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UPDATE: 16-Year-Old Arrested in Wal-Mart Intercom Case: Teen released to custody of parents
A 16-year-old boy, who was arrested for allegedly announcing a hateful message over a South Jersey Wal-Mart’s intercom, has been released to the custody of his parents, police said.
The Atlantic County, N.J. teenager was taken into custody Friday evening on charges of harassment and bias intimidation after allegedly accessing the Washington Township, N.J. store’s public […]
Texas executes man convicted of killing newlywed Brazilian engineer in suburban Dallas in 2000
The state of Texas has executed a Dallas-area man convicted of fatally shooting a Brazilian engineer.Thirty-two-year-old Michael Sigala received a lethal injection Tuesday night for the August 2000 fatal shooting of 28-year-old Kleber Santos, whose job had brought him to Texas shortly after he was married. Santos’ wife was also killed in the attack at […]
Issuer of 79.9% Interest Rate Credit Card Defends Its Product
If you have bad credit in the new era of credit card regulation, be prepared to pay — dearly — for the privilege of using credit. That’s the message underlying recent credit card offers that feature jaw-dropping interest rates of up to 79.9 percent.
The sky-high rates may be a sign of things to come in […]
The Evil Company, New York Times ad outlook dim, shares fall (Can’t wait for New York Times to go out of business)
he New York Times Co (NYT.N) warned on Wednesday that print newspaper advertising will continue to decline, sending shares down nearly 9 percent, even as the company slashed costs to reach a higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit.
The results, like that of other U.S. newspaper publishers, show that revenue declines are easing as the economy improves and […]
Top 5 Tim Tebow eye black biblical verses: How one man is using his gifts and talents to the glory of God
Atlanta – New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush started the fashion among college football players of writing messages on their eye black patches, using the iconic “619” configuration to celebrate his San Diego area code while he was at the University of Southern California.
But the only man to get more than 100 million […]
Honda Recalls 646,000 Cars for Fire Hazard
“Toyota has come under extreme public scrutiny for its handling of the situation, as it initially continued manufacturing and selling affected models even after the recall was announced. Then on Tuesday, Toyota halted the production and sale of eight models in North America, including the popular Camry and Corolla, while redesigned parts are produced and […]
Bible Possibly Written Centuries Earlier, Text Suggests (Inscription dating from the 10th century B.C found)
Scientists have discovered the earliest known Hebrew writing - an inscription dating from the 10th century B.C., during the period of King David’s reign.
The breakthrough could mean that portions of the Bible were written centuries earlier than previously thought. (The Bible’s Old Testament is thought to have been first written down in an ancient […]
Tiger Woods donates $3m to Haiti quake victims
WASHINGTON: Tiger Woods is donating $3 million for assistance in the rescue and relief effort in quake-hit Haiti, says hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons.
The scandal-hit golfer is planning a donation to dispatch a cargo plane with a mobile hospital to Haiti.
“Tiger Woods is doing something AMAZING!!!! I heard [he’s] donating to send a cargo plane with […]
Pat Robertson blames Haiti quake on ‘pact with the devil’
Today’s buzz on Twitter about the Rev. Pat Robertson seemed like a cruel hoax against the man who blamed America’s sins for the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina.
But no. Robertson did indeed strike again today during his show “The 700 Club” on the Christian Broadcasting Network. Calling for donations to CBN’s […]
Moral Decay:Facebook fuelling divorce, research claims (Social Media and Moral Decline)
The social networking site, which connects old friends and allows users to make new ones online, is being blamed for an increasing number of marital breakdowns. Divorce lawyers claim the explosion in the popularity of websites such as Facebook and Bebo is tempting to people to cheat on their partners. Suspicious spouses have also used […]