Highway Robbery
Since when isn’t a toll hike a tax? The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s proposed fare and toll increases to target current and future expenses may be substantial, but are “absolutely necessary,” Executive Director of the Port Authority Chris Ward said in a prepared statement. The toll hikes have been approved and [...]
It’s been nearly four years since tragedy struck Virginia tech on April 16, 2007. Seung-Hui Cho, an undergraduate student attending Virginia Tech, went on a shooting rampage leaving 25 wounded and taking 32 lives. Today the horror strikes again. Numerous children, attending a summer camp on campus, reported seeing a man hiding a gun under [...]
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The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has ruled that online marketplaces, and eBay in particular, can be held accountable if their users are found to be selling counterfeit goods via their online sales portals. The ruling came after a case brought to the court by cosmetics giant L’Oreal, who complained that eBay users in [...]
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Inflation in China in May hit its highest point in nearly three years, and although numbers aren’t out yet for last month, forecasters believe rates continued to increase throughout June. The Cabinet expects rates to be high due to higher food costs blamed on summer floods which damaged or destroyed crops. According to some predictions, [...]
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Although the sentencing phase of Casey Anthony’s trial still remains, a jury on Tuesday found Anthony not guilty of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter in the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008. The judge could still sentence her to jail time on four counts of lying to police regarding [...]
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The government of Dubai has taken a dramatic step forward in reducing the country’s carbon footprint by negotiating a partnership between Dubai-based company Neutral Fuels, and fast food giant McDonald’s. The initiative will involve building a plant that will create biodiesel fuel out of used vegetable oil originating from McDonald’s restaurants in Dubai. The fuel [...]
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You may have heard of money manager Martin Sass and maybe you haven’t. But one thing that you can compare you and him to is the fact that you both love a great bargain. In 1995, he bought his motorboat after its previous owner had it repossessed. A few weeks later, he made a very [...]
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President Obama is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this afternoon, in a meeting that both sides are expecting to be fraught with tension. Obama caused waves yesterday when he threw full US support behind the previously proposed solution to Israel’s border problems with Palestine. The proposal details some land exchanges between [...]
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The largest networking professional site, LinkedIn, rose to new heights on its second straight day in trading by doubling the output shown yesterday. This gives stockholders a new sight on how firm the foundation is for the company after being backed by public offerings. This near perfect outing for the company lets the economy see [...]
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A Texas woman who was arrested yesterday in Maine in conjunction with the death of her 6-year-old son is being held in a hospital for observation while authorities in New Hampshire prepare to arraign her on charges of second-degree murder and being a fugitive from justice. Although the boy’s body was found in the woods [...]
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