Foxconn, Apple Working Together To Overhaul Worker Conditions
Apple on Thursday promised to work directly with Chinese manufacturer Foxconn to better factory and ultimately worker conditions at plants that build Apple’s iPads, iPhones and other products. Foxconn...
View ArticlePlight Of The Bumblebee Continues As Pesticides Linked To Serious Honeybee...
Literally hundreds of theories have surfaced in an attempt to figure out why honeybees are disappearing but a recent study looks where researchers have looked in the past for species eradication, crop...
View ArticleNBA Commission David Stern Chides NCAA Over “One-And-Done” Policy
NBA commissioner David Stern has a serious disdain for the NCAA’s one-and-done policy that watches college players leave for the NBA after just their freshmen year of college play. Speaking to Brett...
View ArticleL.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: We Have To Lay Off A Large Number Of Employees
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on Thursday that his office is being forced to lay off a “large number of employees” as part of the cities upcoming budget proposal which is set to be...
View ArticleWarhammer 40K: Dark Millennium No Longer An MMO, 118 Laid Off
Earlier on in the year, there was a rumor going around that THQ had canned the Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online MMO, along with all of its 2014 lineup. This turned out to be false, but the...
View ArticleRobert Pattinson’s Cosmopolis and Kristen Stewart’s On The Road: Yes, They...
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will attend the forthcoming Cannes Festival. That’s the word from on high, aka The Hollywood Reporter. No-one knows who The Hollywood Reporter have been talking to...
View ArticleInfiniti M35h Hybrid Unveiled, Rolls Out Across Europe In May
Infiniti Hybrid – Infiniti has shed light on its new model year M35h hybrid, with fuel efficiency and CO2 emission figures seeing a considerable boost. The latest model, which is due to be unleashed...
View ArticleWeight Loss And Diabetes: Gastric Bypass Surgery Proven To Improve Both
Weight loss has always been a fine reason to consider gastric bypass surgery, but now a further benefit has been revealed: a reduction in diabetes. A pair of new reports in this week’s New England...
View ArticleSophie Ray, Teen Who’s Eaten Nothing But Pizza For Eight Years
Sophie Ray has eaten nothing but pizza for the past eight years. The 19-year-old from Wrexham, Wales, has a rare condition known as Selective Eating Disorder (SED). That means she is averse to trying...
View ArticleBoulder Couple Construct 125 Square-Foot Home
A Boulder couple have constructed their dream home, and proven small is beautiful – their new abode measures a tiny 125 square feet. Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller set out to build a home that...
View ArticleAbandoned Donkeys Continue To Wander Texas
More and more abandoned donkeys are being seen roaming aimlessly around Texas and northwest Louisiana after a growing number of farmers abandoned the animals due to a lingering drought that has been...
View ArticleManhattan Woman Fights for Free Breasts and Equality
New York City, NY – For New York artist Phoenix Feeley this is more than about her rights, it is about the right for women everywhere to have the same rights as men. In Phoenix’s world that starts...
View ArticleHedge Fund Managers Had Great Year in 2011 Despite Lackluster Returns
It seems to be the refrain of the new economic climate- when it comes to recruiting bankers and managers of hedge funds, compensation matters, but we don’t tie that to any sort of performance...
View ArticleHighest Earning Hedge Fund Manager Earns…Equivalent of 7 Mega Million Jackpots
The highest earning hedge fund manager of 2011 has hit the jackpot. You know that little $540 Mega Million jackpot that’s waiting to be won? Well imagine winning that jackpot, seven times in one year....
View ArticleBest Buy Closings 2012: Electronics Giant to Close 50 Stores
Electronic retail giant Best Buy announced Thursday that it will close 50 big box stores in the United States and cut as many as 400 jobs at its corporate headquarters in an effort to improve its...
View Article‘Steve Urkel’ Jaleel White Addresses Allegations of Abuse
You undoubtedly remember Jaleel White best for his role on the 90′s ABC hit Family Matters, where he took over with his breakout character Steve Urkel and the catchphrase “did I do that?” White’s...
View ArticleJeremy Lin Credits God With On-Court Success, Rise to Fame
Knicks guard Jeremy Lin may be the talk of every sports radio and television show in the US in 2012, but he’s not letting the “Linsanity” overcome the country without giving proper credit to who he...
View ArticleDrunk Guy Sings ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ In Police Car [Video]
I imagine cops often see and hear some pretty bizarre things when picking up drunk people off the street, but I can’t imagine that many can say they had a drunk guy in the back of their car sing...
View ArticleOklahoma Abortion Law Requiring Ultrasounds Struck Down By Judge
An Oklahoma law that requires women to undergo an ultrasound and receive a detailed description of the fetus has been struck down by an Oklahoma district judge. The judge ruled that the abortion law...
View ArticleSam Wopat’s Cause of Death Will Not Be Revealed By Stanford
As we reported earlier this week, the death of Stanford University volleyball player Samantha (Sam) Wopat has shaken the campus, and the mystery surrounding Wopat’s cause of death has drawn a lot of...
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