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As the election results came in last Tuesday night, many Floridians were still waiting for their chance to vote. That’s why Florida Governor Rick Scott is requesting a thorough investigation into the state’s voting process. "We are glad that so many voters made their voices heard in this election, but as we go forward we […]
A Texas woman learned a lesson in buyer’s remorse. Jalonta Freeman spent $200 on an iPad only to find that she purchased a mirror. Freeman said a man approached her and her sister at a gas station and asked them if they would buy it. The item was wrapped in paper that was printed to […]
This past week a CEO, David, whose full name has not been disclosed went on a radio show and revealed that he fired 22 of his 114 employees because President Obama was re-elected. David told the radio host "elections have consequences" and explained he needs "to survive." He told the station, “I had to lay […]
Sam Gordon, a 9-year-old football player has been all over major sports networks after her father added her highlight reel to Youtube. Gordon plays in an all-boy pee-wee football league in Utah. She began playing football after falling in love with the sport after watching college football games with her dad. Gordon finished her season […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general who led the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital affair. The resignation shocked Washington's intelligence and political communities, bringing a sudden end to the public career of the best-known general of […]
A pregnancy test can now diagnose more than just a baby. A man was jokingly challenged to take a pregnancy test by his friend only to discover that he had testicular cancer. Reports said the positive results revealed that the man had a testicular tumor. “Since it was caught early, it can be treated,” the […]
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A JetBlue Airways pilot who disrupted a cross-country flight by leaving the cockpit and yelling about religion and terrorists is free to go home rather than be committed to a mental health facility, a Texas judge ruled Friday. Clayton Osbon was charged with interference with a flight crew for the March […]
KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — The dance instructor accused of turning her Zumba studio into a place of prostitution was an honors high school student who attended college and ran dance classes for the local parks and recreation program. She hosted charity events benefiting Toys for Tots and breast cancer research. That's why some who know […]
While Democrats and Republicans bickered over the election in the U.S, a Kenyan woman decided to unite both parties through childbirth. Millicent Owuor named her newborn twins Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. The 20-year-old mom gave birth not far from the village of Kogelo where President Obama’s father was born. According to Kenyan newspapers, the […]
The strong showing from blacks and Hispanics at the polls on Tuesday that helped re-elect President Barack Obama and boosted several Democrats into office across the country will force the Republican Party to change its strategy in the future, says Dr. David Bositis of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. “This was not […]
The 2012 election was historic for more than just the reelection of the nation’s first black president. “2012 will be the last campaign where one of the major parties seeks to get elected solely with the white vote,” David Bositis, senior political analyst for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies said Wednesday in […]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The man who pleaded guilty in the Arizona shooting rampage will be sentenced Thursday for the attack that left six people dead and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. The sentencing hearing will mark the first time that victims will confront Jared Lee Loughner in court about the […]
