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Former Manager Looted Mets Clubhouse
Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels was arrested for looting $2.3 million. According to the New York Times, the charges were not immediately clear. However, New York police detectives and prosecutors have focused on what people have reported as a pattern of theft over several decades of sports memorabilia.
Justice 'undone', says Osama bin Laden's son
Omar, 30, said he always disagreed with his father over the violent means and had sent numerous messages denouncing them and urging him to “change his ways”. But even the U.S. forces which had killed Osama have violated the international law by killing an unarmed terrorist leader without a trial, he said in statement issued by the Bin Laden family but signed only by him. The statement was the first by the family after Osama's killing.
...Just Not on the Company Dime
Highly intoxicating Chinese spirit experiences dramatic price inflation and international attention
Book Review: Home Seller's Guide to Tax Savings
Almost five years ago, in A New Book on Taxation of Residence Sales: Don't Leave Home Without It, I reviewed Julian Block’s HOME SELLER’S GUIDE TO TAX SAVINGS.”
New York Attorney General Subpoenas Sony
Sony has been subpoenaed by the New York State Attorney General in the wake of a hacking attack exposing the account records of 100 million customers.
Justin Beiber joins NYT and Angry Birds in this years Webby Award Nominees
Winners of the 15th Annual Webby Awards announced including Justin Beiber, Arcade Fire and Old Spice Guy.
How did Osama resist capture without being armed?
US officials initially said the Navy SEALs team who killed Osama bin Laden did so because he resisted capture. They also said bin Laden did not surrender when offered the opportunity to do so. However, later accounts admitted that bin Laden wasn’t armed.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles's Royal Wedding: A Look Back at July 29, 1981
How the 1981 royal wedding was covered by the media
Lawsuits claim job applicants with criminal background face hiring hurdle
People with criminal records are finding difficulty in getting jobs, prompting a spurt in lawsuits that challenge hiring policies that discriminate against applicants with criminal backgrounds.
Hackers Tried To Sell Credit Card Numbers Back To Sony
Looking to sell the information, which also includes customer names, passwords, and addresses, the hackers have priced the credit card database at $100,000.
Apple hubris risks customer loyalty: analyst
The delayed reaction and mangled response from Apple over its privacy breaches follows a pattern of failed PR practices by the company, experts content, putting its brand in serious risk.
Apple's Privacy Crisis: 'What Fire?'
The delay in responding to privacy breaches is only making the situation worse for Apple, experts contend, with the handling of it more akin to a toy-factory rather than a business.
Alabama Nuclear Plant Shut Down, Reactors 'Cooled'
The Tennessee Valley Authority has shut down its undamaged Browns Ferry nuclear power plant in northern Alabama, cooling its reactors after power transmission lines into the plant were knocked out by severe storms in the state.
EBay forecast pleases as PayPal, auctions gain users
EBay Inc's efforts to make its marketplaces more appealing to online shoppers paid off in the first quarter as more people bought items on its auction site, and its PayPal payment system was used by more merchants.
Alabama Tornadoes 2011: Emergency Declared at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant [PHOTOS]
Alabama officials have declared an emergency at a nuclear power plant in the northern part of the state and have started shutting it down in the aftermath of severe storms and tornadoes that have pounded the state.
Asia, Europe Target Apple Over Tracking Controversy
In the wake of Apple's iPhone tracking scandal, some government organizations have begun investigating allegations that Apple has intentionally tracked its customers.
Leaked Guantanamo files reveal detainee details: report
A cache of classified U.S. military documents provides intelligence assessments on nearly all of the 779 people who been detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
New WikiLeaks release quotes violent threats of Guantánamo detainees
Gunatanamo detainees verbalized violent threats against their captors, according to the latest set of classified files leaked to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
Libya War Intensifies 100 Miles from Capital
Libyan rebels say there is intense fighting taking place 100 miles east of Tripoli, after forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi retreated to the outskirts of Misrata, a gateway city to the capital. The forces began launching rockets into the city, a rebel spokesman said.
Empire State Building among latest to IPO
The Malkin family has plans for a publicly traded real estate company with buildings including a historic landmark property the Empire State Building.
Saleh to consider GCC’s plan for Yemen power transition
Delegates from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have offered the president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and a proposal for him to step down from power, after months of unrest in the small, poverty-stricken country.
NY Times gains online subscribers
New York Times Co's risky attempt to charge fees to website readers looks to be paying off.
Apple faces privacy breach charges with its secret user tracking file
Researchers at a technology conference in San Francisco on Wednesday have accused Apple of breaching the privacy line of consumers by storing user's location and other details in a secret file.
RIM Stock Takes A Hit On Lukewarm PlayBook Reviews
Shares of RIM dropped one percent today on the news that early reviewers have not greeted RIM’s latest device with much enthusiasm.
Three serial killers may have dumped bodies in Long Island beach
Even as skeletal remains of more murder victims are dug out from a marshy Long Island beach, the police investigation has focused on the possibility of three serial killers having dumped dead bodies in the same area.
Long Island Serial Killer Speculation Grows as More Remains Found
There are no links so far between recently found human remains in a miles-long stretch of beaches east of New York City, but their close proximity along southern Long Island has raised speculation that a serial killer may be responsible.
Joey and Vinnie: The last days of the New York mafia
Joseph “Big Joey” Massino, the only mafia boss ever to become a government informant, is set to testify in the murder and racketeering trial of Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano.
Donald Trump Defends His ‘Birther’ Position
Donald Trump is defending his ‘birther’ position from criticisms of New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins.
Assad grants citizenship to Hasaka Kurds
In another concession to unprecedented waves of protest, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has ordered a decree to grant Syrian nationality to thousands of Kurds whose citizenship has been revoked in the early 1960s in a census.
Glenn Beck quits Fox News
In a joint statement, the Fox network and Glenn Beck’s production company, Mercury Radio Arts, said they will work together to “develop and produce a variety of television projects for air on the FOX News Channel (FNC) as well as content for other platforms.”


