An Australian couple, the Evringhams, have built a house that rotates to follow the sun. The whole house is turned by a motor not much bigger than that in a washing machine and enables the house to make the...
A snake with a single foot growing out of its body has been found in China. The foot is clawed, and the snake was able to use it for climbing. The snake was discovered by Dean Qiongxiu, 66, as it was climbing on...
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Police have identified a suspect in the homicide case of Annie Le, a Yale University student who went missing on September 8, days before she was due to get married to her fiancé Jonathan Widawsky. Le's body was found at Yale, stuffed behind a lab basement wall on Sunday....
" A string of new polls seems to show that America’s belief in the wonder-working power of Obamanomics has begun to fade. A Pew poll found President Obama’s economic approval rating has fallen to 52...
In a showdown between Rep. Brad Sherman and CNBC Mark Haynes and Erin Burnett over the taxes on AIG bonus payments, Sherman destroyed the two hosts who were desperately trying to defend the failed executives who...
Dexia, the Belgian-French bank that's backing a number of the B.C. Liberal government's public-private partnership (P3) schemes to build bridges and hospitals, has admitted that it could face serious losses as a result of the Madoff fraud case. " Franco-Belgian lender...
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NEW YORK - Bank of America said yesterday taht it will eliminate 3,000 jobs over the next three years, as it faces a deteriorating economic environment and tries to absorb Merrill Lynch & Co. An announcement...
"– White House and congressional negotiators sought on Sunday to remove remaining differences over an emergency rescue for the struggling auto industry, a stark symbol of the deepening U.S. economic crisis. ...
Spotted this car that had crashed into a wall in Kloof Street, Cape Town, South Africa. Uncertain as to the time of accident. This occured in the small parking area in front of the Shoprite. The parking...
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"In his Youtubed weekly radio address -- you can hear it HERE -- President-elect Obama provides more details about his economic recovery plan. "We need action –- and action now," Mr. Obama says. "That is why I...
What's the value of a Wall Street C.E.O now in this economy crisis. Could they get away with tax payers money to compensate them to stay in their top position or would they perhaps bail out too? The pay is not...
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"In afternoon deals on London's InterContinental Exchange, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in January fell to $US44.87. New York light sweet crude for January dived to $US46.42 - its lowest level since February...
The Dow has plunged today by -679.95 or -7.70% - the Dow's fourth-worst drop ever in its history. In an interview on ABC's World News, President George W. Bush said: "I'm sorry it's happening, of course."The...
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"With Wall Street crashing, it's hard to be a gold digger these days. So what are the lovely ladies accustomed to bottle service at Bijoux, $500 dinners at Bouley and $8,000 shopping sprees at Bergdorf to do...
Baseball is America's favorite past time, so it sounds like a great idea for American Taxpayers to foot the Bill for the 400 million dollar name rights to the new Mets Stadium. Citigroup still intends...