50 Cent sues Taco Bell for stealing his endorsement

Rapper 50 cent took Taco Bell to court on Wednesday, claiming the fast food chain used him as the star to their hip-hop themed ad campaign without his consent. He was enfuriated that the restaurant would use...

YouTube-era crime and punishment

"Here’s a novel punishment: A Florida judge has sentenced two pranksters to one minute of YouTube shame.With the popularity of Google’s video sharing site has come an unfortunate rise in pranks from people chasing their 15 minutes of web fame. Kids plot, film, and proudly...

Robber: 'Give me your tacos!'

A California man apparently could not wait for the local Taco Tuesday special...for him, robbing a man of his tacos was the answer.   This from AP:   " FONTANA, Calif. —  A hunger for...

Owner of destroyed B.C. restaurant commits suicide

More unfortunate news concerning the Taco Del Mar restaurant explosion and fire in Vancouver, B.C."The owner of a Vancouver restaurant destroyed in a suspected arson attack has committed suicide, police said...

Boortz: "I don't care if Mexicans pile up against that fence ... [J]ust run a...

I have issues with immigration as well, but I never heard a progressive express his or her's opposition like this. To deny anti-Latino racism in this issue is to deny the reality of life for non-Europeans in the...

Yo Quiero Taco Rats?

Okay, so, um...I used to eat at this Taco Bell. Not often, but when I lived in Greenwich Village and was looking for a quick and dirty (evidently dirtier than I first presumed) snack, I would admittedly stop at...

FDA Set to OK Food From Cloned Animals

"(AP) -- The government has decided that food from cloned animals is safe to eat and does not require special labeling. The Food and Drug Administration planned to brief industry groups in advance of an announcement Thursday morning. The FDA indicated it would approve cloned...

Yum Finds E. Coli A Hard Sell

It would seem hard to recover from a E. coli outbreak in the food service industry. But Taco Bell is not only ready for you to return to those plastic bench chairs, they are assuring people that it is safe...

Taco Bell pulls onions as E. coli outbreak grows

Taco Bell pulls onions, next? Taco Bell pulls Taco Bell (we should be so lucky!)

Fast Food Cravings Conquered!

"Fast food is a way of life. The typical American eats three hamburgers and four orders of fries each week. The majority of these visits are spontaneous; we see the fast food sign as we're driving by and before we know it we're munching as we hum the music from the latest...

Road Trip: Testing Google's Wi-Fi Network

"When Google announced on Tuesday that it had launched a free municipal wireless network in its home town of Mountain View, we here at PC Magazine decided it was time for a road trip. Free muni Wi-Fi sounded too good to be true, so we just had to see it for ourselves....

Backlash emerges against Latino culture (The Christian Science Monitor)

" NORCROSS, GA. - In some ways, the traveling taco stand has become a symbol of the rise of Hispanics in the US. Here in Gwinnett County, Ga., it wasn't any different – until lawmakers outlawed the $1 street-corner taco vendor last month. Hispanic purveyors of the...

National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) News

"The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), founded in 1927 as The National Conference for Christians and Jews, is a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism. NCCJ promotes understanding and respect among all races,...

Somos Primos

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