After he escaped unharmed from the burning wreckage of an Emirates airplane that had crash-landed in Dubai, Mohamed Basheer already considered himself lucky. Then came the call telling him he had won $1 million. “I said, ‘Don’t joke!’” the 62-year-old Indian recounted, laughing inside the auto-body repair shop where he… Read More
Whoa! Check out this MASSIVE fishing catch
It wasn’t a record breaker, but it was still a helluva halibut. Petersburg radio station KFSK reports that fishermen Brian Mattson and Doug Corl hauled in the catch of a lifetime Sunday with a 396-pound halibut in southeast Alaska. The fish was nearly 8 feet long. They used a winch… Read More
Colorado hero dies fighting ISIS
The parents of a Colorado man reported killed fighting against the Islamic State group says their son joined Kurdish forces to “fight the evil that is ISIS.” Jordan MacTaggart, 22, was believed to be killed on Aug. 3 while fighting in a squad that included two Americans and a Swede… Read More
US General: ISIS fighters dwindling
The military campaigns in Iraq and Syria have taken 45,000 enemy combatants off the battlefield and reduced the total number of Islamic State fighters to as few as 15,000, the top U.S. commander for the fight against ISIS said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland said that both the quality and… Read More
Disgusting! Dem lawmaker celebrated Justice Scalia’s death
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland of Ohio is apologizing for remarks appearing to celebrate the death of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (AN’-toh-nihn skuh-LEE’-uh). In audio of an appearance Monday before the AFL-CIO in Cleveland, the former Ohio governor is heard saying he didn’t “wish anyone ill” but… Read More
Poisoning at Wimbledon? Junior player mysteriously falls ill
Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell ill with a bacterial infection that can be spread through rat urine, London’s Metropolitan Police said Thursday. Gabriella Taylor was playing in the junior tournament when she became sick on July 6… Read More
Leaked texts just the beginning in Christie’s Bridgegate downfall
For well over a year, attorneys for two former allies of Gov. Chris Christie charged in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case have made veiled references to information which, if released, could shift the public’s understanding of the scandal that dogged Christie’s failed presidential campaign. The publishing this week of… Read More
Here’s the INSANE reason a man climbed Trump Tower
A man who wanted an “audience” with Donald Trump spent three hours scaling the glass facade of Trump Tower on Wednesday using large suction cups, climbing as high as the 21st floor before police officers grabbed him and hauled him to safety through an open window. The climber, identified by… Read More
Beloved sportscaster dies at 61
ESPN sportscaster John Saunders, who has hosted “The Sports Reporters” for the last 15 years, has died, the network announced Wednesday. He was 61. Saunders joined ESPN in 1986. He did play-by-play on various sports, hosted NHL Stanley Cup Final coverage and World Series coverage and hosted studio shows for… Read More
Eight Reasons to Dump Your Equities Right Now
By Michael Lewitt Editor, Sure Money Money Map Press Both the U.S. and global economies are suffocating under the crushing weight of debt. The retarding effects of debt are further exacerbated by the growing regulatory burdens placed on businesses in the U.S. and Europe by voraciously expanding governments. Sluggish growth will… Read More