Texas Chainsaw Massacre True Story

Despite being heavily touted as "inspired by a true story," both Tobe Hooper's original 1974 film and the 2003 Marcus Nispel remake are only lightly based on the real-life murderer Ed Gein, who is suspected to have taken several victims between 1954 and 1957. Perhaps the most...

Activists Block Oil Sands Mine In Alberta

Greenpeace activists have shut down a 155,000 barrel a day operation in Shell's Albian Sands mine just north of Fort McMurray, which is located in northern Alberta, Canada. The 25 activists from Canada, the U.S. and France are trying to attract attention to the...

National Donut Day June 5 2009: get a free Dunkin Donut

There is no greater holiday than National Donut Day this Friday June 5, and both Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme are taking part in the day by giving away a free donut to customers. "In honor of National Doughnut Day...

McDonalds to Open 1000 Stores Despite Economy

McDonalds is fighting the recession by opening 1000 more stores around the globe despite an overall income loss over the previous year. "The world's largest hamburger chain also said fourth-quarter net income fell...

Woolworths enters administration

The 99 year old Woolworth chain has sunk under it's weight, probably changing the UK retailer forever.  Shares were suspended today at 1.22 p, plummeting 90 percent over the past year.  The last of the...

US Visa fraud:, Indian Eatery chain owner barred from entering US

The number of  Indians aspiring to go and work in USA is spiralling and in absence of valid Visa  papers many of them use fraudulent travel documents. Despite the American Embassy strict vigil to...

Robert de Niro restaurant chain, Nobu, to mark endangered bluefin tuna on its...

As previously reported, Nobu in London was selling endangered bluefin tuna without labelling it as such on their menu. However, now they have made the deicison to label some dishes as being made from an endangered...

Over 50,000 Children Sick in China Tainted Milk Scandal

Numerous people have been arrested, the head of China's quality watchdog resigned and at least four children have died after tainted milk made its way into homes over the last few months. Tests have confirmed the...

Best Buy(s) Napster for $121 Million

American retail giant Best Buy has acquired the (fl)ailing web music service Napster for a cool $121 million.I'm still trying to figure out if this is a good thing for either company. To some extent, it will save...

TV chef Antonio Carluccio 'stabs himself in the chest with kitchen knife'

" Celebrity chef Antonio Carluccio, is now recovering after the incident Italian TV chef Antonio Carluccio was rushed to hospital after stabbing himself in the chest with a kitchen knife.Doctors feared the blade may have penetrated a lung and took him into intensive care on...

Behind the Iglesia Ni Cristo's King Maker Role: A Chain of Crimes and Mythica...

How do we define a king maker? What are its role? This article dig deeply into the power structure of a religious group which boasts of its bloc voting powers, peddling this power for politicians who are...

Robert De Niro's restaurant chain Nobu sells endangered tuna

World famous restaurant Nobu, partly owned by actor Robert De Niro, has been caught serving endangered bluefin tuna in their London restaurants without informing the cutomers.A number of undercover investigators...

Cheney bashes Russia for 'brutality' in Georgia

OH sure, what does Cheney care? He's leaving office and moving to Europe. What does he care if he starts a US war with Russia? Even McCain in his acceptance speech said things to indicate he will take on Russia AND Iran as well."(CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney harshly...

Man Robbed 4 Times in Two Weeks!!!

"BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A Buffalo man believes the same suspect has burglarized his home four times. He has turned to Call 4 Action's Al Vaughters and police are asking for your help as well. David Edgerton's...

Tesco pulls out of eco-towns project in UK

Tesco, the UK superkmarket giant, has pulled out of a plan to build "ecotowns" in Britain. The towns were supposed to contain zero-carbon flats and be generally environmentally friendly. "Gordon Brown's plan for eco-towns was unravelling last night, with Tesco withdrawing...

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