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Sources: 3 women raped, resulting in 5 pregnancies
Police sources say there were up to five pregnancies from forced sex with captors. Continue reading
‘On His Way’: Bieber Keeps Fans Waiting Again
Fans in Dubai are forced to wait two hours to see Justin Bieber on stage, after he kept ticket-holders waiting in London. Continue reading
St Lucia Pair Survive Shark Fear Ordeal
A brother and sister are recovering after being forced to swim for their lives when their boat sank in the Caribbean. Continue reading
Wall Street Week Ahead: A year of returns, all before mid-April
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 stock index's stunning run since the start of the year has made many bullish analysts look conservative. As the benchmark S&P has roared to record highs this year with a gain of more than 11 percent, many Wall Street analysts have been forced to concede their prior targets were too low and adjust accordingly. In fact, it has taken less than four months for the S&P to surpass year-end 2013 targets of about two-thirds of the strategists polled by Thomson Reuters in December Continue reading
Saturday mail service saved for now, USPS says
The United States Postal Service said Wednesday that it would delay its plan to cease delivery of first-class mail on Saturdays, rescuing for now a service that it says is costly but that many Americans rely on.The USPS said in a statement that restrictive language in Congress’ continuing resolution to fund government operations has forced it to postpone the move until “legislation is passed that … Continue reading
Hooters sued by former waitress in dispute over wig
Following brain surgery, your main worry should not be whether you’ll get fired at work for refusing to wear a wig that scrapes your scar. But former Hooters waitress Sandra Lupo contends in a lawsuit that’s what happened when she declined to don a wig and her hours were reduced so much, she was forced to quit.She’s filed a disability discrimination lawsuit in Missouri against Hooters of St. Pete.. Continue reading
Hooters waitress refuses wig to hide surgery scar, loses job
Following brain surgery, your main worry should not be whether you’ll get fired at work for refusing to wear a wig that scrapes your scar. Continue reading
Fisker fires 75% of workforce; bankruptcy next?
About 75 percent of the workforce at troubled battery-car start-up Fisker Automotive has been laid off, a move forced by the firm’s increasing weak financial situation and the mounting fears that without new investors or partners Fisker could be forced into bankruptcy, numerous sources have confirmed.The move comes only days after U.S. employees reported back after a week-long, unpaid furlough, an.. Continue reading
US Patent Office Denies iPad Mini Trademark
Apple is forced to justify how its iPad mini is different from the larger iPad after its application for a trademark is rejected. Continue reading
