Portland, Oregon — Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared of sexual abuse charges filed back in 2006 by Molly Hagerty a massage therapist, accusing him of “unwanted sexual contact” . The Portland district attorney determined he did not commit acts of sexual harassment “appropriate for criminal prosecution.” Senior Deputy District Attorney Don Rees questioned [...]
Manila, Philippines — Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Melquiades Robles said no fare hike would be imposed anytime soon, allowing commuters to have a sigh of relief. Roles said any additional burden on the riding public would be a “bad start [for] the new administration.” The Department of Finance (DOF) made a statement earlier [...]
Peshawar, Pakistan — The death toll for Khyber-Pakhtunkwa Province in Pakistan has risen to 400 as some of the worst floods in the country’s history hit this northwestern region, provincial officials said. Hundreds of thousands of people were believed to be unable to evacuate to safer ground as authorities struggled to reach the worst affected [...]
The “boy who lived,” J.K. Rowling’s popular book character Harry Potter turns 30 today, July 31. Rowling patterned from her own birthday to Harry’s, giving him a birth date of July 31, 1980. In an interesting twist of things, Daniel Radcliffe – the actor who played Harry’s character in the film, is still celebrating his [...]
Smart has finally unveiled what their facebook fanpage is all abuzz about, free Mobile Internet at TGI Fridays. Yep, every fifth day of the week (if your week starts with Monday that is), you get free unlimited 3G surfing. This promo is available to both postpaid and prepaid mobile subscribers (so no Smart Bro). No [...]
Battle Creek,Michigan — More than 800,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Kalamazoo River, a major waterway that flows into Lake Michigan, this Monday. The leak is said to have come from a 30-inch pipeline that carries millions of gallons of oil each day from Griffith, Ind., to Sarnia. A pipeline owned by Enbridge. Gov. [...]
Strait of Hormuz, Oman – A Japanese oil tanker has been damaged when a freak wave in the Strait of Hormuz hit the shp, injuring crew members. Port official in the United Arab Emirates says the freak wave was a result of a small earthquake. “The cause of the incident was a freak wave and [...]
After Cav’s owner, Dan Gilbert, ranted publicly Lebron James same day he joined Miami Heat, while it took weeks for the GM and President of Toronto Raptors, Bryan Colangelo, to carefully slam Chris Bosh’s performance last season. During a Monday interview with the radio FAN590′s Bob McCown Colangelo picked his words carefully about extending rest [...]
BEIJING, China – Houston Rockets center and China’s star player Yao Ming is considering to quit basketball after next season if his foot injury doesn’t fully recover. Yao made a comments in China media’s on Monday, he discuss about his future as a basketball player and criticize of national basketball program of China. “If the [...]
New Orleans – After the superstar guard Chris Paul has been reportedly last week about said to request for a possible trade. The team’s officials had a meeting with Paul on Monday and he is excited about the team’s potential. In a statement released by the club, said we was pleased after a meeting on [...]
