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Macy's Closing 11 Stores In 9 States

NEW YORK – Department-store operator Macy's Inc. said Thursday it will close 11 underperforming stores in nine states — affecting 960 employees — and lowered its forecast for the fourth quarter after one of the weakest holiday seasons in years. Stores slated to close include locations i… Continue

Added by Ace on January 8, 2009 at 12:19pm — 21 Comments

Woman Finds 139 Yr Old Baseball Card

The strange story goes like this: Last summer, Bernice Gallego pulled an old baseball card from a box of antiques. She figured it might be worth something to someone, so she listed it on eBay. The starting bid was $10. But after getting a flurry of inquiries about whether the card w… Continue

Added by Ace on January 8, 2009 at 12:13pm — 48 Comments

L.G. Unveils Video Phone Watch

Why replace your watch with a phone when you can replace your phone with a watch? That's the idea behind the LG's long-anticipated, 3G-capable watch phone, set for release this year—but just in Europe, folks. LG had an early prototype of the Touch Watch Phone (a.k.a., the LG-GD910) on display at… Continue

Added by Ace on January 7, 2009 at 4:50pm — 30 Comments

Super Mario Dethroned

According to game-tracking website VGChartz, sales of Nintendo's pop-culture phenom Wii Sports have surpassed those of legendary platformer Super Mario Bros., making the breakout Wii title the best-selling video game of all time. And it only took two years and two months… Continue

Added by Ace on January 7, 2009 at 4:02pm — 18 Comments

Obama Has Lunch With 4 Presidents

WASHINGTON – President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents as extraordinary on Wednesday, while President George W. Bush wished him well and pledged that the office "transcends the individual." "I just want to thank the president for hosting us… Continue

Added by Ace on January 7, 2009 at 1:00pm — 62 Comments

New State Has Highest Teen Pregnancy Rate

ATLANTA – Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report released Wednesday. Mississippi's rate was more than 60 percent higher than the national average in 2006, th… Continue

Added by Ace on January 7, 2009 at 11:07am — 35 Comments

Celebrity Mugshots 2008

Check these mugs out !!!

Basketball star Charles W. Barkley was stopped Dec. 31, 2008 in Scottsdale, Ariz. for failure to stop at a stop sign then arrested for driving under the influence after police detected alcohol on his breath and administered sobriety tests.… Continue

Added by Ace on January 6, 2009 at 1:30pm — 29 Comments

Burris Rejected For Obama's Senate Seat

Roland Burris announced Tuesday he was rejected for Barack Obama's Senate seat, in a bizarre rainy-day scene on the Capitol grounds as lawmakers awaited the gaveling of the 111th Congress into session. Standing amid a huge throng of reporters and television cameras in a cold… Continue

Added by Ace on January 6, 2009 at 12:22pm — 19 Comments

$300 Billion In Tax Cuts

President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are working on a plan that would deliver $300 billion worth of tax cuts to individuals and businesses, according to the Wall Street Journal. The proposed tax cuts, which would make up about 40 percent of the economic st… Continue

Added by Ace on January 5, 2009 at 11:17am — 25 Comments

Man Shoots Talker At Movies

(CNN) -- A man angry that a family was talking during a movie threw popcorn at the son and then shot the father in the arm, according to police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James Joseph Cialella, 29, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons violations, a pol… Continue

Added by Ace on December 27, 2008 at 2:00pm — 74 Comments

The Detroit Lions 0-15 ''Worst Team Ever'' ?

Under the steady leadership of the now-fired Matt Millen, the Lions go from bad to worse to possibly the worst ever. The roar-less Lions are 0-15 and play at Green Bay on Sunday in an attempt to finish a perfect season. Just check out some of the scores: 34-7, 38-14, 47-10, 42-7. Ouch! T… Continue

Added by Ace on December 27, 2008 at 1:40pm — 56 Comments

Another Bermuda Triangle Mystery

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - A plane en route to New York with 11 people on board disappeared after taking off from the Dominican Republic, authorities said Tuesday. The Atlantis Airlines plane, which was expected to make a refueling stop in the Bahamas, sent an emergency signa… Continue

Added by Ace on December 16, 2008 at 11:11am — 49 Comments

Obesity Tax

ALBANY - A can of Coke could soon cost New Yorkers more than just calories. Gov. Paterson, as part of a $121 billion budget to be unveiled Tuesday, will propose an "obesity tax" of about 15% on nondiet drinks. This means a Diet Coke might sell for a $1 - even as the same size bottle… Continue

Added by Ace on December 15, 2008 at 11:47am — 39 Comments

Top Ten Quotes Of 2008

The Top 10 quotes of 2008, as compiled by the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations: 1. "I can see Russia from my house!" — Comedian Tina Fey, while impersonating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on the TV comedy show "Saturday Night Live," broadcast Sept. 13. 2. "All of them, any of t… Continue

Added by Ace on December 15, 2008 at 11:34am — 32 Comments

Atari Making A Comeback

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – For many gamers Atari is a blast from the past or just a logo on retro T-shirts but the company that dates back 36 years is looking to reclaim a stake of the video game landscape. Atari Inc., founded by Nolan Bushnell, launched the first truly successful v… Continue

Added by Ace on December 11, 2008 at 12:48pm — 20 Comments

Famed Strip Club ''Scores'' In NYC Closing

It's the last lap dance for Scores, the strip club empire whose comely babes attracted A-list celebs and money-burning execs. Once the highest-grossing strip club chain in the world and a hangout for Madonna, Howard Stern, Russell Crowe, Jason Giambi and countless others, Score… Continue

Added by Ace on December 11, 2008 at 11:30am — 25 Comments

TV Channel To Broadcast Assisted Suicide

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British TV channel was scheduled to air a controversial documentary Wednesday night showing a terminally ill man committing assisted suicide. The film follows retired university professor Craig Ewert during the last four days of his life in 2006,… Continue

Added by Ace on December 10, 2008 at 12:11pm — 24 Comments

Illinois Governor Arrested

CHICAGO – Federal authorities arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder. Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold st… Continue

Added by Ace on December 9, 2008 at 11:31am — 31 Comments

Breaking News F/A-18 Jet Crashes Into San Diego Neighborhood

(CNN) -- Two people were killed in Monday's crash of a military jet into a neighborhood in San Diego, California, Fire Department officials said. The pilot safely ejected before the F/A-18 jet crashed into the neighborhood shortly before noon PT, the Marine Corps said in a news relea… Continue

Added by Ace on December 8, 2008 at 6:29pm — 31 Comments

Dog Frozen To Sidewalk & Owner Arrested

Wisconsin: A woman was arrested after she left her dog outside in 6 degree weather, causing it to freeze to the sidewalk. Continue

Added by Ace on December 8, 2008 at 11:38am — 30 Comments

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