Pizza Delivery to Afghanistan Troops Sets Guinness Record
A pizza mission to U.S. military service members in Afghanistan has made the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest pizza delivery. Pizza 4 Patriots, a 501(c)3 registered non-profit based in Illinois, has been sending pizzas to military service members abroad for the last… Read More »
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Mo. Cashier Sells Herself $1M Powerball Ticket
If Maryjane Hart considered herself the luckiest woman in Doniphan, Mo., for having her health, three grown kids and two steady jobs before last Saturday, she’s really lucky now. The 57-year-old divorced convenience store clerk and pharmacy technician won $1 million in last Saturday’s $590… Read More »
Scammer Steals Minn. Gas Station, Holds Big Sale
Customers of the SuperAmerica gas station in Waconia, Minn., about 35 miles southwest of Minneapolis, were in for a treat to see discounted gas prices and tobacco products sold at half off over the weekend, not realizing that the new station owner was an alleged… Read More »
Take Inventory of Your Stuff Before Storm Strikes
Dramatic scenes of tornado-wrought devastation and wrecked properties in Oklahoma this week are another potent reminder to renters and homeowners all across the country to take an inventory of everything they own before a storm hits. It can make a big difference if your household… Read More »
No Summer Slowdown for GM, Ford and Chrysler
Morning Business Memo… Thousands of US auto workers may have to cancel their vacation plans. Growing consumer demand for cars and trucks has the industry changing its usual summer vacation schedule. Ford says the traditional two-week summer break is being cut to a single week…. Read More »
JPMorgan Chase Shareholder Showdown
Morning Business Memo… A shareholder showdown today at the annual meeting of JPMorgan Chase in Tampa. A vote is expected on a proposal to separate the jobs of chairman and CEO at the big bank. If the effort started by several large pension funds is… Read More »
Florida Man Bags Record Python
After a fierce battle near the Everglades, a Florida man bagged a record 18-foot, 8-inch python, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Jason Leon, an amateur python collector, said he was driving in the northwestern part of Miami-Dade County – where the… Read More »
Gas Prices Spike Ahead of Memorial Day
It’s almost Memorial Day and the price of driving for the first holiday weekend of the summer just got a bit higher. The weekly average price of a gallon of regular gas is $3.67, up 7 cents from a week earlier, according to the Department… Read More »
Colgate Planning Caffeinated Toothbrush? Maybe, Maybe Not
News reports suggest Colgate-Palmolive applied to patent a caffeinated toothbrush, but the actual patent application only referred to a proposed device that hypothetically could release caffeine or any other substance or flavoring, and create sensations in a user’s mouth. So maybe they did plan a… Read More »
Is Yahoo Paying Too Much for Tumblr?
Morning Business Memo… Yahoo is spending $1.1 billion to buy the six-year-old blogging site Tumblr. The acquisition is the biggest yet for Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and is part of her continuing push to give Yahoo credibility with a younger crowd, and make it a… Read More »
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