Byron Wien Intentionally Left Off One Thing From His List Of 2013...
Byron Wien, the legendary Wall Street strategist at Blackstone, just published his 28th annual list of Ten Surprises.As usual, it combines predictions for the economy, markets, and the political...
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Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >>As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...
View ArticlePolice Boycott Denny's After Being Told To Leave Because Of Their Guns
An incident between police and a Denny's caused quite a commotion in Illinois this week.Five on-duty detectives, whose badges were allegedly visible, were at a Denny's in Belleville, Illinois, when a...
View ArticleTeen Brags About Drunk Driving On Facebook
Facebook came in handy for police in Oregon working to solve a New Year's Day car accident after a teen used the site to admit his drunk driving was to blame.Jacob Cox-Brown, 18, posted a Facebook...
View ArticleThe Favorite Attorney Of Notorious Mass Murderers Has Been Dubbed One Of The...
The woman responsible for representing some of society's most infamous criminals is one of the most "badass" lawyers America has to offer, according to Quora users.In response to a recent thread about...
View ArticleAn American Eagle Pilot Was Arrested For Reportedly Failing A Blood-Alcohol Test
An American Eagle pilot has been arrested after failing a blood-alcohol test at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the AP reported, citing an airline spokesman.The pilot was preparing for...
View ArticleInternet Parody Is On Its Way To Becoming A Crime: Free Speech Advocates
Across the country, states are cracking down on online impersonators in an attempt to combat fraud, libel, and cyber bullying.In Arizona, the legislature is considering a bill that would make...
View ArticleNew York Politicians Are So Mad At One Newspaper They're Trying To Change...
Politicians are so mad at a Westchester, N.Y. newspaper for publishing an interactive map showing the names and addresses of gun owners that they want to tighten up public information laws.State Sen....
View ArticleSubway Sandwich Artist Fired For Threatening Customer Who Wanted Ketchup On...
A Subway sandwich artist in Florida was fired for threatening a customer who wanted ketchup on his Philly cheesesteak, according to WFTV.When Luis Martinez ordered the condiment, Lawrence Ordone told...
View ArticleSchool Board Member Allegedly Rams Teen With Her Car In Fight Over Walmart...
A school board member in Georgia was arrested after allegedly hitting a 17-year-old with her SUV in a dispute over a parking space at Walmart, according to WBSTV.WBSTV reported the teen girl was...
View ArticleNow One Biglaw Firm's Singapore Office Is Expecting Lawyers To Account For...
Either associates at a law firm's Singapore office have been seriously slacking off, or the firm's head partner is taking micro-managing to a whole new level.All associates at Hogan Lovells' Singapore...
View ArticleConnecticut Police Chief Shuts Down Gun Shows Until Further Notice
Out of respect for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the chief of police in a nearby town is banning gun shows until further notice.Westchester Collectors Inc. had planned to...
View ArticleA New Account Of India's Brutal Gang Rape Is Out — And It Makes Delhi's...
The male friend of the deceased New Delhi rape victim — whose story has brought international attention to Delhi's rape problem — has opened up to the media for the first time on Friday.In an exclusive...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Is Going To Decide Whether Judges Can Help Broker Plea Deals
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to rule on the rights of non-Indian couples to adopt an Indian child over the objection of a parent who is a tribal member. That was one of three newly granted...
View Article'Suspicious Device' In The Bronx Turned Out To Be A Grenade
The New York Police Department's bomb squad has been called to the Bronx.But contrary to Twitter rumors, the squad wasn't there to handle a bomb but rather a hand grenade.The squad responded to 238...
View ArticleNotorious School Shooter's Mom Gave A Chilling Account Of Discovering Her...
A year after the massacre at Columbine High School in 1999, a Pew Research Center poll found 85 percent of Americans thought it was the job of parents to stop school violence.High school seniors Eric...
View ArticleFeds Bust A Ring That Was Allegedly Smuggling Tusks Of 'Unicorns Of The Sea'
U.S. authorites say they've uncovered a smuggling ring that brought narwhal tusks from the Canadian Arctic to Maine for more than a decade, Clarke Canfield of The Associated Press reports.Narwhals —...
View ArticleMiami Police Corruption Trial That's Centering On An Iraq War Vet Is Better...
A pair of veteran Miami narcotics detectives testified in federal court Friday against their former supervisor, accusing Sgt. Raul Iglesias of scheming to plant cocaine on a suspect and once carrying...
View ArticleTouching Photos Of Gay Couples Finally Getting Hitched
At midnight on New Year's Day, Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line to allow same-sex marriage.Seven couples, including two men in their 60s who have been together for 35...
View ArticlePolice Confirm Four Dead After Standoff In New Aurora Shooting
UPDATE: Police have confirmed that the gunman was shot and killed by officers and that four people are dead in the townhouse, including the gunman, 9 News reports.Police entered the home after hours of...
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