Mega Millions jackpot swells to $640 million
Lottery ticket lines swelled as the record Mega Millions jackpot grew to $640 million, thanks greatly to players who opened their wallets despite long odds of success. Officials estimated ticket-buyers will have spent more than $1.46 billion on the jackpot by the time Friday night’s numbers are drawn. A cafe worker in Arizona reported selling [...]
UBS trading loss to $2.3B
Swiss bank UBS has increased the loss it expects from its rogue trading incident to $2.3 billion from the $2 billion figure earlier provided. The bank said Sunday it has “now covered the risk resulting from the unauthorized trading” and its equities business “is again operating normally within its previously defined risk limits.” UBS says [...]
Anti-Gadhafi forces battle again
Revolutionary forces entered Gadhafi’s birthplace of Sirte Saturday. At least 100 cars were seen entering the Mediterranean city in another attempt to take control. The Misrata Military Council reported clashes south of the Al-Gordabia military base and said at least three anti-Gadhafi fighters were killed. NATO planes, meanwhile, bombed targets in the Sirte area Friday. [...]
Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful
In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case. “For everything that’s happened since 2005, all the things said in the media and everything, I [...]
Leno questions Bachmann-The Tonight Show
Perry signed an executive order in 2007 that required Texas schoolgirls to receive vaccinations against the sexually transmitted HPV, although it wasn’t implemented. Bachmann told Leno that Perry’s action had been “an abuse of executive power” and had sparked concern over “crony capitalism,” an apparent reference to the fact that a former Perry aide was [...]
How to boost your page rank 0-5 in one update
Ruki Spot has good advice on how to boost your page rank. Before you shell out your hard earned money for the next ebook, CD software and such that claims to raise your websites page rank in Search Engines, do read through this article. Although I may create some new unhappy adversaries here by the [...]
US air show crash-dozens injured
A plane crashed into the grandstand at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada in what police are calling a “mass casualty situation”. Many people are said to be injured – some critically however there are no reports of deaths.. Video of the crash showed an horrific scene of bodies and wreckage.
Blagojevich Jury Reaches Verdicts on 18 Counts
The jury considering corruption charges against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has reached verdicts in 18 of the 20 counts against him, a court clerk said Monday. The jury is expected to return its verdicts Monday afternoon. Charges against Blagojevich include trying to peddle the U.S. Senate seat held by Barack Obama before he resigned [...]
New Casey Anthony defense tactics midstream?
Testimony was to resume Saturday in the intensely-watched Casey Anthony murder trial in Orlando, Fla. A leading criminologist says she now thinks it’s highly unlikely Anthony will take the stand – because prosecutors would “eat her alive.” On Friday, Day 27, attention was focused on dramatic testimony of her brother, Lee Anthony, who broke down [...]
James ‘Whitey’ Bulger – The “Hannibal Lecter of South Boston”
NAME: James “Whitey” Bulger AGE: 81 DATE OF BIRTH: Sept. 3, 1929 FAMILY: Grew up in South Boston. His younger brother, William, was one of the most powerful politicians in Massachusetts, leading the state Senate for 17 years and later serving as president of the University of Massachusetts for seven years. William Bulger testified about [...]
