Police launch two-day blitz on metals theft

As prices for metals have risen throughout the world "metal theft" has become increasingly common. In the UK, police have launched an initiative to tackle the problem."Police have launched a nationwide blitz on the theft of metal, a fast-growing crime fuelled by rising prices...

Obama, McCain Spar over Immigration

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Sway to get the Ethnic Vote is underway as two Presidential candidates fight to get elected as President. It seems both are trying to top one another in who is the...

Visible minorities now 16% of Canadian population

In a particularly un-politically correct Seinfeld episode, George once asked whether it was kosher to talk about Elaine's new boyfriend's dubious cultural heritage. "Maybe he's....mixed...but I don't think we...

Biofuel crops may worsen global warming: study

OpinionBarry Artiste, Straight Facts Environmentalist, Now Public Contributor Gee, and to think I reported these same concerns months ago in my many stories on Junk Science. Clearing forests to make arable...

Stereogum owners sell company for piece of BuzzNet

Not sure how or if this will affect the Stereogum experience. Any bets?"December 7, 2007 -- The owners of hipster music Web site Stereogum, which include former AOL executive Bob Pittman, former MTV digital guru...

MySpace in Google software deal

"Google and MySpace have announced they are collaborating in a deal which could shake up the social networking industry. MySpace has agreed to join OpenSocial, Google's new platform designed to allow developers...

The Hispanic Wealthy: The Next Big Wave in Financial Services

"Mention the term "wealthy Hispanic" to most Americans and many are likely to think of celebrities such as New York Yankee pitcher Alex Rodriguez, TV personality Geraldo Rivera, actress Jennifer Lopez, and singer Gloria Estefan. Many others are prone to regard the term as an...

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