Kroger, a nationwide grocery store chain based in Cincinnati, announced that it is removing every box of Chad Ochocinco’s cereal from its shelves due to a misprint in which a phone sex hotline appears on those boxes. The box is supposed to carry a number for a charity called “Feed the Children,” which Ochocinco supports. [...]
China recently rejected an American report calling for an appreciation of the value of the Yuan as an unwarranted interference in Beijing’s sovereign decision-making. Hong Lei, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said the American report demonstrated a “Cold War mentality” and called for “greater efforts to build mutual trust and cooperation” between the [...]
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. announced plans to acquire a majority position in a private educational technology company. The company, Wireless Generation, owns a thoroughly developed platform that allows students, parents, and administrators to track student progress over the Internet. The acquisition will cost $360 million, and News Corp. will acquire a 90% stake in Wireless [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers are looking to show they’ve earned their place among the top squads of the NHL’s Eastern Conference. And they’re out for more than a little revenge, too, as they play host to Montreal, which handed them a shut-out loss last week. They beat Washington on Saturday in a 5-4 shootout, with Brian Boucher’s [...]
SAT prep tutor Mike Barrett has started a column in which he occasionally deconstructs the popular “Question of the Day” offerings on both the College Board’s web site and the ACT’s web site. The College Board is the company responsible for administering the SAT, and the “SAT Question of the Day” page appears on the [...]
Jesse Ventura, former pro wrestler and governor of Minnesota, and current host of the TruTV show Conpiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, has said that he will no longer fly on commercial airlines because of TSA security policies. Ventura, who must travel frequently for his job, said he realized that he had gotten used to being [...]
A federal judge surprised actor Wesley Snipes today by rejecting the movie star’s request for a new trial, ordering him to begin serving his three-year prison sentence for tax evasion. U.S. Distrcit Judge Terrell Hodges said in his ruling that “The defendant Snipes had a fair trial” and that “the time has come for the [...]
Less than a year and a half after filing for bankruptcy and receiving a federal bailout, GM raised more than $20 billion dollars with its $33-a-share price announced Wednesday evening. It was the most money every raised the first day a stock was offered. A lot of interest from many investors made it possible for [...]
CORRECTED: A typo in the previous version of the first paragraph indicated the proposed bill was authored by Rand Paul, not Ron Paul. The typo has been corrected. Congressman Ron Paul, a staunch member of the growing libertarian wing of the Republican party and the father of Republican Senator-Elect Rand Paul, today proposed a law [...]
Ben Bernanke has had a lot to think about as Federal Reserve chairman ever since he first got the job almost five years ago. His job is going to get a little more stressful now, though, because his biggest opponent in Congress, Rep. Ron Paul from Texas, is about to become chairman of the House [...]
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