, calling for an end to legal prostitution in his ... |
$28 a night at a Caribbean resort? OK, what's the catch? - USA Today
$28 a night at a Caribbean resort? OK, what's the catch? USA Today PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — "Did you get The Deal?" I ask my fellow passengers as we settle into the shuttle for the 35-minute ride from the airport to the Lifestyle Tropical Beach Resort & Spa. They have, indeed. ... |
Mark Bittman: How to Make Oatmeal . . . Wrong - New York Times (blog)
Mark Bittman: How to Make Oatmeal . . . Wrong New York Times (blog) There's a feeling of inevitability in writing about McDonald's latest offering, their “bowl full of wholesome” — also known as oatmeal. The leading fast-food multinational, with sales over $16.5 billion a year (just under the GDP of ... |
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