May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

First jail term for New Castle executive caught in ‘largest insider trading’ scam

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A FORMER senior executive at a $US1 billion ($1.2 billion) hedge fund investment firm has been jailed for more than two years in the first sentencing to result from what prosecutors have called the largest […] […]

Elin Nordegren ups Tiger’s divorce payout to $900 million – report

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DIVORCE talks between Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren have gotten ugly. The New York Post – quoting the Chicago Sun-Times – reported Nordegren has ramped up her financial demands, requesting that Woods pony up an […] […]

Judge labels Anthony Hopkins ‘evil of worst kind’ after wife’s body found in feezer

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A US evangelist who authorities say terrorised his family while preaching at revivals has been sentenced to life plus 51 years in prison after being convicted of killing his wife and storing her body in […] […]

HP recalls 54,000 ‘fire hazard’ batteries used in HP, Compaq notebooks

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HEWLETT-PACKARD is recalling another 54,000 lithium-ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq notebook computers due to a fire hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The batteries, which are made in China, can overheat, […] […]

Poison rocker Bret Michaels out of hospital after suffering ‘warning stroke’

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POISON frontman Bret Michaels has been released from hospital after suffering a “warning stroke” yesterday. OK! Magazine reported Michaels, 47, was apparently suffering numbness on the left side of his body yesterday and went to […] […]

Moms leave Iran, but jailed Americans not freed

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TEHRAN, Iran—The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months left for home Friday, getting one last chance to embrace their children but failing to secure their immediate release. In a glimmer of […] […]

Santa Cruz area residents ‘blissfully unaware’ of illegal drug trade in the forest

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SANTA CRUZ — The city’s tourist industry has a dark underbelly: black-tar heroin. People come from miles away to buy $10 hits of the highly addictive opiate in Santa Cruz, and especially the city-owned open […] […]

U2’s Bono has emergency back surgery in Germany

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BERLIN — The manager of U2 says that frontman Bono has undergone emergency back surgery in a Munich hospital after he was injured while preparing for the group’s tour. The 50 year old, whose real […] […]

Pennsylvania man accused of MySpace kidnapping of girl, 14

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CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. — A Pittsburgh-area man has surrendered to state police on charges of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl for about two days after meeting her on MySpace. Police say 26-year-old Richard Sabatasse, of Mount Lebanon, […] […]

Facebook page that led to Pakistani ban removed

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ISLAMABAD — A Facebook page that was considered offensive to Islam and led to a Pakistani ban on the site has been removed, possibly by its creator. Facebook said Friday it has not taken any […] […]