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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 […]
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 […]
Geraldo Rivera Threatens to Quit If FOX News Hires Lou Dobbs
Over the weekend, the Daily News reported that Fox News host Geraldo Rivera has told Fox News founder and chairman Roger Ailes he’ll quit if Ailes hires Lou Dobbs.
Rivera tells Rush & Molloy, “I never threatened to quit,” adding, “The last time I checked, no one here was talking to the a-—.” A rep for […]
Sean Hannity edges Bill O’Reilly in ratings war Two Irish Americans now battle for top spot
Let the battle begin.
The two Celtic warriors, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity, are now officially in a duel to the death after Hannity surpassed O’Reilly as the top cable newscaster of the past week.
Sean Hannity’s Wednesday interview with Sarah Palin averaged 4.2 million viewers, which was sufficient to crack the top ten telecasts in all […]
Warren Buffett: ‘Newspapers Have Got a Terrible Future’
Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the world and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A), doesn’t have much faith in the future of print media.
In an interview on CNBC’s Nov. 3 “Squawk Box,” following the announcement of his purchase of Burlington Northern (NYSE:BNI), Buffett was asked to comment on the future of news media, in […]