Man with the Golden Voice Ted Williams: A Hoax?

Ted Williams, the Ohio homeless man who is said to have a “God-given gift of voice”, has been called a “hoax” by radio jock Howard Stern no less. Stern thinks Williams’ “homeless man” story is too good to be true, calling the latter a hoax, saying anyone with that kind of a voice could not [...]

Hubert Webb Acquitted in Vizconde Massacre Case

Hubert Webb and his five co-accused are now free men. After languishing in jail for fifteen years Webb, Tonyboy Lejano, Pyke Fernandez, Miguel Rodriguez, Michael Gatchalian and Peter Estrada were acquitted by the Philippine Supreme Court despite having been declared guilty beyond reasonable doubt by the Paranaque Municipal Trial Court and even by the Court of Appeals. [...]

18-Year Old Rutgers Freshman Tyler Clementi Took Own Life After Posting Facebook Message

Bullying at school can be fatal. Kids may not take this seriously but their lives and safety can be at risk due to an age old issue that can even happen in the workplace. A Rutgers University student posted on his Facebook page a message that he was jumping off a bridge as a result [...]

Miss Australia Singles out Mexico, Phillipines, Central and South America as Possible National Costume Saboteurs

The Miss Universe Pageant 2010 is long over, but it seems the controversies have not died down even a bit. After the “major major” flak drawn by Miss Philippines Venus Raj’s answer to the question and answer portion, here now comes accusations from Miss Australia cum Miss Congeniality of fellow contestants using under-handed tactics and [...]

Toshiba Recalls 41,000 Notebook Computers

If you have purchased a Toshiba Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 notebook computers, read up. Toshiba has announced the voluntary recall of around 41,000 notebook computers worldwide due to the risk of overheating and burning users. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission listed the product recall to include the models I have listed [...]

Hostage-taker James Jay Lee Disliked Discovery Channel Programming

Should all network channels take note? This is what’s running in my mind after finding out that the latest hostage-taker, James Jay Lee, resorted to such a drastic move of taking on hostages and strapping explosives on his body apparently because he did not like Discovery Channel’s programming. The gunman, who the police shot to [...]

Tommy John Surgery For Peter Strasburg

The Washington Nationals has not stopped bleeding with injuries to their pitchers. In late July, rookie ace Peter Strasburg was put on the disabled list due to pain in his shoulder. This time around, he is suffering from pain in his forearm. Initial MRI results showed a strained forearm but recent tests on Thursday revealed [...]

Marcos Esparza Bofill: “Who’s the IRS?

When a concerned friend told him that the IRS had sent him a $172 million tax bill, Marcos Esparza Bofill’s first reaction was, “Who’s the IRS?”. Bofill was a Spanish immigrant who was living in New York doing day trading. But, apparently he was not very good at it as he was barely making ends [...]

Miss Philippines 2010 Answer: A “Major, Major” Cause for Her To Lose The Crown?

Without a doubt, Miss Philippines’ Venus Raj had a very good chance of taking the Miss Universe 2010 crown. She was an early favorite and consistently ranked first in the online popularity poll. The Miss Universe 2010 organizers even invited her to be in Las Vegas way ahead of the other candidates so she could [...]

Manila Hostage Death Toll Rises To 10

A hostage drama in Manila, Philippines took place on Monday as a tourist bus was hijacked by a former police officer. The 10-hour standoff ended with initial reports of an unconfirmed number of passengers killed, several injuries due to gunshot wounds and the hostage taker shot dead. On Tuesday morning, more deaths have been reported [...]

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