Russian President Vladimir Putin says gays should feel welcome at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, but they must “leave the children in peace”. Mr Putin told volunteers today that gays visiting Sochi “can feel calm and at ease,” and vowed that there would be no discrimination at the games. Read More »
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No Oklahoma JC Penney Closing 33 Stores
In its ongoing bid to get back on its feet, embattled retailer JC Penney Company, Inc. (JCP) announced after Wednesday’s closing bell that it is shuttering 33 underperforming stores across the U.S., including five stores in Wisconsin, a state where rival Kohl’s (KSS) has a strong presence. With that comes the dismissal of approximately 2,000 employees. Penney’s has shed more ... Read More »
Reality tv stars : Jon Gosselin Reveals He Can’t Have Any More Children
Jon Gosselin, of Jon & Kate Plus 8 fame, revealed that he won’t be adding any more children to his already extensive brood. Jon Gosselin: ‘I’m Fixed’ Gosselin is currently starring on VH1’s Couple’s Therapy with the new woman in his life, his girlfriend Liz Jannetta. Even if the two survive the therapy, Gosselin says more children won’t be in ... Read More »
“Gilligan’s Island” : Tina Louise, Dawn Wells Speak About Russell Johnson’s Death
Russell Johnson from Gilligan’s Island, who played the Professor has died aged 89… His death was confirmed by his agent on Thursday — Johnson died at his home in Washington State of natural causes. Only Tina Louise and Dawn Wells are still alive, who were both part of the seven castaways on Gilligan’s Island. Read More »
Corey Knowlton : texas Rhino Hunter Gets Death Threats
A hunter who paid $350,000 for the right to hunt and kill an endangered African black rhino says he has had to hire full-time security after receiving death threats. Corey Knowlton became a figure of hate after his name was leaked on to the internet after his winning bid at last week’s Dallas Safari Club auction. Speaking on state television, ... Read More »
Amsterdam alcoholics work for beer : Report
A group of alcoholics in Amsterdam are being paid five cans of beer a day in return for cleaning the city’s streets. The private, but government-funded Rainbow Group Foundation employs two groups of 10 men who work three days a week picking up litter. Each day they get paid €10 (£8) and are given one hot meal, half a packet ... Read More »
$7.2 Million in cash Found In Suitcases : Honduras Suspends 32 Cops
Three have been arrested after police found nearly $7.2 million stuffed inside luggage at an airport in Panama. Police suspect that the cash, which was mostly in $100 bills, was being moved for a powerful cartel. The cash had been concealed in hidden compartments in eight separate suitcases that were stowed on a flight to Honduras from Toncontin airport in ... Read More »
Los angeles : Study Links Valley Fever to Dust Cloud After 1994 earthquake
Warning to Ventura County residents: The next time an earthquake hits, don’t breathe the dust. Doctors who studied 1994’s deadly outbreak of valley fever in Ventura County conclude in a report that dust clouds kicked up by the Northridge earthquake carried fungus spores that caused the disease. The report, appearing in today’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical ... Read More »
Hurricane fran category 3 : Biggest natural disasters from the last two decades
Hurricane Fran made landfall 17 years ago Thursday- September 5, 1996- just southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour. Heavy rains created flooding problems from the Carolinas into Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and strong winds caused widespread damage with hurricane-force wind gusts extending as far inland as Raleigh, North Carolina. 26 fatalities are ... Read More »
Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Historians agree that on Sunday evening, October 8, 1871, the Chicago Fire did indeed start in the barn of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Catherine O’Leary. While the blaze ironically spared the O’Leary home, located on the city’s West Side at 137 De Koven Street, much of the rest of Chicago was not so fortunate. Before the fire died out ... Read More »
Cassandra Lynn Hensley found dead at 34 From Overdose
Playboy Playmate Cassandra Lynn Hensley has been found dead of a possible overdose. Playboy magazine’s Miss February 2006 Playmate was found dead at her friend’s house in Los Angeles on Wednesday. She was only 34! According to TMZ.com. Her friend found her floating in a bath tub, which is when she called police reporting a possible overdose. Foul play is ... Read More »