Woman charged $787.33 for two-mile cab ride
A college student from Winnetka, Illinois jumped into a cab for a short ride to a restaurant in downtown Chicago, but instead of a couple dollars, she was charged almost $800.
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DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for two years. We gave each other our phone passwords as soon as we made it official to avoid keeping things from each other. One night I had a sudden urge to go through his phone. I had never done it before, and when I looked at his Facebook messages, I saw…
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Their locks had been changed, the power had been turned off, and items were missing.
Threats did not sway Putin, now US tries pain
US President Barack Obama's threats of "costs" did not sway Vladimir Putin's calculations on Crimea. Now he must see if the pain he plans to escalate on Russia will be sufficiently acute to do any better. The White House's initial strategy of seeking to defuse the crisis, offering Russia an…
What if the missing Malaysia plane is never found?
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The plane must be somewhere. But the same can be said for Amelia Earhart's.
Israel bombs Syria army targets after Golan attack
Israel launched air raids against Syrian army positions early Wednesday and issued a stark warning to Damascus just hours after a bomb on the occupied Golan Heights wounded four of its soldiers. The air strikes marked the most serious escalation along the ceasefire line with Syria since the 1973…
Python's homing trick stuns scientists
The Burmese python has a built-in compass that allows it to slither home in a near-straight line even if released dozens of kilometres away, researchers said Wednesday. Although native to South and Southeast Asia, the snakes have taken up residence in South Florida's Everglades National Park,…
New Jersey teen drops lawsuit against parents over tuition money
By Victoria Cavaliere NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey teenager who drew international attention when she sued her parents for financial support after leaving home in a dispute on Tuesday dropped the case against them, according to court records. Rachel Canning, 18, filed papers to dismiss the…
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A news helicopter crashed and burst into flames in downtown Seattle on Tuesday, killing two people on board and setting cars on fire in a popular tourist area near the Space Needle, police and fire officials said. The chopper appears to have fallen to the street as it attempted to take off from a…
Ukraine threatens to seize Russian assets
Ukraine ratcheted up its standoff with the Kremlin on Tuesday by threatening to nationalise Russian property in response to Crimea's claims to its own assets in the breakaway Black Sea peninsula. President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a treaty making Crimea part of Russia following the…
Pacific Ocean gobbles up car after owners park it on the beach (with photos)
The Pacific Ocean is truly a marvel. It is large and beautiful and a little bit car-hungry, as visitors in Lincoln City, Oregon found out.
Woods an injury doubt for Masters
Tiger Woods could miss next month's Masters after pulling out of the PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational because of recurring back problems. The 38-year-old American has been struggling for weeks with back spasms and pain and said Tuesday he will not defend his title at this week's $6.2 million…
Retired Pope Benedict critiqued Francis' interview
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The man who serves two popes has revealed that retired Pope Benedict XVI wrote four pages of critique and commentary on Pope Francis's landmark interview in which he blasted the church's obsession with "small-minded" rules.
School Tells Boy Bullied Over My Little Pony Lunchbox to Leave It at Home
But Buncombe County Schools in Asheville, N.C., seems to have completely missed that memo. Now one of the district's students, nine-year-old Grayson Bruce, is feeling the consequence of the adults in charge refusing to create a safe and welcoming school environment. Bruce is a huge My Little Pony…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, a fascinated public has asked: Why can somebody in the cockpit shut off the transponder?
Dog 'sold for $2 million' in China
A Tibetan mastiff puppy has been sold in China for almost $2 million, a report said Wednesday, in what could be the most expensive dog sale ever. A property developer paid 12 million yuan ($1.9 million) for the one-year-old golden-haired mastiff at a "luxury pet" fair Tuesday in the eastern…
Satellite landscapes of Jenny Odell (18 photos)
Jenny Odell repurposes online imagery mostly from Google Maps, but also from YouTube, Craigslist, and other sites. In her "Satellite Collections," for example, she incorporated aerial views of swimming pools, basketball courts, parking lots, and other recognizable structures, seen from space. Her…
Apple replaces iPad 2 with iPad 4, launches cheaper iPhone 5C
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said it would offer an iPad 4 tablet in place of the mid-range iPad 2 at the same price and the company launched a cheaper, lower capacity version of its plastic-backed iPhone 5C in Australia, China and some European countries. The iPad 4 is available at $399 for the 16GB…
Latest information on search for Malaysian plane
The unprecedented hunt for a missing Malaysia Airlines jet is continuing 10 days after it vanished. A summary of the latest information on the search for the plane and the investigation into what happened:
Surprise! It's a Laxative!
In other words, foods and supplements with a covert laxative effect are something you'd probably want to know about in advance. As such, I've compiled a list of some commonly-encountered foods and supplements that can have a laxative effect at various doses. Popular products marketed to promote…
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