Back in 2004 when he was governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney successfully lobbied Standard & Poor’s to upgrade the state’s credit rating by bragging the state had raised taxes in the state during an economic downturn, reports Politico . Last week, in the face of the first-ever downgrade to the United…
Continue reading …As soon as the Chinook helicopter carrying 30 American troops and eight Afghans was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired from a hillside, it burst into flames, a witness tells the AP . “After it started burning, it crashed. It came down in three pieces. We could see it burning from…
Continue reading …Robyn Gardner, the 35-year-old woman who went missing in Aruba last week, has tattoos covering her shoulder and one over her ribcage that translates to, “If I can’t move the earth then I’ll raise hell.” But Gardner was actually a quiet, trusting woman who enjoyed taking care of her boyfriend’s…
Continue reading …The Barefoot Bandit, whose cross-country crime spree brought him folk outlaw status, has reportedly signed a movie deal worth as much as $1.3 million with 20th Century Fox. But 20-year-old Colton Harris-Moore won’t see a penny for the rights of his life story: It instead goes to pay the…
Continue reading …The new face of a woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee two years ago has been revealed for the first time in photos showing a startling transformation. The pictures of Charla Nash were first shown today on NBC’s Today show, though Nash, who had a face transplant in May…
Continue reading …Another day, another poll about how much we hate Congress . This latest poll shows, in particular, that just one in four of us believes the federal government can fix the economy. That’s down 21 points from October, notes the Washington Post . And a whopping 71% of respondents believe S&P was…
Continue reading …So, about that assault on Facebook rumored to be coming on Nov. 5 from Anonymous ? It looks there may only be a sliver of truth to it. A few Anonymous hackers are apparently involved, but Anonymous as a whole isn’t on board, reports ZDNet’s Friending Facebook blog . “#OpFacebook is…
Continue reading …The US-Taliban talks have been cut off, thanks to media leaks. Western diplomats tell the Telegraph that confidentiality was a key condition of the talks, held in Germany and Qatar in March and April, but they were halted after just three meetings because details were leaked. Among other things, the…
Continue reading …Move over, Chuck Norris. Hang up that whip, Indiana Jones. There’s a new hero in town, and his name is Vladimir Putin. Yes, the Russian prime minister is not only a judo expert, artist , whale hunter , and muscle-bound fisherman , he is also a great and successful archaeologist, who, while the…
Continue reading …Apparently suing your law school is a new trend: Another lawsuit has been filed, this time by a group of graduates unhappy with their alma mater. New York Law School dupes students into enrolling by claiming that “the overwhelming majority of its students—90% to 95%— secure employment within nine…
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