Capital One is close to acquiring New Orleans bank Hibernia, in a deal valued at $5.35 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal who once again scoops the otehr media with a Sunday news release. The Jornal reports that Hibernia shareholders will receive $33 in value for each of their shares, split into 45% […]
It’s official, marijuana can kill, or at least marijuana growers will. In a shocking shootout, Four Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were shot and killed by pot growing farm (inside farm in a building). So forget the stereotype of the pot grower as some dead head hippie who is a total pacifist. […]
A Thai resident tried to sell and smuggle 108 large dinosaur fossils and five boxes containing smaller pieces. He was arrested by undercover Thai police in his home in Bangkok. Piriya Wachachitphan, 25, sold more than 1,000 cultural artifacts, including Buddha images, worth more than $200,000, according to police. So if you […]
The government panel that advised on Celebrex, Vioxx, and Bextra, was stacked with members that consulted for the Pharmaceutical companies that manufactured the drugs. Is this a confict of interest? Perhaps, or perhaps not, but it doesn’t look good. It actually smells. However, if one thinks about the knowledge required to […]
Deepak Chopra joined other notable celebrities in a fundraising event in the SF Bay area. “Bay Area Unites: One Mind, One Heart” reportedly generated $1.5 million for tsunami relief, perhaps more. Deepak also made news as a potential witness in the Michael Jackson trial.