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New York City Comptroller John Liu is proposing a historic overhaul of the city's marijuana laws, believing that legalizing medical marijuana and allowing adults to possess an ounce of pot for recreational use would pump more than $400 million into the city's coffers. The sweeping change...

If you pay for cable and are not impressed with watching toothless people hunt alligators, this may be for you....... Eastlink signals demise of digital theme packs Digital theme packs have few friends in cable television land. Eastlink announced Tuesday it is relieving its...

Now the little people are rising and demanding land reform - that is to say the divestiture of the estates and the return of these lands to the masses. Their argument is that this is all stolen property. Few things show inequality more than Land Registry records and, when it comes to that...

An unbelievable video of constant harassment and just juvenile actions by the boss. They are lucky he didn't go the other way and bring a gun in and shoot up the place........... A Harris County man who claims that former coworkers repeatedly shocked him with a stun gun has filed a...

But what about all the Hispanics who name their children Jesus? Judge orders baby's name be changed from 'Messiah' A Newport mother is appealing a court's decision after a judge ordered her son's name be changed from "Messiah." Jaleesa Martin and the father of Messiah could not agree on a...

From North Korea Takes about 30 seconds to get past the 'advertisements' and then it starts........ http://tv.sohu.com/20130411/n372349671.shtml www.youtube.com/watch?v=enohg0sQjak&feature=share

Competition Has Cashiers And Produce Clerks With $1 Million Pensions Retail analysts say that the world’s biggest retailer has reason to fear a small grocery chain that’s based in Idaho and boasts a business model that allows it to undercut Walmart on prices. So about that...

A Camrose woman says she was left battered and bruised last Saturday following a traffic stop she will never forget. Dr. Simona Tibu was on her way to see patients in Edmonton that morning, when she was pulled over by an Alberta sheriff for speeding. Tibu claims the sheriff violently hit her...

I had to look for this story because it doesn't appear on my regular 'headline aggregate' . I know of it because when I went to bed last night she had the TV on and the story was running. I have never watched her show but I was of the impression she had compassion for the down and outs, which...

On what basis is an American corporation suing us for such an outrageous sum you ask? The $4.3 billion dollars Eli Lilly earned in profit in 2011 was not enough for the pharmaceutical giant. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a company can sue another NAFTA country if that...

“This is so bizarre it’s almost unbelievable,” Schultz said. “They’ve apparently got nothing else to do in Wisconsin.” The president of a Wisconsin animal shelter is furious after the state Department of Natural Resources raided the facility with armed agents, detained volunteer workers and...

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A mother received a barrage of abusive text messages in which she was labelled a 'fat tub of lard' after complaining about her faulty sofa. Natalie Day, of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, claims the manager of the firm she bought the couch from threatened to add her photo and contact details to an...

Right now in its historic heart, the Gore, four historic buildings that have suffered from neglect for years are on the verge of destruction. Heritage activists are of course upset; The developer has filed no formal plans for the site but the city issued demolition permits. After last-minute...

Costa Rica's move to shutter its zoos comes on the heels of other recent legislation aimed at protecting animals from a life in captivity. Earlier this year, India became the largest nation to ban the exploitation of dolphins, joining the ranks of Costa Rica, Hungary, and Chile. In the United...

It was July 15th when Cathy Rossi, White’s girlfriend, knew something was wrong. White usually called her in the mornings, but she hadn’t heard from him, and couldn’t reach him. She tried calling the company he was driving for, Southern Refrigerated Transport (SRT) to see if they could help...

Truly a WTF story........ A single mother of four from Ottawa lost both of her legs and one of her arms after an accidental bite from one of her pet dogs led to an infection that put her into septic shock. Christine Caron, 49, was playing tug-of-war with her dogs on May 22 when one of...

If Canadians vote to abolish the Senate, politicians must listen By Gregory Thomas of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation If Canadians vote to abolish the Senate, politicians must listen | Toronto Star

Earlier this week, one Colorado town floated the idea of letting its residents buy hunting permits for drones. Now, the FAA has responded to the proposal by telling Americans to please stop thinking about shooting down drones. The proposal itself sounds more like a clever way to get Rand...

A same-sex couple in Kingston is the subject of a hate crime after they received two threatening letters on Wednesday at their home near McBurney Park, urging them to move out of town or face physical violence. Susan Belyea and Karen Dubinsky, who couldn’t be reached for immediate comment...