Manhattan Escort Breaks Her Back After Jumping From A Sixth Floor Apartment...
A Manhattan escort jumped from a sixth-floor apartment to escape a client she said kidnapped her and forced her to have sex with multiple people, The New York Post reports.Prosecutors say the unnamed...
View ArticleNew York Man Charged With Chopping Up His Mother
A New York man was charged Thursday with stabbing his mother, then chopping her into small pieces, prosecutors said.Bashid McLean, 23, was charged with murder and attempting to cover up the crime by...
View ArticleOne Law School Reveals The Scary Reality Of Paying Back Massive Debt
If you're applying for law school, it shouldn't come as a shock to you that you might end up poor after paying for your degree.Tuition at private law schools has climbed to $40,000 a year (not counting...
View ArticleFord Is Being Sued Over Fuel Efficiency Claims
Two similar lawsuits against Ford over an allegedly "false and misleading" marketing campaign, which promised excellent fuel economy in the automaker's C-Max Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid cars, have been...
View ArticleThe Defense Of Marriage Act Screws Gay Politicians, Lawyers Say
There are a lot of arguments for same-sex marriage.The 83-year-old lesbian fighting the anti-gay Defense of Marriage of Act says it contributes to a history of discrimination by barring the U.S. from...
View ArticleAnd Now Jonah Lehrer's Second Book Is Being Pulled From Stores
Fabricated Bob Dylan quotes in his previous book, "Imagine" led to author Jonah Lehrer's resignation from the New Yorker, and to the publisher of that book, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, pulling it from...
View ArticleJustice Kennedy Could Disappoint A Lot Of People On His Gay Marriage Vote
The Supreme Court will decide the fate of gay marriage in just a few weeks. Many pro-gay marriage people are counting on Anthony Kennedy's vote, but they might not actually get it.Kennedy, who's...
View ArticleGeorgia Man Charged With Killing Usher's 11-Year-Old Stepson In Boating...
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — An Atlanta man has been charged with killing the 11-year-old stepson of pop star Usher in a boating collision last summer.Jeffrey Simon Hubbard was arrested Friday, the day...
View ArticleAmericans Want Gun Control, But Not Badly Enough
After a month of reported congressional movement on gun control, negotiations have apparently hit a snag.Democratic senators have decided to break up proposals into different packages – such as Senator...
View ArticleFinally A Gun Is Used To Stop A Crime Instead Of Killing Innocent People
One of the most common and persuasive arguments against gun control is that guns offer a means with which good guys can protect themselves from bad guys.In practice, unfortunately, the guns that good...
View ArticleThere's A Supreme Court Case Coming That Could Set Back Gay Rights By Years
There's been a recent and dramatic surge of support for gay rights in America.Voters in three states made history in November by approving same-sex marriage, and some of the country's most powerful...
View Article'Anonymous' Hacker Explains Why He Fled The US
Anonymous is front and center these days: the amorphous hacktivist group has been publishing internal data of U.S. banks while prominent members are prosecuted for stealing information and sharing...
View ArticleSwitzerland May Have Just Voted In Some Of The Toughest Executive Pay Rules...
According to recent exit polls, Switzerland may have just voted in some of the toughest executive pay rules in the entire world.The new rules voted on today would allow shareholders at Swiss-listed...
View ArticleRescue Teams Give Up Search For Florida Man Whose Home Fell Into Sinkhole
Rescue workers in Florida have called off their search for a man whose home fell into a sinkhole, the BBC reports.Jeffrey Bush was believed to have been sleeping when his home fell into a 30 feet wide...
View ArticleAn Ex-Con Sex Offender Was Charged With Sneaking Back Into Jail
NEW YORK (AP) — Most people who've done time in jail can't wait to get away. But this week, New York City authorities accused one former inmate of sneaking back in.Yonkers resident Matthew Matagrano,...
View ArticleHow London Became The Divorce Capital Of The World
London's reputation as the divorce capital of the world has flourished in the belief that its courts offer more bountiful settlements for wives – as well as relatively fast justice.A Law Commission...
View ArticleAfter Selling A Startup For $70 Million At Age 25, Founder Blows Through...
Thirteen years ago, things looked brighter for Jennifer Sultan.Then, Sultan was a recent New York University graduate who sold a tech startup, Live Online, for $70 million. That summer she rented a...
View ArticleApple Just Lost $450 Million
A judge cut $450 million from a $1 billion award to be paid by Samsung in a landmark patent lawsuit from Apple, saying a jury had wrongly calculated the damages.US District Judge Lucy Koh affirmed the...
View ArticleHow An Alleged €150 Million Check-Kiting Scam Bankrupted Leo Burnett In Greece
Last year, when ad agency Leo Burnett's Greek subsidiary suddenly filed for bankruptcy, most people chalked up the failure to the economic crash that humbled that country.But that's not why the agency...
View ArticleGOP Mega Donor's Company Admits It 'Likely' Violated US Bribery Laws
March 2 (Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp said it "likely" violated the federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which outlaws the bribery of foreign officials, according to a Securities and Exchange...
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