‘Last Night in Sweden’? Trump’s Remark Baffles a Nation

Swedes reacted with confusion, anger and ridicule on Sunday to a vague remark by President Trump that suggested that something terrible had occurred in their country.

During a campaign-style rally on Saturday in Florida, Mr. Trump issued a sharp if discursive attack [emphasis added] on ( Read more... )

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A 22-year-old man who reported he was the victim of an alleged hate crime in Missoula during the early morning hours of August 5 has admitted he made the story up. “It has now been determined that the assault did not occur,” Missoula Police Lieutenant Scott Brodie said in an August 7 statement ( Read more... )

If You Cant Succeed, Just Cheat! The Wall Street Way.

With ego too big to fail, Iowa broker admits 20-year fraud

(Reuters) - Russell Wasendorf Sr, arrested on Friday, confessed to a 20-year fraud at his now-bankrupt Iowa brokerage, saying business troubles and his "big" ego left him no choice: "So I cheated."

In the dramatic conclusion to a week-long ( Read more... )

Brian Edwards and Tom Privitere have been Photoshopped into poster-husbands for an antigay campaign mailer.

A married gay couple is outraged after an antigay "hate group" has stolen one of their wedding photos and used it in a political attack ad.Brian Edwards heard about the ad from a friend who sent an iPhone picture after recognizing him and ( Read more... )

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DUBAI // The founder of a fitness gym was forced to apologise yesterday after he posted a series of offensive promotional images on the internet, including a photo of a notorious Nazi concentration camp with the slogan: “Kiss your calories goodbye.”

Phil Parkinson, 32, who runs the Circuit Factory’s Facebook group, uploaded the 10 images yesterday ( Read more... )

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The latest curio in the ongoing exhibition of BP obfuscation comes via John Aravosis at AmericaBlog, who examined an image from BP's website and determined it to be a fake. The image depicts BP's "Command Center" in Houston, where ever-vigilant BP employees sit in a dark room, monitoring screens. BP's website has been running a photo in which three ( Read more... )