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Ray Lewis Fined $25,000 For Hit on Ochocinco

The NFL handed Baltimore Ravens' Ray Lewis a $25,000 fine for his hit on Cincinnati Bengals' Chad Cinco in a game last week.Ray Lewis will appeal the $25,000 fine.  He will not be suspended."he apparently didn't think too much of rules protecting receivers either, as he...

MacArthur Foundation Hands Out Genius Grants

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has handed out its yearly Genius Awards to 24 American geniuses. The 24 individuals are being rewarded for creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future. Only U.S. citizens and residents...

Lottery Winner Callie Rogers Broke, Spent $400,000 On Cocaine

Callie Rogers, a 22-year-old who won a $3 million jackpot six years ago, is now completely broke. In addition, Rogers spent a whopping $400,000 on cocaine alone. Rogers says winning the jackpot when she was a teenager ruined her life. She says she should not have been allowed...

Pakistan and Taliban Clashes Cause 500,000 To Flee

A large-scale military push by Pakistani gunships and mortar teams has been putting serious pressure on Taliban strongholds, causing almost 500,000 people to flee the area. At least 50 militants have been killed in the northwestern valley since Tuesday and four Pakistani army...

Winners of the "For All the Ways You Care" Contest

CVS/pharmacy Pays Tribute to Caregivers and Announces Winners of the "For All the Ways You Care" Contest Pat Pumphret of Winthrop, Mass., awarded $25,000 grand prize for lifelong dedication to fostering...

Man who is unable to make $ growing and selling pot in Canada ...

How dumb do you have to be to lose money with a grow-op?  I think this guy needs to go to prison so he can learn to be a more successful criminal.  " Crown defends seizure of grow-op home   By BRETT CLARKSON, SUN MEDIAThe Toronto...

France 120 000 protest Gaza massacre, Jews and Arabs for peace

France 120 000, Paris alone 20 000 protesters The movement "Juifs et Arabs pour la paix", "Jews and Arabs for peace" a special Paris peace action marched together to stop the massacre in Gaza. On the photos to...

Mexican woman wins $22,000 for useless red tape

I really haven't met anyone who does not hate  "red tape". Who would even want redundant procedures that gives the needy and deserving people the agony of going through every roundabouts just to get there? ...

What would McCain's health plan do?

" Instead, McCain would give families $5,000 refundable tax credit and individuals a $2,500 tax credit.   People who lose workplace coverage could use the funds to purchase insurance in the individual...

Global child porn network exposed

According to Unicef, around two million children are being exploited every year through prostitution or pornography.Children Internet Pornography Statistics suggest that Average age of first Internet exposure to...

West Brom set to axe 150 staff

" UP TO 150 jobs are at risk at West Bromwich Building Society as the region’s biggest mutual fights the harshest economic downturn for nearly two decades. The depth of the recession in the region was...

Troops quell sectarian violence in Indonesia

" Hundreds of troops were deployed to a tense Indonesian province in the Maluku islands after sectarian violence left two churches and 50 other buildings in flames, police said on Wednesday. At least six people...

Zimbabwe cholera deaths rise to 746: UN

the growth cholora's graph is rising like a mountain. "The death toll from cholera in Zimbabwe has risen to 746, with 15,572 suspected cases reported across the southern African country, according to the latest...

Dow Chemical Downsizing workforce by 5,000 and close 20 units

The HR managers are finding it tough to retain their Human face, they are on firing spree, and they are doing it blindly to save some bucks of dying companies.The Dow Chemicals have planned to downsize thier...

Drought Engulfs Bolivia: Thousands are affected

20,000 families affected by drought in bolivian.Drought has affected camacho,pacajes,loayza and ingavi also.There  is a shortage of water for human and animals ." Bolivian families in LaPaz Department have been affected by drought for months, the Bolivian Agency of...

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