N.J. pays out nearly $5M in clothing allowances to employees with office jobs
The report detailed the breakdown of the $22 million paid to 27,000 employees for clothing stipends in the previous fiscal year. Of that total, $8 million went to corrections officers, $6 million to employees in the...
Barry Bonds found guilty
A federal court jury found the home run king guilty of obstruction of justice Wednesday for giving an evasive answer under oath more than seven years ago. Rather than say "yes" or "no" to whether he received drugs that required a syringe, Bonds gave a rambling response...
Nissan GT-R vs. Hennesey Cadillac Escalade
Godzilla vs 6,000 lb. SUV: See what happens when a 2011 Nissan GT-R races the HPE1000 Twin Turbo Cadillac Escalade
As Gentleman tried to point out the rapidly approaching "left 4.5 after crest," Illman was trying to clarify what he heard. They didn't have time for that, however, because the car went light over the crest while traveling approximately 190 kilometers per hour (118 miles per hour). Again, left...
S.F Businessman to Swim for 60 Hours Nonstop -- for No Reason
To the nonathlete, even a five-mile run or swim seems crazy. But here is a guy who can make even ultramarathoners look sane.
Jamie Patrick, a die-hard swimmer and owner of Patrick & Co. in San Francisco, is planning to swim 240...
The store had some updates done to it, and should be functional at this point. Shirts showing in the store should look familiar, and are very limited. I bought out inventory, and will be shipping the items personally. If I run out of size, I will contact the person, and refund their entire...
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Presented with a Chevrolet Corvette which had sheared the spokes off its right front wheel, this Chicago-area tow truck driver gently cradled the 'Vette home. As long as by "gently" we mean "dragged by the rear axle down the Dan Ryan, shooting sparks."
Caught by a...
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Getting out of a 144-mph speeding ticket is undoubtedly a very tough business. Unless you have some very compelling evidence that the radar gun failed or the authorities were out to get you, your chances are likely rather grim.
Getting out of a 144-mph speeding ticket by...
'Jersey Shore' Cast Signed Contracts, Headed to Italy
And millions of Italians roll their eyes
Good news for all you Jersey Shore fans out there. Everyone on the cast has signed a contract for the upcoming season, which means they'll all be headed to Italy soon. And for each episode they film...
New Dodge Durango catches fire while pulling parade float
The annual Cherry Blossom Parade in downtown Washington carried with it a special floral display this year, courtesy of a new Dodge Durango that caught fire while towing a parade float.
Dodge Challenger burns to a crisp on assembly...
For the second time in two months, adobe confirms zero day bug
For the second time in the last four weeks, Adobe has told users that hackers are exploiting an unpatched bug in Flash Player, again by embedding malicious code inside a Microsoft Office document.
In a security advisory issued...
With a tide rapidly shifting towards mobile and tablet devices, it should be no surprise that work is well already underway on Windows 8. An early build circulating apparently hints at a more unified OS to combat what Apple is doing with OS X/iOS and what HP is doing with Palm webOS. And some...
Amazon.com to Sell Kindle Digital Reader With Ads for $114
Amazon.com the largest online retailer, will begin selling a version of its Kindle electronic- book reader that features advertisements and costs $114, 18 percent less than the ad-free device.
Amazon will subsidize the lower price of...
Pakistan Tells U.S. to Halt Drones
Pakistan has privately demanded the Central Intelligence Agency suspend drone strikes against militants on its territory, one of the U.S.'s most effective weapons against al Qaeda and Taliban leaders, officials said.
Pakistan has also asked the U.S. to...
Japan Lifts Atomic Alert to Highest Level, Matching Chernobyl
Japan raised the severity rating of its nuclear crisis to the highest, matching the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, as increasing radiation prompts the government to widen the evacuation zone and aftershocks rocked the country.
Japan’s...