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Three charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 8:30 pm
Three young men were arraigned Sunday in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans.
Yahoo! strikes $7B deal with Alibaba
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 7:37 pm
Yahoo! announced today it has reached an agreement with Alibaba Group on a staged and comprehensive plan to unlock the Yahoo's investment in the Alibaba. The plan, which was announced in a release, includes a transaction this year where Alibaba will purchase up to one-half of Yahoo's current stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. The [...]
Millions watch as rare eclipse crosses Asia
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 6:17 pm
Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.
Despite legal challenge, tyrannosaur sells for $1 million
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 5:13 pm
NEW YORK — A nearly complete tyrannosaur skeleton has sold for just over $1 million, in spite of a call to halt its auction because the fossils may have been taken illegally from Mongolia.
Photos: NATO demonstrators march through Chicago
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 4:54 pm
A demonstrator gestures during an anti-NATO protest march in Chicago May 20, 2012. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)
Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:23 pm
ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affection" to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. ...
Man with record-breaking 14-foot mustache has some grooming tips
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:17 pm
Ram Singh Chauhan of India has the world's longest mustache, 14 feet, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Chauhan had received attention long before entering the world record books. According to the London Telegraph, his famous facial hair was featured in the 1983 James Bond film "Octopussy" and he has made cameos in [...]
Photographer “blows away” subjects
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:09 pm
Click image to see more photos. (Tadas Cerniauskas) An eye-popping photo series shows that perhaps there is no "good side" when your face is getting blasted by powerful gusts of wind. Lithuanian photographer Tadas Cerniauskas from the Tadao Cern studio created the work entitled "Blow Job." He took the photos during a design exhibition in [...]
Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:01 pm
ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affection" to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. ...
Postal employee on workers’ comp caught running Boston Marathon
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 10:55 am
A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers' compensation for a back injury. Jacquelyn V. Myers, 55, was also convicted of making false statements and faces up to [...]
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