Monthly Archives: December 2010
School board shooting video shows Panama City, Florida, shootout
During a routine school board meeting in Panama City, Florida, an ex-convict took over the meeting, shooting at school board members.Inmate gets kosher meals in accordance with Festivus beliefs
California Inmate Malcolm Alarmo King gets three kosher meals per day while in prison because of his officially declared religion: Festivus.Pedro Espada charged with stealing from nonprofit foundation
Pedro Espada has been indicted along with his son for embezzling from the Soundview HealthCare Network, a nonprofit health care organization.Chinese archaeologists discover pot full of 2,400-year-old soup
The bronze cauldron of 2,400-year-old soup was found during construction near the Terracotta Army in the ancient Chinese capital of Xian...Stem cell transplant accidentally cures a case of HIV
German scientists made an accidental breakthrough. An HIV positive man got a stem cell transplant to treat his leukemia and it cured his HIV.Peer to peer loan lenders bypass bank middlemen
A way to bypass the middlemen at the bank is to look into peer to peer loan lenders. People who qualify can get loans at below bank rates...Google Latitude for iPhone finally approved by Apple App Store
After much anticipation, the approved Google Latitude location-sharing app, re-engineered for iOS 4, is available at the Apple App Store...Bellagio robbery | Bandit rides away with $1.5 million in chips
The Bellagio hotel casino has been robbed; that makes two large casinos in Las Vegas that may have been robbed by the same man in five days.Westin Hotels offers exercise gear for business travelers
Westin Hotels now offers communal exercise wear for business travelers. Good business, or will people be too grossed out to use the service?Yahoo login goes down as company lays off 700 employees
Yahoo has announced that the company will be laying off 700 or more employees in order to cut costs. AOL has also withdrawn its buyout offer.Sal Alosi salary takes big hit as punishment for tripping player
Sal Alosi doesn't make a lot of money by NFL standards, and his salary will suffer big time with a fine and suspension for his actions. ...Global yuan exchange under way for first time in history
The yuan, which had been kept under lock and key in China, is now a global currency trading commodity. Traders are chomping at the bit.Julian Assange of WikiLeaks granted bail in court hearing
Several people, including Michael Moore, pledged to bail WikiLeaks' Julian Assange out of jail. If he gets out, he'll be closely supervised.Loans for people with bad credit: Poor and no credit accepted
Our online loans for people with bad credit are fast, easy to get. Even if you have poor credit or no credit, applying is as easy as 1-2-3.Voyager 1 nears edge of solar system after 33 years in space
Voyager 1, a NASA deep space probe, has reached a region in the solar system 11 billion miles from Earth where the solar wind blows out ...Passengers aboard Brilliance of the Seas horrified by big storm
The 90,000-ton Royal Caribbean ship Brilliance of the Seas was tossed like a cork in high winds and heavy seas on a Mediterranean cruise. ...Tax cut bill near to passing the Senate with compromise
The compromises are being made, and the Senate is closer to voting on the tax cut bill. If it passes, it goes to the House for approval. ...
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