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Ottawa man arrested for exposing himself in a park
by
zzyzzx
on 30 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottaw Ottawa Police arrested a 62-year-old man this morning, after complaints about an adult male exposing himself at Mooney's Bay Park. Donald Popadick has been charged with Indecent Act ...
Democrat state rep found with kiddie porn
by
zzyzzx
on 28 Apr 2014
8 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ Former Illinois State Rep. Keith Farnham was charged Monday with using both personal and state-owned computers to trade hundreds of images and videos depicting child pornography and engage ...
In States With Amazon Sales Tax, People Spend Less On Amazon
by
zzyzzx
on 25 Apr 2014
20 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://consumerist.com/2014/04 Once consumers in these states began seeing taxes — ranging from 5% in Virginia to 8.2% in California — added to their Amazon bills, they cut their Amazon ...
A new app connects clients with nearby prostitutes
by
zzyzzx
on 25 Apr 2014
9 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.breitbart.com/syste A new app called Peppr was launched in Germany this month to connect potential clients with nearby prostitutes using GPS. It is like a cross between the car-ordering ...
Drill Baby Drill seems to be working
by
zzyzzx
on 24 Apr 2014
3 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/us-oil-s US oil stockpiles hit record amid production boom New York (AFP) - US commercial oil stockpiles hit a new record last week on the strength of continued growth ...
California Democrats want California to be more racist
by
zzyzzx
on 23 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/californ SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Nearly 20 years after California became the first state to ban the use of race and ethnicity in college admissions, a proposal to reinstate ...
NY taxi driver avoided paying ~$28K in tolls by tailgating other drivers
by
zzyzzx
on 22 Apr 2014
6 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/od In New York, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced yesterday that a taxi driver, 69-year-old Rodolfo Sanchez, has been charged with stealing more than $28,000 from the ...
One for Iwog
by
zzyzzx
on 22 Apr 2014
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/od Cutest act of revenge ever: Over 1,000 ducklings released into boss's apartment Shanghaiist brings us this bit of adorableness and reports that a man named Xiang unleashed 1,130 ...
Beijing shuts down thousands of websites in online pornography purge
by
zzyzzx
on 22 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://www.independent.co.uk/n The Chinese government has shut down thousands of websites and social media sites in a bid to purge the internet of online pornography, it was revealed today. The ...
Moving in with parents becomes more common for the middle-aged
by
zzyzzx
on 21 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://www.latimes.com/busines The number of Californians 50 to 64 who live in their parents' homes has surged in recent years, reflecting the grim economic aftermath of the Great Recession. Debbie ...
BART train has bedbugs
by
zzyzzx
on 21 Apr 2014
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_ OAKLAND -- A BART train has been temporarily taken out of service after a rider reported finding bedbugs on his leg while on his way to work, an ...
Obama has Proposed 442 Tax Hikes Since Taking Office
by
zzyzzx
on 14 Apr 2014
23 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.atr.org/obama-has-p Since taking office in 2009, President Barack Obama has formally proposed a total of 442 tax increases. The 442 total proposed tax increases does not include the 20 ...
Rapper Cuts Off Penis then Attempts Suicide
by
zzyzzx
on 17 Apr 2014
13 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://radio.com/2014/04/16/wu Andre Johnson, a Los Angeles-based rapper affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan, is critically injured after jumping off a two-story balcony in what appears to be a suicide attempt ...
Cockroaches Rain From Ceiling at Blue Ribbon Sushi
by
zzyzzx
on 16 Apr 2014
3 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://observer.com/2014/04/si Cockroaches Rain From Ceiling at Blue Ribbon Sushi Spring has sprung — and so have the creepy critters all over Soho. Two weeks after a mouse infestation forced ...
Yoga Enthusiast, 68, Busted For Masturbating in Public
by
zzyzzx
on 8 Apr 2014
14 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/b An elderly yoga enthusiast is facing a federal obscenity charge after he was spotted masturbating on National Park Service property, after which he picked up a dead animal ...
Hookers turning Airbnb apartments into brothels
by
zzyzzx
on 15 Apr 2014
27 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://nypost.com/2014/04/14/h Hookers are using the controversial Airbnb home-sharing Web site to turn prime Manhattan apartments into temporary brothels, The Post has learned. One escort service is even saving a ...
Western Washington Univeristy wants to be more racist
by
zzyzzx
on 15 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://www.campusreform.org/?I President Bruce Shepard for the university’s “failure” to be less white. In the decades ahead, should we be as white as we are today, we will be relentlessly ...
Honolulu Ambulances Have a Growing Bedbug Problem
by
zzyzzx
on 7 Apr 2014
8 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/honolulu Honolulu ambulances are frequently infested with bedbugs - and the problem is only getting worse. To keep the pests under control in emergency vehicles, the city is expected ...
In Medical First, Scientists Implant Lab-Grown Vaginas in Humans
by
zzyzzx
on 11 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://www.usnews.com/news/art For the first time in history, scientists have successfully implanted lab-grown vaginal organs in human patients. The organs, grown with the patients' own tissue, were implanted between June ...
White House looks to regulate cow flatulence
by
zzyzzx
on 31 Mar 2014
19 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://dailycaller.com/2014/03 As part of its plan to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the Obama administration is targeting the dairy industry to reduce methane emissions in their operations. This comes ...
Cut back on eating baked beans to reduce 'smelly emissions'
by
zzyzzx
on 9 Apr 2014
5 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new Cut back on eating baked beans to reduce 'smelly emissions': Minister's bizarre tip in battle to tackle climate change People should eat fewer baked beans to reduce flatulence ...
Spaceships Could Be Fueled by Human Exercise
by
zzyzzx
on 1 Apr 2014
3 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://io9.com/massive-spacesh What would be the most efficient way to power a spaceship carrying hundreds of thousands of passengers? According to some newly-published calculations, the best option would be to ...
Party of the rich: In Congress, it's the Democrats
by
zzyzzx
on 31 Mar 2014
16 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/party-ri WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are the party of the rich, right? It's a label that has stuck for decades, and you're hearing it again as Democrats complain about ...
Marijuana black market still thrives in Colorado, where pot is legal
by
zzyzzx
on 4 Apr 2014
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://www.washingtontimes.com Just because marijuana is legal in Colorado doesn't mean the black market for the drug has disappeared. Rather, the opposite, police officials said. “[Legalization] has done nothing more ...
Radiation from cell phones linked to erectile dysfunction
by
zzyzzx
on 3 Apr 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://www.naturalnews.com/044 (NaturalNews) As reported in the Environmental Health Trust's latest newsletter, cell phones have now been linked to erectile dysfunction (ED). While numerous studies have shown that cell phone ...
CA Obamacare "Covered California" sends callers to phone sex line
by
zzyzzx
on 1 Apr 2014
14 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — On the deadline to sign up for health coverage through Covered California, some hearing-impaired residents were sent to a chat line offering ‘hot ladies' instead ...
Man allowed HYENA to eat his genitals because a witch doctor told him it would..
by
zzyzzx
on 2 Apr 2014
11 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new Man allowed HYENA to eat his genitals because a witch doctor told him it would make him rich A man has been left without genitals and with three ...
British sniper in Afghanistan kills six Taliban with one bullet
by
zzyzzx
on 1 Apr 2014
11 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new A British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose device then exploded, The Telegraph has ...
Authorities Look For Couple Living Lavish Lifestyle On Food Stamps
by
zzyzzx
on 31 Mar 2014
28 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014 MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The search is on for a South Florida couple who authorities said were living a lavish lifestyle while collecting food stamps. Prosecutors are describing Colin ...
California loses another industry
by
zzyzzx
on 28 Mar 2014
8 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/st Porn-Apocalypse: The business of porn is going out of business LOS ANGELES (WJBK) - Porn is everywhere, except in the porn capital, Los Angeles. Pornographers try to stay ...
Mars Inc. is operating its first new plant in 35 years
by
zzyzzx
on 28 Mar 2014
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/270m-cho TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Americans aren't losing their taste for chocolate. Need proof? Look to Kansas, where candy giant Mars Inc. is operating its first new plant in ...
British Airways Apologises for 'Escape to Indian Ocean' Advert
by
zzyzzx
on 28 Mar 2014
Posted 12 years ago
British Airways has apologised for a rather unfortunate ad calling on potential travellers to "escape the commute and discover the Indian Ocean". The video advert was broadcasted on sea-marine ...
Some of the Richest Retirees are "Public Pension Millionaires"
by
zzyzzx
on 27 Mar 2014
3 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.mainstreet.com/arti NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Some city and state government-sponsored pension plans may be struggling to remain solvent, but employees in more than a few states are retiring with ...
Gen-X Are More Likely to Have Diabetes Than Baby Boomers
by
zzyzzx
on 27 Mar 2014
7 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ People born from 1966 to 1980, known as Generation X, are fatter and twice as likely to have diabetes as Baby Boomers were at the same age, according ...
We now know more about the economics of prostitution than ever
by
zzyzzx
on 27 Mar 2014
Posted 12 years ago
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ For obvious reasons, the underground economy around prostitution in most American cities is tough to quantify. Sex workers and their clients exchange no receipts. Pimps pulling in thousands ...
California state senator arrested in FBI sweep
by
zzyzzx
on 27 Mar 2014
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/californ SAN FRANCISCO/SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A prominent California lawmaker was arrested on Wednesday in an FBI sweep that netted 26 people, a high-profile case that could affect statewide elections ...
Postal service employees use travel cards to gamble, pay bills and go bowling
by
zzyzzx
on 27 Mar 2014
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://washingtonexaminer.com/ Postal employees have spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on gambling, bills and other personal expenses, according to a series of reports by the U.S. Postal Service inspector general. ...
Obamacare leaves Las Vegas man owing $407,000 in doctor bills
by
zzyzzx
on 18 Mar 2014
21 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.reviewjournal.com/n The hospital bills are hitting Larry Basich's mailbox. That would be OK if Basich had health insurance. But he doesn't. Thing is, he should be covered. Basich, 62, ...
Hollywood Continues to Flee California
by
zzyzzx
on 20 Mar 2014
10 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://variety.com/2014/film/n Hollywood Continues to Flee California When Paul Audley took the job as president of FilmL.A. in late 2008, he was astounded to discover that physical production on the ...
The boom in smuggling to avoid cigarette taxes
by
zzyzzx
on 21 Mar 2014
4 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/th More than half of the cigarettes sold in New York State are smuggled in from other places to avoid the Empire State's taxes on smokes, which have soared ...
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