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Lindsay Lohan Banned from Chateau Marmont for Failing to Pay Whopping $46,000 Bill

Lindsay Lohan Banned from Chateau Marmont for Failing to Pay Whopping $46,000 Bill

Lindsay Lohan’s drama is clearly not ending. Yesterday, the trouble-plagued actress received some good news — she’s off the hook for an alleged theft of $100,000 worth of watches, sunglasses, and silverware — but this morning she’s back in the headlines. The latest news involves an unpaid bill issued by her home away from home, […]

Bear Bile Farming Poses Ongoing Threat to Wild Bear Conservation

Bear Bile Farming Poses Ongoing Threat to Wild Bear Conservation

According to experts, the existence of bear bile farms has not reduced the pressure on wild bear populations. Instead, confiscation records indicate that cubs are routinely taken from the wild, especially from Southeast Asia, to stock bear farms, which supply much of the medicines and products in demand throughout Asia. The issue of bear farms […]

Oprah Winfrey Tops the List of the Highest-Paid Celebrities

Oprah Winfrey Tops the List of the Highest-Paid Celebrities

Check out this hottest list of the top ten highest-paid celebrities! 1. Oprah Winfrey – $165 million The media mogul’s earnings fell by a staggering $125 million from last year. However, even with the drop, she remains the highest earner on the list. It’s been a challenging year for Winfrey, who signed off from her […]

Romney Admits Democratic Attacks are Hurting Him

Romney Admits Democratic Attacks are Hurting Him

Mitt Romney is still preparing his speech at an elementary school near his vacation home in Wolfeboro, N.H., but he’s already giving hints about what he will say Thursday night when he accepts the GOP nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. In an interview with USA Today’s Susan Page, Romney says his wife, […]

HSBC Investigated for Money Laundering

HSBC Investigated for Money Laundering

Based on the New York Times report on Saturday, US prosecutors are looking into whether British bank HSBC was involved in laundering money for Mexican drug cartels and moving cash for Saudi Arabian banks with ties to terrorists. Furthermore, the investigators were also probing whether HSBC circumvented US law by transferring money through its American […]

Notorious Wildlife Dealer Caught Red handed in India

Notorious Wildlife Dealer Caught Red handed in India

A much wanted, suspected notorious illegal wildlife trader and poacher has been caught red handed carrying a Tiger skin and skeleton, two live turtles, ivory and some poaching equipment in Haryana, India. The arrest was made on 1st August 2012 in Gurgaon, Haryana, during a joint operation undertaken by Wildlife SOS, CBI (Central Bureau of […]

Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies

Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies

Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 astronaut, died Saturday at 82.  Armstrong’s moonwalk is one of those events that brought the world together; most people who are old enough to have seen it can tell you exactly where they were when it happened. “His one small step will inspire generations to come,” said space shuttle astronaut […]

Reptiles Repatriated to the Philippines

Reptiles Repatriated to the Philippines

Over a hundred endangered reptiles confiscated in Hong Kong were flown home to the Philippines today, while the second-time offender who smuggled them, has been slapped with a six-week jail sentence. The reptiles were discovered in June, in the luggage of a 22-year-old man, and included 43 Philippine Forest Turtles, 46 Southeast Asian Box Turtles, […]

Lawyer in Justin Bieber Case Fights for Anti-paparazzi Law

Lawyer in Justin Bieber Case Fights for Anti-paparazzi Law

Paul Raef, the paparazzo who was charged with recklessly pursuing Justin Bieber for photos, will challenge the constitutionality of the law targeting aggressive celebrity-hounding tactics, his attorney said Friday. Attorney David S. Kestenbaum filed a motion asking a judge to declare that the 2010 California statute penalizing those who drive recklessly in pursuit of commercial photos is unconstitutional. The 17-page motion argues […]

Empire State Building Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 9 Wounded

Empire State Building Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 9 Wounded

Nine people were wounded and two people were killed outside the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan Friday after a desperate designer for women’s accessories named Jeffrey Johnson shot his 41 year-old former boss, Steven Ercolino. The two dead include the gunman, who was shot and killed by the police near the tourist entrance of […]

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