Delaware tops Switzerland as tax haven of choice

"MOVE over Switzerland. The tiny US state of Delaware beats the Alpine country in a contest for the most secretive financial jurisdiction, a tax justice rights group said. The United States, led by the eastern seaboard state, took in $2.6 trillion in deposits from...

Boy, 6, Floats Away In Homemade Balloon

Update ; 1:40 MDT.  Evidently, the boy was NOT in the ballon. A six year old boy, in Ft. Collins, Colorado, climbed into a hot air ballon and floated away - out of control. "FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A...

Parliamentary question Carter Ruck and Trafigura want banned

Britain’s most notorious libel lawyers have succeeded in banning a top UK newspaper from reporting a question both they and the government find extremely embarrassing. But here The-Latest prints the...

Boston's Foxborough School To Implement Breathalyzers

Boston's Foxborough school is set to implement the use of breathalyzers in school buildings, at dances, and any extracurricular activities. This new action plan to crack down on underage drinking will be put to...

Vancouver Man Set on Fire While Sleeping Outside

A 26 year-old Vancouver man was set on fire while sleeping on a couch that he found outside in the Downtown Eastside Area.  He was out drinking Saturday night and fell asleep on the couch before waking up to see his body lit on fire.  The man was taken to a hospital...

Muhammad Ali's greatness graces Downtown Eastside cinema

Barry Artiste Op.Ed WTF?  The Man of all Men was in town, nice for friggin giving Vangroovians the heads up. What a friggin Rip, I would have given my left testicle to see the man, if my girlfriend wasn't...

16 ways you know Sukkot is coming to Israel

Here's a story I wrote for a Long Island , NY paper to try and describe the atmosphere in israel leading up to Sukkot, one of the three pilgrimage festivals observed here... "1. The clang of metal poles and the sounds of hammering are practically constant as Jerusalem’s...

Jurassic Squid Drawn in Own Ink — Again

" Last month, Dr. Phil Wilby’s crew drew a picture of a belemnite — a Jurassic squid — with its own ink.70 “We felt … it would be the ultimate self-portrait,” Wilby said. From Dr. Wilby, and other scientists, we can tell a story of how his crew may have gotten the...

21 Injured When Tram Crashes Into a DoubleDeck Bus In Dublin

" 21 people have been injured, three seriously, after a collision involving a Luas tram and a bus on O'Connell Street in Dublin. The driver of the Luas had to be cut from the wreckage by emergency services. "

Ginger Summit: 3,000 Redheads Unite for Annual Redhead Day

Around 3,000 redheads came together to celebrate annual redhead day in Breda, a city in the Netherlands. The event is called Roodharigendag and celebrates redheads of all ages and to spread the awareness that...

In 2002 What Animal Did FedEx Ship to Ireland?

In 2002, what animal did FedEx ship to Ireland? Apparently, people want to know, though I have absolutely no idea why, and all I'm seeing are spam sites capitalizing on the trend, so I gotta step in on this one....

Haryana Announces Haryana Sports Policy 2009

"Chandigarh (Haryana Live): Haryana has adopted a new sports policy on Friday, when Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, approved the Sports Policy, 2009."

Caster Semenya: Gender Testing Yields Ambiguous Results

18-year-old track and field athlete Caster Semenya has recently been under fire from the media as many people are doubtful as to whether she is indeed a woman. She was stopped at a petrol station in Cape Town from entering  the women's bathroom.  The opinion that...

Washington Mutual Bank Auctions Wrong House: Family Homeless

Washington Mutual bank made a serious mistake when they auctioned the wrong house in Homestead, Florida. The Ramirez residence received no notification of the upcoming sale.Anna Ramirez was shocked to find her possessions damaged and strewn all over her front lawn last week...

Palestinian peace-making, through the eyes of a Diaspora Jew

Haaretz, Adam Abrams (17/7/2009) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and various Western leaders have taken of late to touting the "illegal Jewish settlements" in the West Bank as a major obstacle to peace.After visiting the settlements and coming to...

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