Gulf Shores Mardi Gras crash: Four critical after pensioner ploughs car into high school marching band
"WKRG report that 12 of the band members have been injured, 4 of them critically. They also claim that the car was driven by a 73-year-old man. Gulf Shores Police Chief Ed Delmore said: "Every indication is that it was a tragic accident by an elderly man.'"
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Oil prices slip as rising U.S. supplies offset OPEC cuts
"Oil industry and OPEC country sources told Reuters Saudi Arabia wanted crude prices to rise to $60 a barrel this year, a level it saw as encouraging investments but not spurring a fresh surge in U.S. shale production. But a report from consultancy Rystad Energy issued earlier this month said the break-even price for U.S. shale oil producers fell last year to an average $35 per barrel." More below. Here’s the twist that makes money-losing Japanese bonds pay off
"At first blush, most foreign investors would be hard pressed to find a good reason to own a negative-yielding Japanese government bond. And second blush, and third blush. More below! If you’re a worrier, don’t worry; New research offers some help
"When Penelope Malone got a traffic ticket recently, she says she fretted about it 24/7 for a month. Many nights she bolted awake with worry around 4 a.m., “like a piece of toast coming out of the toaster,” she says. The ticket’s penalty? About $200." More below. Maddogsbrer2 saw this and sent it on!
Did you know that the Social Security website has “operational hours”? I almost died laughing when I went there one time late at night and was rejected due to their website being closed. It “closes” around midnight and “reopens” at like 5am the next day. The government can even ruin internet services! The Social Security web site is open (corrected now!): Monday–Friday5:00 AM to 1:00 AM Eastern Time Saturday5:00 AM to 11:00 PM Eastern Time Sunday8:00 AM to 11:30 PM Eastern Time Now I can see why everyone wants them to manage healthcare. Oh, and check out this story in the journal about how great regulation is for consumers: GM, tech industry at loggerheads over self-driving cars With single payer healthcare expect 1950 era bankers hours for emergency services!!! Can't wait!!! Justice Department, under Donald Trump, drops part of its opposition to Texas voter ID law
A little ID is just what the polls need to keep things on an honest keel. Mum feared she was 'going to die' after ex battered her in 6hr attack
"She suffered two black eyes, a badly burst lip, swollen face, cuts and bruises and is permanently disfigured. More below. White couple jailed for storming black child's birthday while screaming N-word
. . . not metaphorically criminally bad decision making but actually criminally bad decision making. Thirteen years, and six years are long learning curves, but well earned in this case. Enjoy your vacation, learn something, and move on. The actual amount of time sentenced and to be served seems to be in question, see: Pair gets 35 years for terrorizing party with Confederate flags Regardless, these two will have plenty of time to figure out what they did wrong, and fix it. Good luck to them. It would seem the victim family has already forgiven, and moved on. Good. Millionaire's son kills himself and three others when Porsche spins off motorway Get these yammerheads onto local Nürburgring tracks, and off the highways, it would allow a more controlled environment, with reduced chance of death or serious injury. The rest of us could then breath easier every single day. Nürburgring - Wikipedia Nuerburgring Home |
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