The FBI won’t say who phoned in the tip on Whitey Bulger , only that she saw the agency’s TV spots about him, reports AP . Presumably, this mystery person will soon be collecting the $2 million reward. With Bulger and Osama bin Laden ($25 million) accounted for, the current most-wanted list…
Continue reading …Outsourcing is a cruel mistress—but for Mark Andol, it also provided a business idea that looks to be taking off. Andol owns the Made in America store in a small New York town on the way to Niagara Falls, and as its name suggests, all 3,000 products are…
Continue reading …The male stars of soccer are worldwide celebrities, but the top female player is a relative unknown. Marta Vieira da Silva—she goes by Marta—is a 25-year-old Brazilian who plays in the fledgling women’s pro league in the US. Her team is the Western New York Flash of suburban…
Continue reading …MySpace has fallen so far that its own founders no longer bother updating their profiles, BusinessWeek finds in a detailed look at the rapid decline of the former juggernaut of social networking. Former CEO Chris DeWolfe, who founded the company with Tom Anderson in 2003, says he cringes on the…
Continue reading …Whitey Bulger saw at least one familiar face in court yesterday : his brother, William, the former president of the Massachusetts Senate who steadfastly refused to help authorities bring in his brother. The former fugitive mouthed “hello” and nodded. The reunion of sorts has led to a spate of stories along…
Continue reading …Desperate to slack off at work, but don’t know how to make sure your boss doesn’t notice you’re on Facebook? Diesel—yes, the jeans company—has the solution. Its new Be Stupid at Work app makes Facebook appear to be an Excel spreadsheet, which means you can update your status…
Continue reading …Fire up the bus: Sarah Palin will be in the audience when a glowing documentary debuts in Iowa next week. Palin and husband Todd say they will attend the premiere of The Undefeated on Tuesday in Pella, reports CNN . The visit comes on the same day President Obama will visit…
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Photographs of New Guinea’s incredible range of previously unknown species Tracy McVeigh
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