Brothers admit stealing parts from 244 corpses

"PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Two brothers who ran a funeral home and crematorium admitted Tuesday that they sold corpses to a company that trafficked stolen body parts, a macabre scheme that left families aghast and unclear about the fate of their loved ones. Louis and...

Thousands of criminal files lost in Uk data fiasco

" Confidential records and sensitive intelligence on tens of thousands of the most prolific criminals in England and Wales have been lost in a major breach of data security at the heart of Whitehall. Scotland...

Russia 'backed Litvinenko murder'

A report by the BBC last night revealed that the UK government has concluded that the Russian state was behind the murder of Russian citizen Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006. Litvinenko was poisoned with...

Mother's heartbreak: How 30 blunders by hospital killed my newborn baby

"Lisa Callaway's son Alwyn weighed 7lb 8oz, with perfectly formed limbs and a shock of dark hair. But the baby she and husband William had longed for lived only two days, killed by the professionals entrusted with...

Customer Service: WTF is That?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYes, we have all heard of it, "Customer Service", like Jesus, Allah, Buddha or an honest Politician, a myth we have never actually seen.  Marketers today are...

Entitled or Entrusted?

Here is a great article on the distribution of wealth throughout the the world.  I find it interesting on a number of fronts.   The topic of resource distribution from a personal, social and governmental perspective is a routine topic of conversation in my...

Fiji Alert: Armed soldiers raid NLTB office

"Update: 12.55PM Armed soldiers have raided the Suva offices of the Native Land Trust Board the body entrusted with managing native land on behalf of indigenous landowners. Witnesses say a group arrived shortly after midday and entered the boards offices, which also houses...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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