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Largest Credit Card Breach in History

For all US citizens and Canadians who have traveled or bought things from US companies you need to watch your statements for fraud.    ""

U.S. planning to ship arms to Israel

It is rare that you see this kind of detail in the reportage of wartime activities but Reuters has the story. "LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. is seeking to hire a merchant ship to deliver hundreds of tons of arms to...

Linens 'n Things to begin liquidating stores

Ready…set…shop!  Linens n’ Things announced they will begin liquidating their stores as early as this Thursday, October 16h.  All stores are expected to be closed no later than January 1st. ...

LAST CZAR.........

" Moscow, Oct 04: A Russian Supreme Court appeals panel on Saturday declared the last Czar and his murdered family to be victims of political repression, a decision that helps Russia move toward closing a chapter in its tortured history. The decision ends years of efforts by...

Sans females, Men go gay in some part of India

India has long history of preference of male child and it leads to skewed sex ratio and many parts of country have very low female population. Residents in many part of country find difficult to get bride and there are cases where brides have been imported from other culture...

Britain goes slow as trains, planes and ships cut fuel costs

Even jet planes are slowing down to save fuel - well really to save 'fuel costs' which is perhaps slightly different - an economic rather than environmental decision. If that's what it takes to save the planet...

Floods cause corn prices to hit record high

Corn prices hit a record high today as a result of the flooding in the Midwest.  "The worst flooding in the Midwest for 15 years sent fresh shocks to global markets and consumers on Monday as corn prices hit...

Big Credit Cards Need to Change Practices, Says New Report - Progressive Grocer

"NOVEMBER 14, 2006 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Backed by findings of a new report, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) said "merchants get nothing" out of programs that constitute nearly half of the $30.7 billion in credit and debit card interchange fees that Visa and MasterCard...

Santosh Sivan's 'Before the Rains' makes waves in Hollywood

"'Before the Rains', an India-US production, by India's ace cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan is making waves in Hollywood. The winner of several awards, including Best Feature Film at 41st WorldFest-Houston,...

Saddam's former Foreign Minister, in court over merchant murders

"Tariq Aziz, once the international face of Saddam Hussein’s regime, is due toappear in a Baghdad court tomorrow accused of playing a part in theexecution of a group of merchants more than 15 years ago.Mr Aziz,...

Russian arms dealer to face trial in Thailand-police

It will be interesting to see how this develops, particularly in terms of jurisdiction." BANGKOK, March 7 (Reuters) - Viktor Bout, the alleged "Merchant of Death" of the clandestine arms trade arrested in a U.S....

Alleged 'Merchant of Death' caught in Thailand

One of the world's most wanted arms traffickers has apparently been arrested by police."BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — A Russian dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly supplying weapons to Africa's bloody conflicts over power and diamonds was arrested Thursday in Thailand...

Banner ads fail affiliate marketers

"Affiliate marketing is growing in popularity, with increasing numbers of merchants recognising the value of this style of performance-based marketing, while many web site owners are taking the opportunity to make use of web site real estate to earn some income.  At the...

The Monica Lewinsky scandal, ten years later

It seems like yesterday that a nation was preoccupied with a blue dress, a cigar, and a scandal, but ten years have passed since the breaking of the Clinton-Lewinsky affair (and many of Clinton's other dalliances)...

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 - Captain Kidd's Ship

The wreckage of a pirate ship abandoned by Captain Kidd in the 17th century has been found by divers in shallow waters off the Dominican Republic, a research team claims. The underwater archaeology team, from Indiana University, says they have found the remains of Quedagh...

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