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US Olympian Montgomery gets 46 months
An Olympic gold medalist was sentenced today for participating in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. In case you needed convincing, it's further proof that fraud--as well as doping and cheating, actually--don't...
911 dispatcher gets pink slip after cursing caller
"A Nashville, Tennessee, 911 operator has been fired after he was recorded saying that he didn't "give a s---" about what happened to a woman who had just called to report her ex-boyfriend was threatening her."
New BlackBerry Makes Its Official Debut
Hot on the heels of Roger's announcement that they would be the official carrier for the iPhone in Canada, comes Research in Motion's new BlackBerry Bold. It is the Blackberry's first major volley back at Apple after...
SC Stays Capital Punishment of Six Mumbai Blasts ...
"New Delhi (ABC Live): The Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the death sentence of Abdul Ghani Turk till further order."
Tempest over a Timbit
The Tim Hortons cashier who gave a Timbit to a fussy child and was fired for it, has been rehired today.Seemed like a silly idea to fire someone over that anyway."Nicole Lilliman, 27, said she was fired Wednesday for...
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
There are many Cinco de Mayo festivities happening today. Parades, street fairs, live music, good food, and drinking are just a few of the ways people will be celebrating. Today is a day of celebrating...
OH Sh*t!: 50 Cent Gets His Chain Snatched In Ango...
"" Some dude snatches 50 Cent's chain while he was performin live in Luanda Angola Africa! Then jets like a bitch! LOL
Even Warren Buffett gets it wrong in Q1 « Peter ...
His Berkshire Hathaway reported a 64 per cent slump in Q1 profits to $181 million or $607 per share compared with $1,682 a year earlier. Remarkably for all his public warnings about the dangers of derivatives, the Sage of Omaha has run into problems with credit default swaps.
Black Hole in Bush's Brain
"Judging from the campaign rhetoric coming out of both camps, whoever wins the Oval Office will be inclined to continue the failed military policies in Iraq and to pursue a confrontation with Iran. Apparently it does...
Seagulls force kids' playtime to be cancelled
"A seagull, waiting to strikeHungry seagulls have forced playtime to be cancelled in Croatian schools after they started grabbing pupils' packed lunches. The protected species have resorted to scavenging owing to an explosion in their numbers. 'It is too dangerous for...
Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years for Not Filing Tax Ret...
Wesley Snipes is going to jail."A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns. Mr. Snipes, who was convicted in February,...
Kids to learn about boob jobs
I think you always remember your favourite book when you were a kid - mine was 'The Paper Bag Princess' and I loved it. But now it seems times have changed and new books for kids are starting to come onto the market....
Poor children’s art gets London show
More than 20 lacquer paintings by street children in Ho Chi Minh City are on display at an exhibition in London. The exhibition is organised by the Christina Noble Foundation from March 27 to April 3."Exhibition...
BBC News Website Gets Access in China
"Beijing (ABC Live): The accessibility of BBC news web site is now become easier after china has lifted unclaimed ban on BBC news website."
High River puts New Orleans on Alert
"by Sheila Grissett and Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune, Thursday March 20, 2008, 9:06 PM
Recent heavy rains in the Midwest, combined with the last melting winter snows, will swell the Mississippi River to an expected crest at 16.5 feet in New Orleans by April 9, high...
